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  1. cplnorton

    New McMillan HTG M40A1 smear stocks!!!

    If I had to choose between those two, I would go the woodland.
  2. cplnorton

    M40A1 repo mounts and rings

    This looks really good. I'm excited to put this up against a real mount and compare the two.
  3. cplnorton

    Early vs. Late M40A1's

    I've never seen a J loc mentioned in the Marine Docs. Likewise I've never seen one on M40a1 I have torn apart. I really don't think they were used.
  4. cplnorton

    Early vs. Late M40A1's

    1650 was sold by the CMP as well. It looks pretty much like a fresh rebuild with the USO mod. It's so neat to actually tie these serials to a rifle. https://cmpauction.thecmp.org/detail.asp?id=3529&n=USMC-10X-Unertl-Sniper-Telescope-1650
  5. cplnorton

    Early vs. Late M40A1's

    This is what I find is incredible Skunk. Your scope 1114, was sold by the CMP in 2017. I love anytime I can identify a rifle or scope serial while in service. Especially when you can identify where they were used or who used them! Here's when your scope was sold, I wonder who owns it now...
  6. cplnorton

    Early vs. Late M40A1's

    Most of the pics that you look at of the A1's till the mid 90's have the short shroud. But I would never just classify one or the other as really being correct. If a part was serviceable it continued to be used. If it was worn it was replaced. A lot of M40A1's were rebuilt multiple times...
  7. cplnorton

    M40 sling swivel build, a ask for help

    That looks perfect! Great job!
  8. cplnorton

    M40 sling swivel build, a ask for help

    McMillian is now the dealer of them. I know I talked to them a while back and they said they were using all the ones made for a while for the new smears coming out. But once they catch up on the smears, they would offer the Wichita's loose for sale. This was a several months back, I don't...
  9. cplnorton

    M40 sling swivel build, a ask for help

    Just to make sure, I pulled out an original USMC M40 wood stock that was on serial 221442. I measured both swivels and noticed there are slight variances in the bend. Maybe that is why the original Remington drawing only shows the measurement from the inside of the loop? They were probably...
  10. cplnorton

    M40 sling swivel build, a ask for help

    If you are talking about a mention on the Facebook m40 group it was probably me who said it. I found them buried at the Archives and at some point they will likely be released, but it might be a little while yet.
  11. cplnorton

    M40 sling swivel build, a ask for help

    These are the measurements off the original drawings. Both are measured on the inside of the loop. So not on the outside but the actual inside measurements. It is 1.50 wide and .380 tall on the inside. The shaft as Kft101 said is 7/32-40 and I show .557 tall. I would measure mine before...
  12. cplnorton

    Help ID post 64 M70 trigger guard for m40a1

    Skunk is spot on in his assessment. Finding an original steel set is really hard. Then you have to pay someone to modify them unless you are good at that stuff. Honestly I am not a huge fan of the PTG after some of the stories I heard, but they do make a set of repo bottom metal that is...
  13. cplnorton

    1903A1 USMC Clone Questions

    I have never seen any safety issue on why they could not be used. My guess is it's just because Mark I's were never built into snipers. So maybe they were basing the decision on a historical reason not to use them.
  14. cplnorton

    1903A1 USMC Clone Questions

    I've never seen the 1941 name used by the Marines. It seems we as collectors have created that name for these rifles. Pretty much the Marines just nicknamed them a 1903 Sniper, or 1903 with telescopic sight. Which meant they often confused them with the other 1903 Sniper variants the Marines...
  15. cplnorton

    Quantico T48 Trial Rifles

    Ok, I am really jealous you live that close. I would hate the traffic and congestion of the area, but there are so many research locations within an hour drive it's absolutely amazing. I plan my vacations every year to go out to that area and research. :) On the Garands they have quite a...
  16. cplnorton

    Quantico T48 Trial Rifles

    I copied all the docs on those T48 rifles. There was actually a lot of info on them at the Archives. Here is a couple shots of one of the reports. On the Weapons Vault. I cannot even put it into words what an experience that is. That is easily one of the coolest things I have...
  17. cplnorton

    Quantico T48 Trial Rifles

    That's the weapons vault that supplies the museum. I've been there multiple times and it's one of the most amazing experiences of my life. I took pics of those rifles as well, as they have a whole row of them. Plus I have the actual testing docs of them by the Marines before they chose...
  18. cplnorton

    1903A1 USMC Clone Questions

    The way I read the rule book, you can use a Scant on a 03a4. But you cannot use one on a M1903A1 Unertl. This is one of my biggest pet peeves so let me rant a little bit. lol About 1/4 of all the original M1903A1 Unertl Snipers I know of were found with straight stocks. We have pics of...
  19. cplnorton

    1903A1 USMC Clone Questions

    I know the CMP requires the rifles to have a C (pistol) grip stock. Instead of the S (straight) grip stock. Which is absolute crap as the Marines used both styles. This is one of my pet peeves and has been for over 10 years. lol Otherwise I think the CMP rules are pretty standard...
  20. cplnorton

    1903A1 USMC Clone Questions

    It depends on how correct you want to get into the build, but it sounds more like you just want a shooter. The M1903A1 Snipers were basically (in the simplest terms) a NM that had the blocks attached and the handguard modified. Honestly if you take a 1903 and add 0 & E blocks Unertl blocks...
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