Quote Originally Posted by RCS View Post
Early Winchester (1941) fancy walnut is best you will ever find on a WW2 M1icon rifle.
Agreed, my 1944 2.4 million appears to be sap wood, a lighter yellowish color on one side. The front hand guard has a nice contrasting grain however. It's also a pretty beefy stock. Regarding the metal, there are quite a few cosmetic, rough exterior milling areas, but it appears to have never affected function. They are smooth where it counts.