James River M14F in the flesh Updated Pics

Jmiverson said:
Sweet looking rifle! Quick bunny trail question though, what's the circled "P" on the stock? My GI stock has it too.
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The following paragraph is from From Lee Emerson's "M14 Rifle History and Development":

"USGI Wood Stock Markings – USGI manufacturers' markings were often stamped in the butt end of the wood stocks as follows: H for Harrington & Richardson, O for S. C. Overton & Co., S A for Springfield Armory, S under a half-diamond for Sykes Manufacturing and W-W for Winchester. It may be necessary to remove the butt plate to see the manufacturer stamping. Wood stocks were marked with a ½ ” high DOD cartouche, also referred to as a Defense acceptance stamp, on the left side near the receiver and a proof mark on the underside of the grip if they passed final ordnance inspection and proof firing, respectively. A DOD cartouche inside a circle on the left side of the butt stock near the rear sling swivel has been observed on a small number of USGI wood stocks. The proof firing stamping is a 5/16 ” high letter P inside a ½ ” diameter circle that is stamped on the stock on the forward side of the grip. There appear to be two types of letter P proof marks, one with a serif font P and the other with a sans serif or Arial-style P. The proof firing marking appeared on U. S. military rifles from 1873 until the end of M14 production in the 1960s."
 
LOL, clear as mud!

I talked to the folks at JRA about what type of ammo they'd recommend, I guess I'll phone 'em back and ask for clarification on the barrel. They were surprised and pleased when I said Wanstalls sold out of the M-14s in about 12 hours... and said another shipment should be going out soon! Nice folks and happy to know they have quite a few fans in Canada. :)

Thanks again TCH!
 
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