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    I would stay away from this gun, to many things wrong.
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    Quote Originally Posted by lboos View Post
    I would stay away from this gun, to many things wrong.
    Everytime I look I see a problem: Notice the star symbol on the buttplate? Different on the for sale gun. That one is only an asterisk and the crossed lines are oriented at 12, 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10 o'clock instead of properly at 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, and 11 o'clock. According to uscarbine30cal.com all of these were cast by the same foundry.

    AND: The jump case (not pictured in the thread) looks like current production repro. too. The one snap has brass showing through as if paint flaked off. If it is unused (and it looks it) there would be no brassed area from wear or use.
    edit: not sure about this item.
    Current bid over $3,000. Auction ending time 7/31/2016 9:00 PM
    Bid snipers always wait until the last few seconds. We will see what happens Sunday night. Hopefully genuine collectors will notice what I did and stay away but I feel for the poor bidder who thinks he is getting the real deal based on the description and previous sale slip shown for $6500.
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    Quote Originally Posted by HDSledge View Post
    Everytime I look I see a problem
    Then you're good to go, you have yourself convinced...
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    Quote Originally Posted by browningautorifleicon View Post
    Then you're good to go, you have yourself convinced...
    Ouch. Yes Jim I am convinced the for sale gun is being misrepresented. I was pretty sure soon after I started looking close at the auction pics. But the primary reason I went the extra mile(s) with all the detail, dual pics, pointers, etc. is I am grateful for all the input from members and I don't want to see anyone in here possibly overlook the details I noticed. Some of you old farts may have bad eyesight. (said the old fart) I would hate to have not spoken out and a member here wind up with it. Heck it took me more than a few hours to share everything I spotted and my wife's yard long honey do list ain't getting any shorter. (I think she added 30 items while I was in here making nice pictures for you guys.)

    Since I guess I didn't convince you and you have a wealth of experience, I would love to hear your take on where I may be wrong. If I ever see another one on the table in front of me what you have to say about it will be valuable info.
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