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I recently came across and have since mislaid a DCM parts list from 1988. Prices were based on original cost to Government and included: bolt, $1.46; stock, $7.00.

Purchases were limited to 2 of...

Actually, the stated reason for lightening the Garand firing pin was to reduce the tendency for the internal receiver bridge to crack from the repeated impact of the firing pin tang just before full...

I was in the south store last Friday and and all the Garands were rack grade only. I looked at a lot of them and didn't see anything special at all. Who knows about next week or later??

The situation you describe seems to indicate that the bolt is not traveling quite far enough to the rear to pick up the next round. The more rounds in the magazine the more drag the top round puts on...

Post War sights by all manufacturers have more of a flare to the protective wings. Some of the wartime front sight wings had such slight curvature that they were sometimes inadvertently used to aim...

I build all manner of custom M1's to suit customer's desires primarily because they are highly regarded due to design and quality. No commercial semi auto high powered rifle compares favorably to the...

I've had requests for 6.5x55 and find that the cumulative effect of the slightly larger case heads bulk up so that 8 rounds won't fit in the clip. The .260 provides similar ballistics in a case that...

I machine the barrels from Douglas premium blanks. However, I don't sell my custom barrels except as a component of custom rifles I build.

I've put some of these together with no problems and was impressed with the quality of the parts. There is one issue that may be a problem long term, and that is that the op rod is not supported by...

Humm?? Seems to me that recoil of a .308 M1 is a bit softer than that of a .30-06, but I guess that is a subjective evaluation. I have built a number of M1's in .22-250, .243, .25-06, .270, .260 Rem,...

Yes, I am also aware of the McCann .458, but please note that this involves a custom barrel manufactured to suitable dimensions and a custom gas system to fit the new barrel. This is quite different...

The barrel wall thickness on a .30 caliber M1 is only slightly more than adequate towards the muzzle, and I have seen many, many M1 barrels bulged from the vicinity of the gas port forward. As a...

When building match grade M1's in the Marine Corps RTE (Rifle Team Equipment) Shop we fitted op rods by hand bending as a last resort. We had a good supply of new op rods and would first try fitting...

Relative to an interesting article in GCA Journal and photos of some high grade stocks presumed to have come from Winchester's custom shop inventory--

That could be the case, but I have...

If this works, I have made the move from CSP. Many will know me from postings there, but for others I offer a brief introduction.

I served in the Marine Corps 58/62, during which time I graduated...