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Got these two from my Dad. Both National Postal Meter receivers, one IBM barreled and one a Marlin barrel. |
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Originally Posted By soulman: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/76444/IMAG0176_jpg-1910138.JPG Got these two from my Dad. Both National Postal Meter receivers, one IBM barreled and one a Marlin barrel. View Quote Nice, looks like they never saw the post war rebuild program. Push button safety and flip sights |
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Originally Posted By DonFlynn: Nice, looks like they never saw the post war rebuild program. Push button safety and flip sights View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By DonFlynn: Originally Posted By soulman: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/76444/IMAG0176_jpg-1910138.JPG Got these two from my Dad. Both National Postal Meter receivers, one IBM barreled and one a Marlin barrel. Nice, looks like they never saw the post war rebuild program. Push button safety and flip sights Those indeed are gorgeous carbines! |
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Originally Posted By soulman: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/76444/IMAG0176_jpg-1910138.JPG Got these two from my Dad. Both National Postal Meter receivers, one IBM barreled and one a Marlin barrel. View Quote Those are indeed gorgeous Carbines, and FYI, if those are the original barrel bands, and I'd bet they are, they're worth around $150 each, maybe a bit more! |
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Thanks guys. All original. I posted detailed pics on CMP forum a few years ago and confirmed all original. My Dad got them at the end of WWII, he was Navy but had a buddy in the Army that I think hooked him up. Details sketchy but I think they fell off a truck when they were bringing them all back at the end of the war. Serial #'s put them at Dec 1943.
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Originally Posted By Brooklynite: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/245652/E80FBC21-9245-4BF0-B663-67D5A9F5D444_jpe-1930852.JPG View Quote Early Universal? Plainfield? |
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Well, isn't this a fine kettle of fish.
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Saw one like that @ Tulsa years ago, except it was a military receiver.
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Originally Posted By rugerdog: I have twin boys that claim my rifles when I pull them out of the safe or bring a new one home. Lucky for my son Colt he was with me when I picked up my latest carbine. He says it is his. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/97915/17F23784-50DA-4D48-B80F-FB0862E4AB4E_jpe-1897456.JPG Doll house is my daughter's. She has a contract with GI Joe for security. View Quote Haven't visited this thread in a while, been busy, but that picture put a serious smile on my face. Reminds me of being a kid again and how cool I felt whenever I got to go shooting with Dad. |
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We need to bump this for all the new Carbine owners
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Placeholder for my Midway carbine
Should arrive tomorrow |
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Placeholder for a G-VG rated no-lug Winchester from Midway.
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The hills have eyes - and rifles.
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Wonderful thread...............Thanks to all the posters and can't wait to see all of yall's new Carbines.............
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RIP MSgt Adam F. "Benji" Benjamin (EOD) KIA Helmand Prov 18 Aug 2009 Semper Fi bro' and save me a seat.
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Originally Posted By Jeremy2171: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/51024/48375877_943711885825167_616985854806799-1973591.JPG View Quote Looking good! I’m surprised we don’t see more folding stocks here. Attached File |
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How long did the Airborne use the folding stock carbine? Did the M-14 replace it before the M-16A1 was issued?
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Midway Winchester good/very good. I'm quite pleased. The only mechanical problem I've found so far is the rear sight is loose. Looks like it is supposed to be staked, but the staking broke loose.
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What's the difference between a nuclear weapon and a grenade launcher? I don't own a nuclear weapon.
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Originally Posted By Couch-Commando: Midway Winchester good/very good. I'm quite pleased. The only mechanicail problem I've found so far is the rear sight is loose. Looks like it is supposed to be staked, but the staking broke loose. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/74831/20210610_120145_jpg-1973907.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/74831/20210610_120158_jpg-1973908.JPG Any idea what this sticker on the bottom is? https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/74831/20210610_122908_jpg-1973945.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/74831/20210610_122849_jpg-1973948.JPG View Quote My one Inland did that. Just lock tight it, let dry, zero then lock tight it again |
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Originally Posted By Couch-Commando: Midway Winchester good/very good. I'm quite pleased. The only mechanical problem I've found so far is the rear sight is loose. Looks like it is supposed to be staked, but the staking broke loose. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/74831/20210610_120145_jpg-1973907.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/74831/20210610_120158_jpg-1973908.JPG Any idea what this sticker on the bottom is? https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/74831/20210610_122908_jpg-1973945.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/74831/20210610_122849_jpg-1973948.JPG View Quote Cut a piece of brass from a 5.56 stripper clip. Put it under the rear sight as a "shim" and reinstall the sight. The brass shimstock will tighten it right up. Fine tune the centering of the sight at the range so your windage zero and mechanical zero are close. |
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RIP MSgt Adam F. "Benji" Benjamin (EOD) KIA Helmand Prov 18 Aug 2009 Semper Fi bro' and save me a seat.
