by Clint McKee Okay experts, please help a fella out. My .308 M1 Garand has problems feeding. Somehow I got a recoil spring that was two inches longer than it should be. Cases would not eject. Replaced spring with one from another M1… Garands in serviceable condition will operate with
by Clint McKee from the M1/M14 mail list… What spare parts ought the shooter keep on hand for basic operator maintenance of his M1 Garand rifle? Depends on how much you shoot, and, how long you want to maintain the rifle. With the current import restrictions, you may want to get
by Kirk Hays There are a lot of re-welded receivers out there, but identifying them is often difficult. Since I’ve done a lot of looking over the years, and seen some few of these, I’ll try to summarize my experience. To understand re-welds, you must know that most receivers destroyed
by: Bruce C. Woodford Throat erosion is a term often used by shooters, but far too often not understood. Throughout my years in the DCM/CMP firearms maintenance van at Camp Perry, I couldn’t count the many hundreds of times I was asked to check the throat in someone’s rifle.
by Clint McKee Clint, which chambering should I use with my new M1 barrel: .30-’06 or .308 Win? Theoretically, the .308 has an ever so slight advantage due to the decreased case volume (the powder does not move around much in a .308 case; more modern powders allow less to
Now that you’ve got your National Match rear sight assembly, here’s how to install and use it! 2. FITTING THE NM REAR SIGHT APERTURE A. Using a fine file, modify the underside and end of the aperture as shown, so that the aperture will not bottom out in the rear
The relationship among the bullet guide fulcrum, the op rod catch, op rod hooks and clip latch is complex. If it is not correct, a loaded clip will either not release the op rod catch at all when inserted and pressed into the magazine well, release the catch only when
Styphnate Primed Small-Arms Ammunition Initial Production Lots This chart shows when military U.S. ammunition began to be loaded with styphnate, or non-corrosive, primers. The data is taken from TM 9-1305-200, 14 June 1961. –Walt Kuleck
by Bruce Jackson After getting a beautiful M1D with all accessories from the CMP last year, I went in search of information on the M84. Not much out there! A friend loaned me his 1947 copy of War Department Technical Manual TM9-1275 Ordnance Maintenance, U.S. Rifles, Cal. .30, M1, M1C
By Maj. G. H. Drewry, Ord. Dept.* For more than thirty years the Ordnance Department endeavored to obtain a satisfactory semi-automatic or self-loading rifle to replace the bolt action Springfield. These efforts were not confined to development within the Department. Invitations were extended periodically to gun designers in this country
by Clint McKee Clint, if my trigger group is loose in the stock, what should I do? When there is no clamping pressure (rattling trigger group), even a new trigger guard will not do much at all. When there is small, slight clamping pressure with a worn, flattened guard, a new guard
By Clint McKee Clip, 1 Round (SLED) Previously I’ve tried as hard as I can to explain WHY you must use it: to prevent slam fires! You should never drop a round into the chamber of an M1/M1A/M14 and close the bolt. Use a SLED with the M1 and a
