Something Wonderful My Way Cometh....

[imarangemaster]

Thanks, Dave I agree. This stock was the 'freshest" stock I have ever seen!. Not sanded (after being soaked in linseed oil), and other than the minor crack on the nose, it is gorgeous. I hit it with a little coat of 50/50 LSO/Mineral Spirits and freshened it up. I'll bet this one is a shooter. The barreled receiver hangs perfectly in the stock, with a 1/8" gap between the channel and the barrel.

Years ago (around 1999-2000) I got my hands on a white bag carbine, still in its VCI pouch. It had a black manganese phosphate finish. It was as gorgeous as the day it was re-issued (its stock was "fresh" like this one). I would put this carbine right up there with that one. A year later I was forced out a disability retirement, and I had to let it go (I had three kids in college, and my wife was laid off from her union meat cutter job three weeks later Very tough time). That was a big regret for me. This one looks like it came right out of an arms room.

I wonder if it is DCM (unlikely with all the upgrades), or maybe a CMP "Service Grade."