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Started by LTR, June 16, 2009, 03:25:25 PM

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LTR

June 16, 2009, 03:25:25 PM
Picked up a USGI bolt for my M1A. Can anyone point me to someone in the Portland Vancouver area that can head space it for my rifle?

Thanks

Cliff

Old Dog

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June 16, 2009, 04:52:10 PM
Be sure to find one that is experienced with M1A's.  Lots of horror stories over the years about standard gun shop smiths butchering up an M1A trying to "fix" it like the usually seen huntin' rifles.

"The rifle itself has no moral stature, since it has no will of its own. Naturally, it may be used by evil men for evil purposes, but there are more good men than evil, and while the latter cannot be persuaded to the path of righteousness by propaganda, they can certainly be corrected by good men with rifles."

—Jeff Cooper, The Art of the Rifle

LTR

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June 16, 2009, 05:06:35 PM
I'm with you  - thanks.

Nickle

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June 16, 2009, 05:33:10 PM
Yup, almost ALL gunsmiths have no clue how to do this properly.

Better to spend the money and have it sent out, than to replace a receiver or barrel screwed up by a moron that wsa too dumb to know he was over his head.
They have men amongst them who know very well what they are about, having been employed as Rangers against the Indians and Canadians and this country being much covered with wood, and hilly, is very advantageous for their method of fighting. . . . ".  Lord Percy

Sounds like New Englanders to me.

gunville

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June 17, 2009, 03:26:20 AM
Quote from: Nickle on June 16, 2009, 05:33:10 PM
Better to spend the money and have it sent out, than to replace a receiver or barrel screwed up by a moron that wsa too dumb to know he was over his head.

Any recommendations?
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"During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act." - George Orwell

Old Dog

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June 17, 2009, 07:07:30 AM
don't know how far you are from Ted Brown in Jacksonville, OR.

He has a very good reputation on the M14 Firing Line Public Forum.

http://www.tedbrownrifles.com/
"The rifle itself has no moral stature, since it has no will of its own. Naturally, it may be used by evil men for evil purposes, but there are more good men than evil, and while the latter cannot be persuaded to the path of righteousness by propaganda, they can certainly be corrected by good men with rifles."

—Jeff Cooper, The Art of the Rifle

LTR

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June 17, 2009, 06:45:17 PM
Quote from: Old Dog on June 17, 2009, 07:07:30 AM
don't know how far you are from Ted Brown in Jacksonville, OR.

He has a very good reputation on the M14 Firing Line Public Forum.

http://www.tedbrownrifles.com/

I'll find out - Thanks
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