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Figured I'd get my mixmaster in. Started out as an Alpine. Receiver was bad so I replaced it with a NPM receiver, while looking for a receiver, found this barrel. At one time, demilled surplus barrels were readily available. Got this one that already had a cut down L1A1 5 slot flash hider tack-welded on. Removed the 5 slot and replaced with a M16A1 f/h. Had to have the barrel retreaded and the new f/h pined and welded.
Attached File Attached File I also got a good deal on a repo folding stock. Attached File I've since installed a Utimak mount and a Primary Arms RDS. No pictures of that yet. |
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Originally Posted By FrenchKat: Figured I'd get my mixmaster in. Started out as an Alpine. Receiver was bad so I replaced it with a NPM receiver, while looking for a receiver, found this barrel. At one time, demilled surplus barrels were readily available. Got this one that already had a cut down L1A1 5 slot flash hider tack-welded on. Removed the 5 slot and replaced with a M16A1 f/h. Had to have the barrel retreaded and the new f/h pined and welded. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/57587/pix108186656_zps915e3467_jpg-1974081.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/57587/DSCN1122_zps79496c59_jpg-1974083.JPG I also got a good deal on a repo folding stock. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/57587/DSCN1123_zps204dbf46_jpg-1974084.JPG I've since installed a Utimak mount and a Primary Arms RDS. No pictures of that yet. View Quote 5.7 Johnson? |
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The hills have eyes - and rifles.
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Originally Posted By 14BoltFF: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/419235/ww2m1c_01_jpg-1974459.JPG View Quote Sergeant Goichi Suehiro, Squad Leader, Company F, 2nd Battalion, 442nd Regimental Combat Team, in the Vosges region of France, Autumn 1944. Go For Broke! |
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Here’s a historical one, my grandpa during Korea, probably at Fort Rucker. I love this pic because he was super liberal so seeing him holding a gun was shocking when I found the picture
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No one could take His life, He laid it down for me,
That twisted wreath of thorns, yea He took that crown for me, But after three days, out of the ground for me, He overcame it all, now I live to serve Him |
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Liberals are a curious mix of communism and fascism, they want to destroy you but want to use your own money to do it.
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Originally Posted By backbencher: 5.7 Johnson? View Quote Nope, just plain old .30 cal. I have another standard postwar rebuild NPM that the wife uses. I like standardizing my calibers. .30, 7.62 x 51, .556 X 45 Except one old Marlin .22 and a FAL dedicated to .22 also. All my rifles are in these calibers. Ishapore 2A, FALs, M1s, BM59s, M14S |
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Originally Posted By FrenchKat: Nope, just plain old .30 cal. I have another standard postwar rebuild NPM that the wife uses. I like standardizing my calibers. .30, 7.62 x 51, .556 X 45 Except one old Marlin .22 and a FAL dedicated to .22 also. All my rifles are in these calibers. Ishapore 2A, FALs, M1s, BM59s, M14S View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By FrenchKat: Originally Posted By backbencher: 5.7 Johnson? Nope, just plain old .30 cal. I have another standard postwar rebuild NPM that the wife uses. I like standardizing my calibers. .30, 7.62 x 51, .556 X 45 Except one old Marlin .22 and a FAL dedicated to .22 also. All my rifles are in these calibers. Ishapore 2A, FALs, M1s, BM59s, M14S Have you shot your .30 carbine w/ the M16A1 flash hider yet? |
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Posting in this photo thread as well as main thread. I picked mine up today, G-VG Winchester. About like others I have seen posted, mixmaster, some Winchester parts still in place. I have given it a quick cleaning, nothing major wrong, bright bore. Serial 1,161,XXX. I have not broken down the bolt or other nibbly parts, but here is the big stuff.
