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  1. cplnorton

    U.S. Restoration on M-40 Receiver

    This is the one above after I parkerized it, painted it, and then aged and wore the paint. This was actually the first Sniper clone I ever put together. Which to be honest I was really happy how it turned out.
  2. cplnorton

    U.S. Restoration on M-40 Receiver

    Oh I'm tracking now. Yeah I do have all the measurements of the stamps. When I went to the Marine Museum, they had several unissued 1966 M40's in their vault so I documented them. I took calipers with me to measure everything and then I also took rubbings of them so if I ever encountered a...
  3. cplnorton

    U.S. Restoration on M-40 Receiver

    Yes. But the guy who has it doesn't want it to be known who has it. Maybe in the future he will. But right now that isnt an option. But yes he has an original one from Remington.
  4. cplnorton

    U.S. Restoration on M-40 Receiver

    I found a local gunsmith who did laser engravings and I provided all the measurements and this is what we came up. The only catch, he accidentally didn't save the file. :( So it's gone. If we did it again, we would unfortunately be starting from scratch. This pic was right after it was...
  5. cplnorton

    USMC M40A1 Return Stock Case Study (The Progression of McMillian Stocks)

    The only (1515) M40A1 serial was 221515.
  6. cplnorton

    USMC M40A1 Return Stock Case Study (The Progression of McMillian Stocks)

    Tfont48, your 4359 is for 224359 which was built in March 1978. Thanks for posting it! I will add it in the pics above. :)
  7. cplnorton

    M1917 vs M1903

    The name on them sort of changed over the years. You are absolutely correct that they used the T name. They also at times called them an international match, a Free High Pressure rifle, a nickname of the "Free" rifles, and even just the standard heavy barrel M1903. There were a couple other...
  8. cplnorton

    Redfield 1903A? Scope Mount. Legit or Repro? Update

    Those shims show up on everyone, even the ones with the original staking. An interesting fact is the Army didn't want the Weaver 330 (M73B1) scope on the 1903A4. They actually wanted the Lyman Alaskan, which they were going to call the M73. But Lyman was committed to other projects for the...
  9. cplnorton

    School me on triggers for the M40

    The trigger for the M40 and M40A1 would be different. It really depends which one you are doing and how correct you want to be? If you give us some more details we can help more. :)
  10. cplnorton

    M40A1 Stock Question

    They are different. If you are talking about a factory Remington 700 police and a M40A1.
  11. cplnorton

    M40A1 repo mounts and rings

    Here are a couple original M40A1's in Marine inventory. This is how they sit. I would be curious what these look like and how they fit on there without any modification. Because there is a slight Gap in the originals but that is because of the way the underside is cut.
  12. cplnorton

    M40A1 repo mounts and rings

    Frank, I have a real M40A1 mount. Would it help you in anyway to get any info off it? I do have an actual schematic of the original M40A1 mounts too, but I don't know if it has the measurement on it or not. This is an original in that spot.
  13. cplnorton

    M40 stocks are these original

    Here is a little better side by side with a 1969 CMP Remington 700 Govt Sniper and a 1966 M40 stock off a Marine rifle. The pistol grip extends further down on the 1969 stock than the 1966. Also on the 1969 stock the bump behind the rear sight isn't as pronounced. Even from distance you can...
  14. cplnorton

    M40 stocks are these original

    I have noticed as I've researched these rifles that there are variations in the stocks between early and late. This is a 1966 stock vs my buddies 1969 from the CMP. His 1969 on top, my 1966 on bottom. Notice how the 1969 pistol grip extends further down just like the OP's two above. Also...
  15. cplnorton

    M40 stocks are these original

    Here are two stocks that came off Marine M40's. Both were on 1966 rifles.
  16. cplnorton

    M40 stocks are these original

    I commented on these on facebook. The hump behind the safety isn't as distinct on these and some other features are just a tad different. But on facebook you could see the brass pin on the left side of the stock. Personally I do think they are most likely real, I just think they are...
  17. cplnorton

    Likely the Earliest Marine Sniper Rifle that still exists, from 1909

    I just realized I forgot to upload the Marine Document with the rifle's serial number on it.
  18. cplnorton

    Likely the Earliest Marine Sniper Rifle that still exists, from 1909

    I have only ever seen one Warner Swasey in either the M1908 or M1913 variation (in person), that was real and wasn't a restoration. They are extremely rare as most had their mounts removed or were destroyed by the early 1930's. This is one from the last block made in July 1918. It is in the...
  19. cplnorton

    Likely the Earliest Marine Sniper Rifle that still exists, from 1909

    The books really are sort of out of date on the Warner Swaseys. There is a Gentleman named Promo who posted some of his research on the Warner Swaseys and I'll be honest this explains the serial ranges much better than any book. I've seen the exact same rifle serial number and scope ranges...
  20. cplnorton

    Likely the Earliest Marine Sniper Rifle that still exists, from 1909

    Yes sir. The Marines started to drill the additional gas escape hole on all receivers they re-barreled after the fall of 1938. It was a safety precaution because of the terrible ammo of the day.
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