catapult
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iso pics of your baby guys 
James River Armory M1 Garands
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tommyinbc
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Want to find a decent leather sling for it....Any ideas..??
tommyinbc
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Thanks...I'll check to see what they've got..
here ya go guys...JRA M1 Garand
edit: August 1943 receiver : )
edit: August 1943 receiver : )
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catapult
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OMG so ###y..
Let us know once you have try it on the range. Im curious to know regarding their accuracy
Let us know once you have try it on the range. Im curious to know regarding their accuracy
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Post 127 good buddy.
catapult
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yeah i love mine as well...one of my favorite firearms in the collection
had mine out a couple of weeks back...lets just say this rifle is more accurate than me (i'm so so with irons), not bad for a surplus barrel from 1951.
best that i could manage...the other score sheets weren't too far off either.
I thought they come with the new criterion barrel ?
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JRA makes a verision with new old stock USGI barrels and a version with the criterion replacement...
mine was part of the 4 brought in at the beginning of august and i fully expected it to be the criterion, but was pleasantly surprised to find a springfield armory manufactured barrel from 1951.
if you pull back on the charging handle and look at the exposed part of the barrel, its right there.
What am I looking for exactly?
I assume mine is a Criterion.. the barrel stamp is "SA F######x 1 5 P m" and finishes with what looks like a star with three dots above it. The "SA" has me scratching my head a bit.
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looks like a springfield barrel..
if you send me a pic i should be able to discern a year.
i'm sure if it was a criterion barrel, there should be 'CB' there somewhere...sometimes no markings at all
PM sent...thanks !
tommyinbc
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I'll check mine and see what it says....As far as I'm concerned the rifle should have a Criterion barrel..!!!!
The barrel on this one has SA F######x 2 55 A218B plus star shape & 3 dots in a square..
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checked again and mine also has the "star" stamp in a box...3 dots above
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That is a US Department of Defense Acceptance proof. Yours is an Springfield dated Feb 1955. No need to block out those numbers F6535448 if i'm not mistaken. Those are drawing numbers.
Mine just says SA-7-51
vermintrex: pm replied...best i can do.
tommyinbc
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Thanks for the info..Appreciate it..So, the upshot is (unless I'm missing something here) is that Wanstalls are selling these rifles saying they have a Criterion barrel and they do not..They obviously need to change their advertising or get the right product from JRA. As someone who's bought one on Friday I'm left wondering...Do I make a fuss about it, or be happy with the SA barreL..? Umnnn....Perhaps Gary at Wanstalls is following this thread anyway..
PS...Only block out those numbers as its easier to ###xx with my eyesight..
catapult
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yes thanks for details clubhopper, much appreciated. I look at JRA web site and they have 5 different M1 Garand on sale and on some it has the new criterion Barrel and on other its arsenal reissue . I wondering which one is deliver to Wanstalls ? As for me, I expect to get a new criterion, I am waiting my M1903A4 and JRA restore only one type and she comes with a new criterion. I will be happy with either type anyway lol
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from the info I've gathered today...I do not have a Criterion barrel...looks like it's a 50's re-arsenal. Looks great..can't see any issues with it. But...I paid for a Criterion.
WanstallsOnline
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Perhaps Gary at Wanstalls is following this thread anyway..
You bet...Our original shipment in the spring and what this thread originated from was Criterion barreled Garands, but we received US GI barrels due to availability at that time. We have received US GI's ever since. We changed the price to reflect that, as the Criterion models are $50(ish) more and are available in small quantities from what they tell me. I have a call into JRA this morning, if anyone wants to hold out for a Criterion barrel Garand, PM me and let me know. Ill bring some in as quick as I can, checking for ETA and will post here later today. Based on what people were telling us on the last couple of shipments, they preferred to original re-issue to the new barrels ...Either way we'd be happy to bring in more!
Was able to bring in a Winchester Receiver model this time and will try to get some other models as well...
Gary
tommyinbc
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Hey Gary...
Thanks for the clarification. From my stand point and based on reseach/preferance its not an issue, but there's a few of us who (based on the spec previously posted) assumed it would be Criterion. Like others before, its nice to have a SA barrel.
You've probably already done it, but just need to change the original spec on the forum, so there's no future issues.
Its a superb rifle....Keep em' coming..
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