Auction Mystery: Is that an M1C Sniper???

[Bob Seijas]

"that have Lyman Alaskans on them."
Make sure the serial number has a B prefix, those are the militaries.

[rcathey]

"that have Lyman Alaskans on them."
Make sure the serial number has a B prefix, those are the militaries.

The ones I found are either As or no prefix. Like I said, not perfect but suitable at a cursory glance. And it gets this thing shooting again. I have a hefty bit of HXP to burn up

[rcathey]

And thanks to a snow day, here are some more pictures!

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[browningautorifle]

Pretty clean looking. Nice...

[rcathey]

Pretty clean looking. Nice...

Thanks! There’s not a trace of a cartouche on the stock. Wish there was something but other than that...pretty nice.
I need to pick up a gauge for the barrel. Would be nice to know.

[jond41403]

Wow, great score. There is a guy on eBay right now selling an original scope mount exactly like yours asking $2,100. Who knows if he will get it. I would hang on to that rifle if it were me, cuz like you said, you may not have another chance to buy another one for the great deal you seem to have gotten it for

[rcathey]

Wow, great score. There is a guy on eBay right now selling an original scope mount exactly like yours asking $2,100. Who knows if he will get it. I would hang on to that rifle if it were me, cuz like you said, you may not have another chance to buy another one for the great deal you seem to have gotten it for

I did see that mount. He’s asking twice what I paid for this rifle!
This one was luck on my part and, basically, negligence on the auctioneer’s part. The entire auction of 150 or so NICE firearms had listing titles like “Winchester.” This one was titled “Springfield.” Someone searching the site for a Garand would never have seen it!
In the auction world it’s seller beware. The seller must be knowledgeable enough to get the goods in front of the right buyer. This seller failed is all.

And yes, the more I read the more likely this one will stay in my safe. There’s only 4 or 5 thousand floating around still, right? I can hardly let this one go with those kind of odds of even seeing another!

[rcathey]

How are the reproduction M82 scopes by Hi-Lux?
Looks like an original is going to be in the $700 range on the cheap end. A reproduction is about $350.
Any thoughts?

[jond41403]

How are the reproduction M82 scopes by Hi-Lux?
Looks like an original is going to be in the $700 range on the cheap end. A reproduction is about $350.
Any thoughts?

5000 of them floating around sounds about right to me if I remember correctly. I would stick to original scope if you find one, but that's just me

[rcathey]

I would stick to original scope if you find one, but that's just me

I agree...for display maybe. But if I use it I'm not sure I want to be jarring around a $700 (and 70 year old) scope!