Late War Inland, Underwood rebuild

[imarangemaster]

Yippee. Pick it up tomorrow at 930! Tonight I will be like Ralphie in "A Christmas Story" waiting for his Red Ryder BB Gun!

[imarangemaster]

Got it! Sweet! The NOS buttplate and screw were in a bag with the paperwork. The mystery of the screw for recoil plate (and why buttplate was off) is solved. When it came in on consignment last year, the gunsmith that checks consignment guns, completely disassembled the gun, and then wiped down the stock with dilute BLO/Mineral Spirits (after taking all the metal off) to clean it. The screw for the recoil plate was lost, so he got a machine screw that was slightly larger, but shorter, and pushed it into the wood, just to hold it in place in the rack. Unknown why he did not put the buttplate back on, though, as he moved to New Mexico after that.

I used my spare NOS recoil plate screw, and put buttplate back on. I also installed an M2 catch, Inland marked) so I can use 30s if I want. I put my MRT marked D tip sling on with an IS oiler, and put the NOS stock pouch on (with a double moleskin around the snap). Looks awesome. Pics in a couple days when I am not so busy.

[vintage hunter]

Got it! Sweet! The NOS buttplate and screw were in a bag with the paperwork. The mystery of the screw for recoil plate (and why buttplate was off is solved. When it came in on consignment last year, the gunsmith that checks consignment guns, completely disassembled the gun, and then wiped down the stock with dilute BLO/Mineral Spirits (after taking all the metal off) to clean it. The screw for the recoil plate was lost, so he got a machine screw that was slightly larger, but shorter, and pushed it into the wood, just to hold it in place in the rack. Unknown why he did not put the buttplate back on, though, as he moved to New Mexico after that.

I used my spare NOS recoil plate screw, and put buttplate back on. I also installed an M2 catch, Inland marked) so I can use 30s if I want. I put my MRT marked D tip sling on with an IS oiler, and put the NOS stock pouch on (with a double moleskin around the snap). Looks awesome. Pics in a couple days when I am not so busy.

Anybody that fails to completely reassembly a firearm after cleaning, loses parts in the process and is too cheap/lazy to replace them with the correct part(s) does not deserve to be called a gunsmith. Bubba maybe, but not gunsmith. 😠

[imarangemaster]

I agree. Part of the problem was he had short timer disease. He was fleeing Commiefornia, moving to New Mexico, and lost focus and interest.

[USGI]

Is the buttplate one of the Inland patterns, or maybe if NOS it's an SA? - Bob

[W5USMC]

Pic of his butt plate?
Attachment 108547

[Singer B]

And we wonder why these old rifles are so messed up.....and good riddance to that idiot!!

[imarangemaster]

Butt Plate: Inland? SA?

[painter777]

he had short timer disease

Covid maybe?

A: Did you Sanitize the carbine?
B: Wish you would have let us know you had a new one coming in...........

Enjoy buddy,
Charlie-P777

[imarangemaster]

Pictures of my baby:











---------- Post added at 08:41 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:34 PM ----------

It languished so long with the DOJ DROS back up, all the germs on it surely died! I plan on going out aon BLM land east of Knights Ferry, CA to pop a few rounds.

Here is the Stainless Mini-14 I DROSed at the same time: