US Ordnance M1? - Page 1

Posted: 5/1/2018 3:08:28 PM EDT

Just saw that a LGS has one of these listed, never heard of them before. I'm assuming they're similar to the Century builds? Then-new receiver and GI parts? What I'm wondering is, are the receivers any good at all? A friend of mine has had me looking for an M1 receiver he can use for a custom project. If these are any good, he can buy it for his project and no "real" M1 is modified.

Posted: 5/1/2018 9:45:01 PM EDT

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Sand cast receiver. Much like a Santa Fe Ordnance 1903. Very dangerous.

Posted: 5/1/2018 9:49:53 PM EDT

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Sand cast receiver. Much like a Santa Fe Ordnance 1903. Very dangerous.

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Thanks-didn't see anything about them in a quick search, figured someone was bound to know.

Posted: 5/2/2018 11:19:32 AM EDT

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All of Springfield Armory's M1A receivers are cast. What's so dangerous about this cast receiver?

Posted: 5/2/2018 3:14:57 PM EDT

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All of Springfield Armory's M1A receivers are cast. What's so dangerous about this cast receiver?

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Doesn't matter. I looked at it out of curiosity. They want $899 for it, and the only desirable part is the lockbar rear sight.

ETA-as for cast, it has to do with HOW it's cast. Do a lousy job and it's unsafe.

Posted: 5/2/2018 3:51:58 PM EDT

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Quoted: Doesn't matter. I looked at it out of curiosity. They want $899 for it, and the only desirable part is the lockbar rear sight.

ETA-as for cast, it has to do with HOW it's cast. Do a lousy job and it's unsafe.

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I would be rather more concerned as to what it's cast of.

Posted: 5/2/2018 3:58:45 PM EDT

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I would be rather more concerned as to what it's cast of.

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There's that too, I just figured poor quality metal fell under the lousy job part of it. Cosmetically, it looked closer to correct than a Century, with a rougher surface, and the heel stamp looked like what you see on the James River BM59s-manufacturer info stamped like a GI rifle and SN looked engraved.

Also, I had it wrong, it was national Ordnance, not US Ordnance.

Posted: 5/3/2018 5:23:00 PM EDT

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The Nat Ord receivers don't have a great reputation.

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