SmokeEaterPilot
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- Jun 3, 2011
- 527
I was looking for another document in the USMC Quartermaster files.
I found this and it caught my eye. Figured it was worth sharing. I copy a a lot, but 90% of the time, I forget what I see and use it later. I copied this before the pandemic and just noticed it now.
Also, USMC 1903 rebuilds carry a premium.
Two things I take away from this.
1) The Marines took low number receivers out of service, not because they were dangerous on their own but because they were dangerous when firing the VB launcher. Google the VB launcher, that concept terrifies me haha.
2) Numerous low number 1903 receivers with 1942 (either SA or Sedgley) barrels share a lot of the same traits. Similar parts, finish, stocks, etc. 20k+ receivers are a lot to build up into rifles. This may explain why so many share nearly identical traits.
Hope you guys don’t mine
I found this and it caught my eye. Figured it was worth sharing. I copy a a lot, but 90% of the time, I forget what I see and use it later. I copied this before the pandemic and just noticed it now.
Also, USMC 1903 rebuilds carry a premium.
Two things I take away from this.
1) The Marines took low number receivers out of service, not because they were dangerous on their own but because they were dangerous when firing the VB launcher. Google the VB launcher, that concept terrifies me haha.
2) Numerous low number 1903 receivers with 1942 (either SA or Sedgley) barrels share a lot of the same traits. Similar parts, finish, stocks, etc. 20k+ receivers are a lot to build up into rifles. This may explain why so many share nearly identical traits.
Hope you guys don’t mine