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Great find that 1911. Why I'm jumping in so late is it just totally ****es me off when a a family member sells family history for the $$$. I'm lucky both my Son's will fight over what my father left...

Great thread, mine is a bring back. I was Infantry in Vietnam and during my tour SKS-s weren't to be found in South Vietnam. I was there 68-69 and we faced NVA carrying only AKs, RPDs, and RPGs. I...

What I will add is; Two years ago I received the a complete set of wood for my .303 Enfield along with the metal hardware I was missing from Australia. No knock on the door, and the declaration...

Could be? Must firearms which we either found in caches or took off the folks that no longer needed them were Chi-Com marked, like my SKS. Yet since these folks were fighting for years before I got...

My sick pistol. Follow the link to see all the pics. The NVA officer had this on his right hip, I caught him in the left hip with a .50. I had to straighten the frame to remove the remainder of the...

after 43 years. Thought you M1 guys would like to see the first one. They are the local Vietnamese village force. Notice what the tall guy (maybe 5'-7") is carrying.
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After days of soaking the bolt the spring still wouldn't pull out. I figured out it was a rust issue and soaked the bolt in Vinegar. Yes the rust dissolved enough for me to fashion a tiny hook on a...

When I first got the bolt I noticed the ejector didn't move at all. As in, pushing it with a punch. I soaked it in my "homemade" bore cleaner/ choke cleaner and the ejector moved in and out. That was...

Took down my first bolt today after getting my bolt tool. Pretty straight forward, BUT the ejector spring will not come out from the AOB IBM round bolt? Is this common? Any tricks? So far all I have...

Thanks Folks, and Crossed Cannons gave me an idea. I will machine up a set of gauges using old (SWG) .valve stems. Now for the idea, how does this sound. I have rebuilt many engines in my life and...

New to M1s but not to firearms. Combat disabled but still can put a pill where I want.
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Hello Folks, a brief Bio. New to M1s, old both in age and the use of firearms. I may get into a good story thread about headspace in M2s MGs and WWII foreign rifles, but that will wait for now. I...