Gas port diameter??? . . . .

[JimF]

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Dented case mouths are to be expected with Garands.

Most often, it’s the op-rod going FORWARD that dents the case...

[JimF]

I’m thinking Herschel Garner will be along to give you his opinion.
You can “take it to the bank.”

I might add . . . .
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[JimF]

Me too . . . . Not there yet!...

[JimF]

Much cheaper to make and less prone to breakage.

Some call those early springs “square wire” but they are actually keystone in shape!...

[JimF]

Gotta’ agree with Beltfed . . . . .

Shooting old WW2 ammo . . . .or ANY ammo . . . . Is all “part ‘n parcel” of gun ownership and enjoyment....

[JimF]

Some of the early special effects involved gelatin capsules filled with white powder (flour??) shot through a tube with compressed air.

Notice...

[JimF]

Shooting blanks without recoil helps!...

[JimF]

I have Jerry Kuhnhausen’s shop manual, but I can’t find the diameter of the gas port to be used in the 7.62mm barrels for the M1 rifle.
Can...

[JimF]

I made a similar spindle for my Krag.

It has a Redfield receiver sight and in order to allow for S-M-O-O-T-H feeding from the magazine,...

[JimF]

I had an early M1A also (1974) . . . . (Mine was serial #1709, NM model, made by Elmer Balance)

Yours appears to have been a standard model...

[JimF]

. . . . .reminded me of this Longbranch No. 4 rifle.

This “nearly-new” rifle came into my lgs with a bolt that was stuck shut!
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[JimF]

Sounds to me, as you say you do not have a lot of experience in stock fitting . . . .AND the barrel is “touching ever so lightly” on the right side...

[JimF]

I own seven of them . . . .

A British Lend Lease, Type One NM, very late WW2 (May), an accurized old Service Grade (outshoots the NM) bought...

[JimF]

D&T= Drilled and Tapped

Looks to me, the holes are filled with . . . .something??

[JimF]

Now this little factoid is interesting . . . . .

I’ve read that it was John Garand that figured out the seventh round stoppage problem...

[JimF]

Yeah, it’s a Sedgley barrel . . . . .but not particularly rare.

This Philly-firm made many, many of these barrels . . . .marked with the...

[JimF]

I believe he meant no one here wants a COMMERCIAL M1 Carbine.

I know I don’t!

Many years ago, I was offered a sad excuse for...

[JimF]

In my only dealings with PT&G, I cannot say it went smoothly, but I did get what I ordered . . .eventually!

I ordered a crowning...

[JimF]

I have been told the sight covers were meant to be removed when actually shooting.

Like you, I have an A3 that has a cover that almost contacts...

[JimF]

You are most certainly on the right track . . . .

I hope you become a “handloader” . . . . . NOT merely a “reloader”.

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