Recent content by Slyy

As someone who is relatively new to reloading as well, I would suggest that you get at least a couple reloading manuals (I have Lyman 49 and the Current Speer manuals). Read them through, they have a veritable font of knowledge and step by step instructions that will teach you all you need to...

Did you make sure the lock screw for the fine adjustment was seriously tight? I noticed my trim pro likes to work its way to shorter case length if I don't have that sucker snugged WAY down.

91/30 seems to agree with most of your criteria. If you can find it, one of the carbine versions is even more "bang" for your buck as it were. I know every time I take my Russian M44 to the range and fire surplus out of it, all the heads turn my way for the first couple of shots!!

Like it!! Just picked up a Winchester myself not too long ago. First carbine for me. A riot of a fun gun!

Now form what I have read BLO is pretty much the only sanctioned finish for these? That was my concern regarding refinishing the stock, only the hand guard seemed like a BLO finish to me while the stock proper has a varnish type coating. It current finish looks atrocious to me, but at the same...

The barrel has no markings I can tell except for a flaming bomb symbol on the bottom just past the receiver. I did read that Winchester did not stamp alot of its barres? I there are any other marking on the barrel I they must be faint and I haven't given it a very close inspection on the...

Paper All I have done with guns is punch paper metal and clays. That certainly doesn't mean I will never hunt at some point in my future but so far have just never had the opportunity/desire to do so. Many hunters I suspect are drawn to firearms for that express purpose: hunting. For me...

Another photo of the stock, you can see how the hand guard looks like it has a completely (original?) different finish than the stock. And the bayonet: Will get it out to shoot soon and post a report about it!!

So recently picked an M1 Carbine from my Uncle, not entirely sure on the background of this particular rifle. What I understand at least was sometime in the late 50's my grandfather picked this up at a police auction but what happened to it before that is a mystery. It is a Winchester, serial...

I second the local Gun Show, I got my first one from a crate, was even lucky enough to get first dibs on them! Around here Gunshow price is ~90, gun store is about 20-30 more. That being said, my M44 I got at the gun store for what seemed to me a steal at $120. Fun guns, more is always better...

Even though new, CMP seems to have what i'm after stock wise for a very decent price. I think that is my first choice and then I can always by a period stock for more at a later date.

Okay another question I have, I may certainly be mistaken, but it appears my ruined stock has the cut out for the Pedersen device? Though obviously the rifle itself has not been modified as such.

Appreciate the wealth of information all, why I joined this forum! Hopefully I can post so E restore pictures in the not too distant future!

Thanks Slamfire for the response! Yes the serial is 866XXX. I was pretty sure the stock was cut, so a little bummed about that. Certainly my intention is to restore it as best I can. This is a "family" gun so I have no intention to sell it or anything similar. Here is a picture of the bolt as...

Hi the THR, not too new around here but don't post very often (mostly lurk for information). I recently received a few old guns from my Uncle including this Springfield rifle. My issue is that somewhere in its life it lost some pieces, the story I have heard was that it was going to be...