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My friend who was with me is also a veteran and no stranger to the hot brass shuffle. Anyone who has been packed onto a firing line at boot camp with only 4 ft either side has had hot brass hit them,...

New furniture and spring came in Wed. morning - so I got everything together after work and headed to the range. The first round was a big surprise...I switched the gas plug before heading out,...

I swapped springs with another rifle and...perfect! On close inspection of the original, it has a slight bend in it about halfway down. I tried to take a picture, but you can only see it if you roll...

trigger is perfect, 3.5lb first stage, 2 lb second stage.
The op rod spring is very stiff. When I first opened the package and cycled the bolt, it was like dragging a boulder down a gravel road -...

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Looks like a complete IHC trigger group. The hammer is stamped with a drawing number and IHC as well.

I couldn't find anything else on the stock. Just the ~3/8" square with...

in all honesty, I tried for a few minutes with just the handle and failed every time. the goofy ejector kept twisting every which way. it was easy peasy to align with a punch on the other side. I...

how hard could it be to resemble the bolt? lots of videos out there make it look soooo hard, unless you buy the fancy tool. Well, took me all but 30 seconds. I used a tapered punch to line up the...

115209some tool marks and surface rust in the gas tube. could be dried oil.
whatever it was, it's not there anymore!
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I disassembled the bolt to triple check headspace. It says in the docs that came with the rifle that CMP does this...but I like the satisfaction.
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Clear gap on the no-go gauge above. Go gauge...

I like to detail strip any new-to-me rifle, especially milsurps. The M1 is easier than other. I clean and completely degrease everything, then relubricate. Why? curiosity on my first milsurp - I...

Don't forget to clean the muck out of the gas port!
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Bore still looks a bit dark in places, especially in the throat. It's not dirty - this is the underlying layer of burned on lubricant -...

2 passes with JB paste. Going from the muzzle is a bit challenging to get a good tight fit. Swab with kroil first. Then I put JB liberally on the top third of a patch, then fold over just that part...

Sweets next. I use a parkerized steel rod with brass bore guide for this. follow the directions. letting it sit longer than a minute or two does nothing for it's effectiveness. Soak a loose patch,...

that's right Jim.
Plenty of Hoppes No. 9, 20 strokes or so, let it stand for 20 minutes or so, then 50 strokes and patch out until dry. All the old oils/grease and top grime is off. I use a...

While my hoppes No. 9 soaks a bit, here are some before pics.
Receiver and barrel drawing numbers. There is an S on the other side of the receiver, I'm guessing an arsenal rebuild stamp....

My 2 service grade Garands came on Friday. My first one 2 years ago had a refinished 300k receiver, barrel wi 0+ throat erosion, 1+ at the muzzle, and new cmp wood. It is a wonderful shooter.
These...