Garand Receiver Steel
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not of the top of my head, let me grab my copy of hatchers notebook and I"ll be back on with the date later
"...in early receivers...WD Steel No. 3115 with composition as follows...For the intermediate production War Department Steel No. 3120...which had the following composition..."
- Maj. Gen. Julian S. Hatcher, Pg. 163-164, Ch. 9, Hatcher's BOOK OF the GARAND.
- Maj. Gen. Julian S. Hatcher, Pg. 163-164, Ch. 9, Hatcher's BOOK OF the GARAND.
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"...This Hatcher book..." General Hatcher was involved with the development of nearly every U.S. military firearm or its ammunition from 1917 to 1945 in one capacity or another. He was the OIC of the Experimental Department in 1917.
His 'Notebook' is a must read for anybody playing with firearms of any kind. Primarily U.S. military rifles though. Doesn't read like a textbook either. The man could write. Hatcher's Notebook runs about $30 at your local gun shop or Amazon. Worth every cent.
His 'Book of the Garand' gives details of the development and testing of the rifle from the very beginning of military semi-automatic rifles. There's info in it that is not covered in the 'Notebook'. And there's info in the 'Book of the Garand' that isn't in the Notebook'.
His 'Notebook' is a must read for anybody playing with firearms of any kind. Primarily U.S. military rifles though. Doesn't read like a textbook either. The man could write. Hatcher's Notebook runs about $30 at your local gun shop or Amazon. Worth every cent.
His 'Book of the Garand' gives details of the development and testing of the rifle from the very beginning of military semi-automatic rifles. There's info in it that is not covered in the 'Notebook'. And there's info in the 'Book of the Garand' that isn't in the Notebook'.
