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Annealed receiver on a 7-41 Garand that never was rebuilt?
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11-23-2019 09:12 PM
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I have also received my GCA Journal today and read the article on the m1 that came from a B-17. I have studied the anneal colors for many years on
both Springfield and Winchesters. The photo of the rifle in question on page 10 is not an anneal color, the discoloration is not complete on the rear portion
the receiver. If the receiver was annealed the entire rear section behind the rear sight would display a darker color - this rifle was not annealed
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I agree with RCS, it has not been annealed. I expanded the original photos submitted by the author.
Real men measure once and cut.
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Thank you both, it is good to hear from the experts on this. Definitely the author should fix his datasheet for any future reprints.
So the non-annealed aspect at least is consistent with the WWII owner’s story from the article. I have no doubt the guy served on a B-17E in Java, and it’s well documented that several were lost on the ground around the time he indicates. Still I wonder about the rest of his rifle story, but maybe I am just too cynical on that! It’s a beautiful rifle in any case, was glad to see it featured.
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I am not bashing them but surprised the GCA would let this slip by and be published. A lot of people take what the GCA says as gospel and will inaccurately repeat/believe what is written
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Overall the GCA editorial staff does a great job in proofing content and usually double and triple checks everything with several sets of eyes before getting signed off for publication. Sometimes errors do get through, but to the credit of the GCA staff..... not many. I can see how this detail on the data sheet was missed. I missed it too when I read the article and I've been around the block a few times.
What I find amazing is the amount of errors that appear in movies that have tens of millions in production costs. Whose cup off coffee was left on the table in that scene in The Game of Thrones? He he.
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