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    Rifle Scopes UNERTLSCOPE 8X1903 SPRINGFIELD MARINE SNIPER ebay

    Re: UNERTLSCOPE 8X1903 SPRINGFIELD MARINE SNIPER ebay AYNBODY GOT BLOWNUP PICTURES OF THE SERIAL NUMBER AREA OF OTHERS TO COMPARE? THE ONES THAT I HAVE, HAVE A LITTLE DIFFERENT LETTERING. HARD TO TELL WTHOUT MORE COMPARISONS. SOMETIMES DIFFERENCES ARE NORMAL WHEN YOU EXAMINE MORE UNITS.
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    Rifle Scopes UNERTLSCOPE 8X1903 SPRINGFIELD MARINE SNIPER ebay

    http://cgi.ebay.com/J-Unertl-USMC-Snippe...=item2c5bae7607 Any thoughts on this item?
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    M40 swivel

    Re: M40 swivel <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Dick Davis</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> Oops, I should add, 1 1/4" loops are for 1" wide slings to fit properly on the flats. </div></div> So, the M40 had a 1 " sling? How was that sling marked?
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    M40 swivel

    I still can't grasp the 1 1/2" vs 1 1/4" swivel on the original M40. Wichata swears that their swivel is original. Measured inside the loop it is 1 1/2". Is there a different swivel, earlier one that was 1 1/4" inside the loop? Looking at the earliest M40 pictures, looks like the loop just...
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    Gunsmithing Anyone know a good M1A bedding gunsmith?

    Re: Anyone know a good M1A bedding gunsmith? Ted Brown Rifles http://www.tedbrownrifles.com/ He did an excellent job on my M14. Turn around time was very good. Good luck.
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    Gunsmithing M40 Bedding Material

    Re: M40 Bedding Material That was one of the suggestions before. Any suggestions where to get it besides Brownells? Actually, I like them. Thanks
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    Gunsmithing M40 Bedding Material

    <span style="font-weight: bold">To be correct in the original bedding on the M40, what is the material to be used and if Bisonite what color was used? Is the original compound still available - Brownells sells Bisonite. I have had a few different suggestions and I want to be correct about what...