Expanding My Armory

[INLAND44]

That's a fact. There's one thing true of all cats - no matter how big or small, they're all cats. And I'm glad of it!

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[GolfBravoUSMC]

That's a fact. There's one thing true of all cats - no matter how big or small, they're all cats. And I'm glad of it!

The Cat considers herself a small person.

Took the Underwood to the range, wow, nice tight groups. Even though it was a calm 70 degree day I had to dial in a lot of left windage. My Winchester and Inland are the same way, must be a Carbine thingy. I'm going to move the sights a little left in the receivers so I have a good range of motion should I really need some left windage due to conditions.

As a newbie I learned from a fella on another forum regarding the proper installation of the receiver into the recoil plate after cleaning. I was having some real issues with the Inland spraying shots high right after the first couple of rounds. I tried changing rear sight, front sight recoil plate and barrel band and got some relief. What really made the difference was inserting the receiver into the recoil plate and then holding the barrel next to the stock channel with one hand and rapping the butt up against the receiver with my other hand. What a difference, now my shots are totally under control.

Sorry to bore you old salts.

[DaveHH]

It is an amazing animal, just like a dog. Comes when called, loves me forever, can't shut up and I've just recently learned from him that he really knows what I should be doing at all times. If you want a genuinely different cat find a Russian Blue.

I'd like to find an Underwood some day. I think that Underwood and IBM were really great companies that took this work very seriously. I would bet that they are every bit as good or better than the NPM carbines.

[GolfBravoUSMC]

I found a Type 1 Stock for my 1942 Underwood. Got a great deal but found some issues.

The stock was advertised as no rebuild stamps but the pictures supplied in the auction showed GI initials scratched into the stock cheek pad on the left side.



After I cleaned it up the "U." Underwood Elliott Fisher stamp became clear. I called this to the attention of the seller and he was very good about it. I don't think he knew the rebuild stamp had been monkeyed with.



Other than that it is a great stock, ding free with no cracks or major problems. There is a small arsenal plug repair along the forward left rail that is barely noticeable and a very small chip out of the escutcheon hole. It also has been cut High to Low. It appears that it has only been exposed to light sanding.



The Underwood UEF/GHD cartouche is strong.






I've married the stock up with a matching finish M-U hand guard. There is a problem with the HG, one of the two rivets is missing. It's such a great match I need to save it. Anyone know where I can get a rivet or get it repaired?



The sling well is marked RMC, does anyone know what the other marks represent?



For a Franklin it was a good deal. I personally think the rebuild stamp, the cut from High to Low, the adjustable rear sight and type 3 barrel band fit the true character of the weapon.

Having said that I have a ".U." flip sight in my parts drawer and I sniffing around for a unmarked type 1A barrel band. May go temporarily with a Repro barrel band just for the look.

I love the grain in this stock.