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As title says, I want a pistol in .40 S&W. NOT a Glock! I have one with several barrels which will not chamber anything but hardball. I have a good supply of .40 which I can’t shoot. Seller needs to be within easy driving distance of Knoxville. Thanks.

I see no need to replace stock. I have others to shoot, for the kids, and have no need to shoot this one. I do need to get an expert eyes on this carbine to verify it is as issued. Again, I’m not a collector but a gatherer Thanks for all the input.

The gentleman I spoke with, who is a true collector, ask me to look in several areas to confirm ‘as built’. One area was below the recoil plate. The plate has rough machining marks where it meets the stock. He ask if the indentations in the wood match the rough marks of the recoil plate. It does. Fit and finish from handling and firing are also correct. This is an Inland manufacturer, an early 5 figure first contract. As such, it only has Inland marked parts, no sub contractors. Admittedly, the barrel is close to worn out. As I’m no carbine collector, I’m just going on what the collectors stated. Bob

Oh no, Grayfox. This is an ‘as built’ early M1 carbine. Putting it in a new stock would drop the sale price maybe $800.00 to 1K. Selling it with a crack won’t work either. You may not be familiar with M1 carbine. Every part on it including the stock are marked by the manufacturer unlike the M1 Garand.

Acquired an early ‘as built’ carbine. Problem is, the stock has a crack at the fore end and several small cracks behind the receiver. Anyone know a pro that can fix it? Thanks, Bob

I sold them for $40.00 to $45.00 a brick during the pandemic. If you have plenty then it would be kind of you to help your fellow Tennesseans out. Say $50.00 to $55.00 a brick. Yeah, not market price but you’ll still make some coin.

Thanks. I’m going to do some research on that process. Still have a good size blaster and if it’s not too bad, may do some work using it. if you don’t mind. Who did your work?

Does you vendor bead blast your slide first?

A bath running at 1000+ degrees was not in our toolbox. Cost may be also higher, I don’t know. We did .50 caliper barrels for $50 each. How much does your coating cost for same barrel? Thanks, Bob

Years ago my small company worked for Accuracy International or Cooper Precision out of UK, coating military sniper rifles. We used a coating called ‘Gun Koat”. It is tough as nails and will not chip. Feed back from sniper’s was excellent.

Do anyone beside me have trouble logging in to the CMP forums website? It keeps telling me that my IP address is denied. Thanks.

I have one of the model 28. It is my first pistol and was a sock drawer gun for many years. Use to shoot it years ago before my modest collection grew. Still have the box, cleaning rod, and even the wax paper it was wrapped in. It truly is a great firearm. I would not take $700 for mine.

I met a guy from Karns who says he has one, but I offered good money for it but wouldn’t budge. I would like GI parts for early carbines (6 figures) plus trying to correct my collection of Garands. I still going thru my one as built carbine (1943) but need a correct front barrel band type A, the narrow sling slot. Got one? I will post later with my needs on one Winchester carbine plus whatever my Garands need. Thank you.

I’m a U.S. arms collector, more like a gatherer than a collector. All the parts for these arms have pretty much disappeared from gun shows. Did any of you guys/gals buy all these parts? If so, reach out to me if you have a stash of these parts for sell or trade. Also in search of a 1941 Johnson to complete my collection of smokeless powder firearms from the Krag to the M4. Thanks, Bob

There is a manufacturer stamp on the en bloc. It is inside the circles. Some are hard to read, also some are rare. You pic shows one that is very common.

I’ll take on. PM inbound.

Are they the 2 or 3 die sets?

Can the ejection port be changed to left hand like the AUG?

I my youth, my group worked on an electron microscope among other electronics at UT. We used e-rings and springs so small you could just see them with normal eyesight. We called them “Jesus springs and Jesus clips”. One would fly off and we would say, “Jesus! Where’d it go!”

If you ever get to Knoxville, I would trade you 5,000 LRP’s for 5,000 SRP’s. Mine are white box Winchester made before the blue box. Would also trade for bricks (1,000) if that’s what you wish. Pm if interested. No shipping, too much hassle.

I see a CMP tag I think. If so, what grade is it? If it’s service grade, tell us about how many parts are Springfield? You are in Nashville, borrow someone’s throat erosion & muzzle gauge plus the go/no go, and field gauges. Knowing all this will make a quicker sale.

I own an inch pattern FAL, it is Australian so technically not a FAL. Has originally wood. I bought a number of metric mags by mistake. Willing to trade metric to inch patterns and some boot. Let me know. Thanks

Again, thanks for the ‘heads up’. The seller is headed toward Norris Lake next week and passing thru Knoxville. So it will be a F to F off I75 north.

I’m using AA2520 in the 5.56 round as I write this. I’m using IMR4895 & BL-C 2, and military surplus, for the larger calipers. I use to shoot my machine guns @ Knob Creek and at 450 rounds per minute (.30-06) it got a tad expensive.

Thanks guys for your input. I no longer.have a FFL. Going to pick it up ain’t going to happen, just too far away. Thanks Marcel. Now I wonder how sellers on Gun Broker do ship?