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    Merc: This will explain all of the sight...

    Merc:

    This will explain all of the sight selections on the M1903 ladder sight: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B3vgQuY3vA0FMlVOcmE3NS1Lbkk/edit?pli=1 Note: some don't have the Volley sight notch...
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    There was also an Augusta Ordnance Depot in...

    There was also an Augusta Ordnance Depot in Augusta,Ga that did depot rebuilds.
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    sirgknight: Did good on the Plainfield,...

    sirgknight:

    Did good on the Plainfield, one of the best *repro* versions from the 60's or so. Mosly GI parts with a civilian receiver. I've had one since the early 80's. Only problems I've...
  4. Greetings: Did a fast image search for Garand...

    Greetings:

    Did a fast image search for Garand Barrel Indexing machine and got these 2 links:

    https://m14forum.com/accuracy/84718-5th-echelon-barrel-indexing-tool.html and...
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    Dear JCJ54: Try here:...

    Dear JCJ54:

    Try here: https://www.bmgparts.com/bar.html also APEX parts
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    That is such a many layered question. Correct for...

    That is such a many layered question. Correct for when? As shipped from Remington, After a troop signs for the weapon, and gets odd bits from the unit armorer, After a Rebuild, After a reissue? What...
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    Dear Kicker: AFAIK, there are NO M1903A4...

    Dear Kicker:

    AFAIK, there are NO M1903A4 trigger guards, the rifles were taken off the standard M1903A3 Remington assembly line and modified by 1. Markings on the side of the front of the...
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    Course if you went low end and went for MSRP on a...

    Course if you went low end and went for MSRP on a Rock Island GI 1911, you could have got 2, and a bunch of .45acp with the $300 or so left over if you have to pay sales tax besides transfer cost....
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    Don't quote me on this, but.... I've read in some...

    Don't quote me on this, but.... I've read in some sources, that the troops would spent countless hours with the trigger tied back, and cycling the bolt to smooth up the bolt lugs, and the groove one...
  10. If you've watched the archive video clips on...

    If you've watched the archive video clips on making of either the M1903(x) or M-1's, they show the completed stock being dipped in a BLO bath then allowed to air dry, hanging so the excess BLO...
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    I agree with the op rod spring and lubrication,...

    I agree with the op rod spring and lubrication, BUT saying that... After 3 rnds with in a few minutes, the barrel has heated up, and MAY have changed it's straightness (so to speak, and is rubbing...
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    M-1 Carbine Myth vs Reality

    Ian at Forgotten Weapons site, has an interesting clip up talking with a gentleman about the myths and reality of the M-1 Carbine:...
  13. Old China hands from the Boxer Rebellion up to...

    Old China hands from the Boxer Rebellion up to pre-ww2 around 1938 or so. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_Infantry_Regiment_%28United_States%29#Service_in_East_Asia in 1940's 1st bn had a LTC D....
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    I ah\\have a Nov 1918 SA receiver with a RIA Nov...

    I ah\\have a Nov 1918 SA receiver with a RIA Nov 1918 barrel, but it's a mix master, and it's got them funny pipe wrench marks on the barrel, and the bolt body is electro penciled with a sn that's...
  15. If you want to go cheap side, Rock Island aka...

    If you want to go cheap side, Rock Island aka Armscorp 1911's in various calibers is one of the cheaper ways to get started. MSRP is under $435 w/ free shipping at Bud's Gun shop. and toss in a $30...
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    Is it really an early version change, or just a...

    Is it really an early version change, or just a mfr or arsenal making a change to the blueprint? Variations in the makrings sexit in the font of the cut off switch, and were produced at different mfr...
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    If it's an original 03/03a3 sight base it's press...

    If it's an original 03/03a3 sight base it's press fitted on till the holes int the bottom mate with a groove on the barrel so that a piece of piano wire approx 0.087in dia can be hammered thru and...
  18. Been thinking about your problem off and on, I'd...

    Been thinking about your problem off and on, I'd look into getting a copy of the pinion drawings and seeing what the procedure for assembly was, back in the day.

    R Brown
  19. Orlando: Easier on the mind, just to buy a...

    Orlando:

    Easier on the mind, just to buy a whole *new* one from various parts places.

    R. Brown
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    cplnorton: You should know that the Marines...

    cplnorton:

    You should know that the Marines won't spend good cash on *nice to have* tools, when *good enough* works.

    R Brown
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    98src: Did a little goohoo-ing, and the 2...

    98src:

    Did a little goohoo-ing, and the 2 rifles transferred from USS Breese to Epic 73, *MIGHT* have been transferred to a US Navy depot or unit at Noumea, New Caledonia, as the code name for the...
  22. Garand mechanic near Shelby Charter Township,MI

    Dear Ffolks:

    Need to find a Garand surgeon for a guy in Shelby Charter Township, MI. He's got a problem with not being able to zero his garand.

    He uses a center hold and it hits 12 in high...
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    Now if somebody made a firing pin activated laser...

    Now if somebody made a firing pin activated laser that fit in an adapter for all major rifle cailber shells, and a target made up of lazer diodes feeding to a pc software that records where the...
  24. Darreld: I was on the 2 1903 groups on...

    Darreld:

    I was on the 2 1903 groups on facebook, and somebody was asking about the safety hitting the scope. I looked in all my epub tm's and fm's and there didn't seem to be a scope safety for...
  25. Stupid question guy returns. 2 ideas, a....

    Stupid question guy returns.

    2 ideas,

    a. with another *relieved* A4 bolt, add some more relieft by grinding and then rebluing/parkerizing (as needed) to allow bolt operation. Course if you're...
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