Did I do Ok or not Ok??

[JasonA]

Picked up this Winchester at the last show. It has been re-worked and is a mix master. The trigger group is inland, and the mag release is Irwin pederson. All other parts are marked winchester. The bore looks bright and it groups well. I have worked up a load of 12.7 of IMR 4227 behind a 115gr cast bullet. I purchased the mold from NOE and size them .3105. Be honest... at $400 was this a good buy? Sorry the pics are not very good.

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[browningautorifle]

You know you did fine. Even as just a shooter it's worth that much. Your load for .30 carbine sounds about like the one I used for years...with good results always.

[deldriver]

Lol, I wouldn't have asked that question in today's market and some of yesterday's market too! What's the first two digits of the serial number on your Winchester? It may not be as much of a mix-master as you think.

[browningautorifle]

The wood looks so nice I'd have suspected an aftermarket stock.

[JimF4M1s (Deceased)]

Or sanded.

But no mind it was a good price and a little bragging about the find is OK.

Welcome to the Carbine forum.

It would be interesting to see the parts and markings if you get a chance to play with your camera.

Jim

[JasonA]

Yeah, it is an aftermarket stock. I friend of mine is REALLY good at stock refinishing, and he did it for me free of charge. I had him shape it like an early M1, not the M2 it was. It was really thick and bulky, so he thinned it down to my tastes. I can always pick up a USGI stock at a gun show. It shoots really good. I coach basketball, so our season is winding down. I will have a little time to take a few pictures later this week. I would gladly take comments about what I have from some of you experts. I know the price was a little lower than normal rates, but with it being a mixmaster, and with the non-USGI stock, I wasn't exactly sure. Sadly, my last carbine I purchased when I was 16 for $125. I sold it for $150 about two years later. Boy am I an idiot. Did the same with an M1 Garand about the same time. Not now. This one will stay with me for a looong time. I'll post pics later, and maybe this thing will surprise me. I've heard that Irwin Pederson parts are rare and pricey.
Thanks for all the input... Let's go win a basketball game...

[painter777]

D Driver,
Is it me?
Or am I seeing a Underwood type bombshell stamp on the rear tang?
Expand his 2nd picture to full size.

Serial number will be interesting.

Welcome JasonA,

Cheers,
Charlie-Painter777

[deldriver]

D Driver,
Is it me?
Or am I seeing a Underwood type bombshell stamp on the rear tang?
Expand his 2nd picture to full size.

Serial number will be interesting.

Welcome JasonA,

Cheers,
Charlie-Painter777

I do see what looks like the remnants of an Underwood flaming bomb (just right of center and towards the top). However, I can't get the clearest monitor resolution to say with 100 percent certainly that what it is. Hopefully someone else with a better monitor can verify that's it a flaming UEF bomb. I will say that the milling of the heal looks very Winchester to me. I actually pulled out an Underwood 2.85 and a Winchester 6.56 and compared the two. Something does look weird to me though...I just can't say with enough certainty of exactly what it may or may not be. If I had to venture a guess on the serial it looks like a 5.74, but will have to wait for the OP to verify.

[JasonA]

SN is 5743XXX.

[deldriver]

SN is 5743XXX.

Okay, my eyes must not be as bad as I thought then! Anyway, I have a 5.74 Winchester too. Our guns may have had their serial numbers stamped on the same day in fact. Clearly there would be no UEF ordnance bomb on heal if it's a Winchester receiver, so that can be put away I'm pretty sure. Can you do a closeup of the left side of the barrel band? I am just making sure it's the correct one or trying to at least. Winchester was having some manufacturing issue during the time our carbines were produced. It's nice to see some of them still around.