Questions on Cleaning a Garand
After 43 days I received the Field Grade M1 Garand that I ordered from CMP. I figured the gun would have a pretty rough looking stock and some of the finish would be worn with maybe some pitting of...
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A SMLE I bought once upon a time, (still have it) had a very cosmoline soaked stock, that thing was greasy. Over time it sweated out and returned to normal. I would sometimes let it sit out in the hot...
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I've had good luck with Kerosene and steel wool when the stock is nice.
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Thanks fellows. This afternoon I got out one of our old hair dryers, pulled off about 4 sections of paper towels, folded it, put the hair dryer on high and started. Some parts were not too bad and...
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Oh yeah, those guys carried those rifles around Europe for four years. "Too heavy"? (some say of the M1) I don't think so...goes to show you can get used to a "heavy" rifle. That's very neat, letting...
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I have the Mosin/Nagant 91/30, the M44, and the 8mm Mauser and all of them were about 8 lbs or a little over. I even have the SKS, which was used during the Vietnam War, and it was heavy. More so than...
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They could hide eight-round en-bloc clips for you. My little grocery scale says my Russian SKS weighs 8.5 pounds, which is interesting as the SKS feels much lighter in the hand. Most people, including...
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