Restoring the M1 Carbine

[INLAND44]

'I just did not realize that reparking a well worn shooter receiver was a cardinal sin to some'

I hope I didn't give you that impression - I'm certainly not above having a gun refinished. I was just showing pics on another forum of a Colt Gov Model I had redone by the late, great Bill Adair. My point, which I unnecessarily hammered home, was that the shop should have done the small parts right as long as they took on the job. I'm sure they would have if they had just known the difference. Hang in there, man, don't give up on carbines. We are all still learning here and will be for life. Nobody knows it all, and there are still things being discovered about the carbine - it ain't over by a long shot. Oh, with apologies to the topic, here's my redone Colt.