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    Lyman Alaskan?

    The typical B prefix Lyman Alaskan's had the ALL-WEATHER marking on the adjustment housing just like the commercial Lyman Alaskan scopes of that the period. I just looked through my pictures of B prefix scopes in the early serial range and they all have ALL-WEATHER. Do you recall the serial...
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    Lyman Alaskan?

    The B prefix Lyman Alaskan's were exactly the same as the commercial scopes Lyman was producing at that time. They have cross hair reticles and typically do not have the military features like the sun shade, numbered parts, or M81/M82 nomenclature. The only difference from the commercial...
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    Lyman Alaskan?

    No. It's not proximity, but because numerous examples of B prefix Lyman Alaskan's have been observed with solid documentation of military ownership. They had to come into military ownership and the time period and number of scopes observed (based on serial number ranges) corresponds to the...
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    Lyman Alaskan?

    The B prefix Lyman Alaskan's are believed to have been procured under a military contract. They are discussed some in this thread, see post #8: https://www.snipershide.com/shooting/threads/the-m73-lyman-alaskan-scope-from-wwii-which-became-the-m81-for-the-m1c-garand-sniper.7105670/ There is no...
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    M40A1 Unertl/MST-100 10x Parallax Question

    One thing to remember when trying to adjust the parallax is that the adjustment ring only pushes the lens assembly rearward. To move the lens assembly forward, you have to pull it forward using the locking ring. If you go to far past the parallax sweet spot, then you need to pull it forward and...
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    M40A1 Unertl/MST-100 10x Parallax Question

    You shouldn’t have to compromise on the parallax setting. I set the parallax on mine at about 300 yards and it is in focus from 100 and 1000 yards. I run 2 MOA steel plates from 100 to 800 yards with no focus or parallax adjustment, just elevation adjustments and windage holds. If yours is that...
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    Army M24 Build Thread

    Excellent FOIA responses! It nice to see the detail you can get on these "newer" weapons. I for one would enjoy seeing the other 3 responses! This is an important point. For example I have seen two responses that showed ownership history as 05 Special Forces from 1991 through 2012. Somehow I...
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    CMP to offer a MK13 mod 3 on auction

    Nice history on those M24's! Here is an example of what I was looking for on this MK13. This was an FOIA on a 1911A1 sold by the CMP that had a previously unknown rebuild marking, "A 6 81", which was believed to indicate a rebuild at the USMC Logistics Base in Albany. The FOIA verified that the...
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    CMP to offer a MK13 mod 3 on auction

    The FOIA response for this rifle didn't show any source. There is no record before 2013 when the DLA registered the weapon. The CMP has had it since 2013. Here is the response: This letter is in response to your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request. The request is for ownership history on...
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    Army M24 Build Thread

    I submitted a few serial numbers of the Unertl USMC 10X scopes that came from the CMP. They replied that no results were found.
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    CMP to offer a MK13 mod 3 on auction

    Ha, great minds think alike! I went ahead and submitted one to the Army this afternoon. That should at least show the its path to the CMP.
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    CMP to offer a MK13 mod 3 on auction

    What does the FOIA response show for G6553999? Surely one of you has run one by now.
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    Army M24 Build Thread

    Any FFL “bound book” files of the old company would have been turned over to the BATF. The new FFL of the new company would start fresh. Who knows where the corporate files ended up.
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    Army M24 Build Thread

    I know of some RR prefix receivers that were in Army inventory. The ones I have recorded so far all had letter suffixes in the A, B, and C range. There may have been others with later suffixes too. mjh30 made an important point, that new M24's were still being built by Remington in parallel...
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    Army M24 Build Thread

    You have to use the barrel to date the rifle. There should be two letters on the left side of the barrel, just ahead of the receiver. Use the code in the link. https://www.remingtonsociety.org/manufacture-dates/ The serial number helps too, but is not precise.
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    M40a1 build guide

    Yes, some of the Unertl scopes that the CMP sold came with the Devtron Scopecoats too.
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    M40a1 build guide

    Eagle Industries is still in business, but don't have the scope covers or other HSRC items at this time. https://eagleindustries.com/ Ebay has some of the Eagle Industries scope covers listed. They appear to the original but use your own due diligence...
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    Anyone have LtCol Norm Chandler's Email from Iron Brigade?

    Sounds familiar: "The reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated."
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    Army M24 Build Thread

    I saw one like that for sale recently. I've never seen one without the iron sight, sun shade and other cut-outs..
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    Army M24 Build Thread

    Good, the seller deleted the first sentence which read: "This M24 SWS sniper rifle was manufactured by Remington Arms Company c. 2005 and leased by Remington to the U.S. Army for training in 2006." They also deleted the date on the sling that had been copied from the other auction.
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