Springfield M2 questions

[M1Thumb]

from photo bucket. Keeps telling me files are too large!

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[Herschel]

M1Thumb, Congratulations, I would say that finish on your M2 rifle is the original one. I would carefully remove the front sight hood and LEAVE IT OFF. Each time it is removed or installed there is more damage to the finish.

From my experience I would say that 5% or less of the M2 Rifles escaped refinishing. The late Fred Ewalt, a expert and author on the Springfield .22 rifles, told me he had looked for a nice original finish M2 for years and never found a nice one. I sold him mine a few months before his death and was able to buy it back from his estate. Yours is one of the most noteworthy Springfield .22's I have seen lately.

[M1Thumb]

Your compliments are most appreciated. I will take the hood off per your suggestion. I am enjoying the rifle very much and look forward to taking it back to the range next weekend.

[jpreid@aol.com]

[QUOTE=Herschel;71817]M1Thumb, Congratulations, I would say that finish on your M2 rifle is the original one. I would carefully remove the front sight hood and LEAVE IT OFF. Each time it is removed or installed there is more damage to the finish.

Why do you recommend taking off the front sight hood?