My company, A-1/61 IN, had -- according to my research -- from start to finish 16 company commanders in Viet Nam. Seven killed, eight wounded. One,
Vern Humphrey 05-14-2024, 07:41Wonder why/how Mallory missed that one? He was certainly "in the right area" of the records . . . As an aside, they are great shooters!
Dick Hosmer 05-14-2024, 07:06Cosmoline was normally used for storage rather than on new manufacture weapons. I would think that a Sporter would have had a coat of preservative oil,
Johnny P 05-14-2024, 06:39It does, yes - correct stock, butt plate, star mark at muzzle, etched serial on bolt, correct Lyman sight - still has what appears to be cosmoline smeared
DeWayne Hayes 05-13-2024, 06:55
Springfield # 1367116, NRA Sporter
Yeah, this rifle has cosmoline all over the action, including the Lyman sight for some reason. Would be interesting to know who applied that and put the
DeWayne Hayes 05-14-2024, 07:42