Who's going to spend some or all of your money on a firearm ? Tell us what you’d like , American made of course ! I was thinking of a Henry .22 .
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I was happy to get one with reproduction wood so I could finish it as I wanted. Service and Field Grade M1's from the CMP don't have matching parts so it's not like they'll ever be worth anywhere near what a Collector's Grade would be worth. So I don't believe that it not having a vintage stock affects it's value.
I stopped at a small gun shop today , hoping to get lucky . Didn't buy anything but I saw they had a Schmidt Rubin K31. A straight pull bolt action that was Switzerlands rifle until they went to autos . Years back I bought 2 for 89.00 each . This one had a sling . They wanted 600 !! Now I wish I had the money back then to buy 10 .
My project is finished. I ended up putting 5 coats of tung oil on the wood and then lightly buffed it with 0000 steel wool to dull the shiny finish a bit. I think it turned out great. I was able to bring it up north with me this past weekend and show my dad who carried one during his service in the Army. He said that it was pretty cool to hold one after all of these years.
Now I just have to be patient until my backordered box of M2 Ball ammo arrives.
First coat of tung oil. Two coats are recommended. More coats are ok but will get glossier with each coat. I did an after-market electric guitar neck with this stuff a few years ago and applied the whole bottle over the course of a month. It has a glass-like finish and I don’t want that for this project. I want it to look a little on the rough side. I will likely stop at 2 coats. Three at the most.
And yes, that’s Frogg Tape over a couple of the metal bands. I was worried about damaging the wood removing the one on the forward hand guard and didn’t want to spend the $30 for the tool to remove the one on the rear guard since I would likely only use it one time. The beauty of tung oil it that you can touch up the finish at any time so should I find myself with nothing better to do with my money, I can always stip the rifle back down and refinish it again down the line.
The receiver is a Springfield Armory manufactured in March 1941. But there are parts from Harrington and Richardson on the rifle as well. I still haven't figured out the barrel manufacturer. I think it's a Springfield as well. Either way it has throat and muzzle ratings of 3 or less. The stock is a reproduction. I was torn between whether I wanted a worn, used stock or a new Walnut. The new one will look like a million when I tung oil it.
This is my rifle. There are many like it, but this one is mine.