stock - Inland, IO flaming bomb in slot. low wood, but I cut. handguard - IO Inland Bolt - 35 S Standard Products trigger housing - W Winchester hammer - HI type 3 Inland Mag. release - W Winchester Slide - W Winchester type 3 Barrel band - type 1 unmarked prob Winchester Safety - rotary HI marked, Inland? Rear sight - IR Co. type 3 Overall, about middle of the pack for Midway carbines I have seen posted here and other forums. Was it worth the money? IMO, I would not pay $1,349.00 plus tax/FFL for it if I could have looked at it at a gun shop or gun show. I guess it is an "OK" deal, just wish I had gotten a dog leg hammer like so many of the Winchesters have had. Attached File Attached File |
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Our idea of a rough TDY was if the hotel did not have a swimming pool.
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Must've been a few of these hit transfer around here. Ran out of RLO for my Garands so headed to the local supplier. Store has VERY LITTLE traffic. Was told by RP Lumber I was the third guy TODAY that was buying some RLO. They warned me to be careful because I could burn down the house in short order due to flash point. Some nice winners overall in the batch. Kind of wish I would've fent because now I'm left with a void.
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Originally Posted By Jagrmaister: Must've been a few of these hit transfer around here. Ran out of RLO for my Garands so headed to the local supplier. Store has VERY LITTLE traffic. Was told by RP Lumber I was the third guy TODAY that was buying some RLO. They warned me to be careful because I could burn down the house in short order due to flash point. Some nice winners overall in the batch. Kind of wish I would've fent because now I'm left with a void. View Quote I like using a 1/3 stock mix. It's easy to apply. Preserves the wood, and really makes the grain stand out. |
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That's a Bingo! How fun!
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Originally Posted By DonFlynn: My one Inland did that. Just lock tight it, let dry, zero then lock tight it again View Quote Originally Posted By Jeremy2171: Pull the sight off...mechanically zero it so it's center on the windage scale. Cut a piece of brass from a 5.56 stripper clip. Put it under the rear sight as a "shim" and reinstall the sight. The brass shimstock will tighten it right up. Fine tune the centering of the sight at the range so your windage zero and mechanical zero are close. View Quote I have a Saginaw S.G. with an oversized dovetail. Won't hold a GI or new production sight. I shimmed it and it is tight now. I used a small piece of aluminum cut from a soda can. |
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Originally Posted By Melvin_Johnson: I have a Saginaw S.G. with an oversized dovetail. Won't hold a GI or new production sight. I shimmed it and it is tight now. I used a small piece of aluminum cut from a soda can. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By Melvin_Johnson: Originally Posted By DonFlynn: My one Inland did that. Just lock tight it, let dry, zero then lock tight it again Originally Posted By Jeremy2171: Pull the sight off...mechanically zero it so it's center on the windage scale. Cut a piece of brass from a 5.56 stripper clip. Put it under the rear sight as a "shim" and reinstall the sight. The brass shimstock will tighten it right up. Fine tune the centering of the sight at the range so your windage zero and mechanical zero are close. I have a Saginaw S.G. with an oversized dovetail. Won't hold a GI or new production sight. I shimmed it and it is tight now. I used a small piece of aluminum cut from a soda can. My "Howa" made M1 Carbine had the same problem. The LGS I bought it from installed a new rear sight on it since I'd bought it under their 90 day used gun warranty. |
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Just received my first two non GI mags today. Gonna try them out soon. Maybe this weekend if i have time. |
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Originally Posted By Brandonbeezy: https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51375652837_d105994e09_k.jpg20210813_180947 by brandon hobock, on Flickr" target="_blank">https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51375652837_d105994e09_k.jpg20210813_180947 by brandon hobock, on Flickr Just received my first two non GI mags today. Gonna try them out soon. Maybe this weekend if i have time. View Quote Have fun |
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Thanks for keeping this thread alive, guys. Really enjoy seeing all of your carbines.
Kinda wish this thread would get a tack so it would be a semi-permanent part of the forum, at least for a while. |
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There's a prize at the bottom of every box of .22LR. It's called happiness. Keep shooting!
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"People tend to have a proclivity towards an object rather than their own skill."
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Liberals are a curious mix of communism and fascism, they want to destroy you but want to use your own money to do it.
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