Your pics are a little too dark, but I think I can see the "problem" with the barrel. It looks like the Redfield mount is directly mounted on the barrel, not shimmed at the front. If so, you can...
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Your pics are a little too dark, but I think I can see the "problem" with the barrel. It looks like the Redfield mount is directly mounted on the barrel, not shimmed at the front. If so, you can...
Looks to me like the bolt handle notch is too wide. Could that be a modified A3 stock?
Neal
The US military used parkerized 7/8" two piece rings for the M82 & variants when mounted on the A4. Yes, you could force open your set of one piece rings so that they would go on the scope, but that...
I believe that most (all?) replacement stocks installed by a repair facility will be stamped with an arsenal code on the side, & proof P on the handgrip. A replacement stock with only the maker's...
I fired a friend's MN at the range, & had the same problem with the bolt. We finally found a piece of a 2 x 3, & used that to pound the bolt closed & to rotate it. We shot Russian milsurp ammo, &...
Many years ago, when I was young & carbine parts were cheap, I mounted a Leupold M8x2 long eye relief scope on an M1 carbine. It turned out to be a great home defense gun. Low magnification & a...
I see little clues that indicate that some folks may be buying for investment groups. I see one bidder on Gunbroker who spends about $25,000/month on moderate to high end guns, often paying more...
If your stock oozes grease like many of the Greek returns, it may not be worth the investment.
Neal
Nice gun for a field grade. The frame looks original to me; the ramp has the horizontal striations I would expect from the Colt factory, & the burnished grip screw bushing stake marks can't be...
It's been at least 15 years since Sarco sold a case of brand new M84 scopes; I'm still kicking myself for not buying one. Sarco acquired a lot of unserviceable or incomplete M84's that they needed...
Check ATF P5300.4 (Federal Firearms Regulations Reference Guide) page 23. Manufacturers & importers may (or must) apply a serial number to a firearm.
Neal
I'm guessing that all firearms presented to US presidents end up in the Smithsonian Institution collection?
Neal
Optics Planet has many Hi-Lux repro scopes for sale. They have a Malcolm & a USMC scope, both around $400. I believe that they also make a repro of the M73B1. I haven't heard complaints, they seem...
My opinion only: By 1968, the only use for M2 ball was in putting together tracer linked machine gun belts. The US military had no need for "down loaded" .30-06 ammo. A few thousand M1903's &...
The correct name for the scope base is "Redfield Jr" mount, as the seller Sunray linked to has stated.
You have the wrong style rings for the M84. You need Redfield 7/8" two piece rings, not the one piece rings that you now have. The two piece rings have a top half & a bottom half, so the M84 is...
Gunbroker.com usually has several dealers selling them. Most mags bought by the US military were made by Okay Industries, & will be marked Okay Ind, Surefire, or Colt. (Yes, all Colt AR "factory"...
Maybe Harry Cakounes, Saugus, MA. 781-233-1616. Call noon-7:00 Tues-Sat.
"New Old Stock"; that means, they were made for the US military, for use as replacement parts.
It probably came with 1/16" tempered hardboard as the back. I doubt that you can find it now, but some substitute may be found. That chassis still carries 120 volts, you don't want curious hands...
Some folks on Gunbroker use the phrase "discreet Paypal accepted". If you carefully omit all key words in your correspondence, you will have no trouble. Paypal & ebay use "bots"; i.e., they search...
IIRC, during the early years the definition of "qualified" was you had to be a competitive shooter, & submit a copy of your match log. That was for either a service or match grade rifle.
Only...
I wouldn't mess with the shims. That's exactly as installed by the armory, using 3 different thicknesses of brass shims. To discourage end users from messing with them, the 2 mounting screws were...
Could someone have swapped out the stock after it left CMP? Armorers don't usually mangle the screw slots like that.
I have been inside Fulton Armory (I don't think that they allow visitors now). Like SA Inc, they also offer a lifetime warranty. They call their products "hand crafted", & that's not an...