I gotta question for this bunch.... When someone hands you a new (to you) carbine, what is the process that you go thru to identify/classify it?
I think mine is this:
1. Look at mfgr on receiver
2. Adjustable rear sight?
2. Check out the stock-High/Low
3. Look for bbl lug
4. Look for mfgr on mag release -- does it match receiver mfgr?

Then it's just whatever crosses my mind (which is less and less these days)

I have a reason for asking these questions.... I nearly passed on a really nice one. My first impression was good, but not THAT good. Mag catch mfgr did not (I thought) match the receiver mfgr....

I am anxious to hear from you learned ones, and see if you have some kind of ritual that you adhere to for this process.

When it came to "brains", I thought they said "trains", and I asked for one with a whistle !!!

Jim Nasium aka Ronnie Fry
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