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Sir, I apologize for the unnecessarily harsh tone of my post. If you're willing to use power tools on your feet, you're a braver man than I.

FWIW, I've trimmed my fingernails with sidecutters and...

Sir, no offense or anything, but this seems like a good way to get yourself an uncomplimentary headline on the TV news. "Local dumb@$$ shreds his own feet with a power sander--film at 11!"

There...

"Cast vs. forged" was always good for a squabble, as was, "Are the Polytech and Norinco M14s any good?" Another that I particularly liked was when someone who'd never shot a match in his life would...

Sir, IMHO the most common cause of incorrect headspace in M1 rifles is indiscriminate bolt-swapping. Swap bolts all you want, but use headspace gauges when you do it.

Hope this helps, and Semper...

Sir, I'd bet many (most?) of today's soldiers and Marines will remember the '16 fondly. Locally, I see lots of young vets buying ARs. To them, a Garand might as well be a flintlock musket--an...

Sir, Don "Mac" McCoy is in Santee. Many consider him *the* Garand 'smith.

Hope this helps, and Semper Fi.

Ron H.

+1. In many ways, the woodwork is more important than the barrel.

Hope this helps, and Semper Fi.

Ron H.

Sir, I've seen that pic elsewhere, captioned as having been taken in the Hurtgen Forest. The major fighting there was in the late summer and fall of '44.

Hope this helps, and Semper Fi.

Ron H.

In no particular order:

M1 Garand, either as-issued or full match
Winchester Model 12
Pre-'64 Winchester Model 70
'03/'03-A3
M14

Hope this helps, and Semper Fi.

Sir, FWIW, I've rebuilt three Polytech M14 types with GI parts and also shot them in factory trim. I have no way to check metallurgy, but here are my observations from just working on and shooting...

Sir, the last time I was there in '91, the 5th Marines had been moved up to Mateo from Margarita. I was with the 1st Marines at Horno at the time. Who knows what changes there have been since then.
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Ah, San Mateo. I was in "Suicide Charley" 1/7 about the same time.

Semper Fi,

Ron H.

Sir, it's a question of whether you prefer to mask the finish while bedding or mask the bedding while finishing. Having done it both ways, I now prefer to finish before bedding.

JMHO, FWIW.
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Sir, I was an 0311 in the '80s and early '90s. Had an M16A1 in boot camp in '84.

Hope this helps, and Semper Fi.

Ron H.

Sir, you've received some very good advice so far. Regarding "fixtures," I'm not convinced you need to spend a bunch of money on these things. A length of cheap wire coat hanger (about 3/32"...

Sir, what'll the gun be used for? Casual shooting, field use, and match shooting all have different requirements that will, to a certain extent, affect your choices.

FWIW, I had Krieger (Home)...

Sir, if you're on a Mac, hold down the Apple key and press the equal sign ("=") key as many times as needed. To make the type smaller, hold down the Apple key and press the hyphen ("-") key as many...

Sir, the GI pin is 0.125" (1/8") in diameter and 0.55" long. A regular 1/8' x 1/2" roll pin from the hardware store works just fine.

Hope this helps, and Semper Fi.

Ron H.

Sir, FWIW, I've had two RRA two-stage triggers, one a plain RRA set and the other done by White Oak. Both were quite good. Installation is no more difficult than putting in a stock trigger.

Hope...

Sir, Tarawa is an atoll, made up of several islands. Most of the fighting was on Betio; after the fight, U.S. facilities were built on Betio and also some of the other islands, including Bairiki. The...

Sir, there's no need to crimp match loads. Depending on what bullets you use, crimping may actually detract from accuracy. For example, Sierra Match Kings are not designed to be crimped.

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Just checking out the new digs, seems pretty straightforward. Let's see if the pic works like other BBS boards ....
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