M1 Garand from Vulcan.

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inthehizzy

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Another great job by Nick. Manganese Phosphate parkerizing took nicely, and the Walnut turned out with a bit of a reddish finish, which I love. The satin tung oil treatment is gorgeous compared to the glossy varnish that the previous owner applied to the stock.

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He ought to be finished my other piece any day now, LE No. 4 Mk. I.
Can't wait to see how the Black Oxide turned out.
 
Looks awesome. Who is this Nic at Vulcan ?? How do get a hold of him to do in my m1 ??? Can I get that stainless/ grey look on my receiver / action as we'll as the gas cylinder ??? Or all of it ??? Etc etc. thanks. Is he an expert at the functioning of them ? Accurizing and tolerances type of thing ?
 
wolf300H&H said:
Looks awesome. Who is this Nic at Vulcan ?? How do get a hold of him to do in my m1 ??? Can I get that stainless/ grey look on my receiver / action as we'll as the gas cylinder ??? Or all of it ??? Etc etc. thanks. Is he an expert at the functioning of them ? Accurizing and tolerances type of thing ?
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Greetings,

His website is here : http://vulcangun.com/index.htm

Having gone over his site with a fine tooth comb + viewed many of his videos + read several positive experiences here at CGN ... Is what made me decide to send him both my rifles. His correspondence and updates throughout the projects (incl. photos) have been excellent. I do not know if Nick is a certified gunsmith, but he has the tools and experience with Milsurps to get your M1 functional and SAFE. Ie. My bolt was quite worn and almost outside the GO/NO-GO guage range. He gave me options to replace with another from his stock or have one of his local machine shop source build up the metal with fine weld and machine like new, I opted for the latter as I want the M1 in the family to pass down to the kiddies for years to come.
 
Oh wow. I'll look at that sight closer when I get home and maybe call him. My garand is functioning now 94%. But am still stumped why it's not cycling the 6%. Maybe send him the rifle to have a gander and turn prettier. Talking to m1 garand owners on m14 forum a guy told me to Teflon my plug , as it has a habit of loosening and a poor mans method of gauging the inside gas cylinder diameter. So I'll see if those help out first. But yeah thanks for telling me bout this fella.
 
Power Pill said:
I'm honestly not a fan of the park job on that gas cylinder, but that's just me.
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Gas cylinders are stainless steel, so do not take Parkerizing very well. You can use a stainless steel blackener or a spray on/bake on product instead. Flat black automotive engine paint works quite well. Just make sure you mask or block the internal areas before spraying.
 
I had the chance to look and handle An M1 Garand which was restored by Vulcan.

Very impressive, combined with outstanding workmanship.
(I too saw the screw in the picture)
 
Brutus said:
Your eyes are upset by the unmatched appearance. Imagine going to war in the Pacific theatre in 1943 with a shiny gas cylinder on your rifle??
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And even then, a lot of the finish wore off of them in the field. I'm no expert, but from what I've inferred the gas cylinder didn't hold any type of parkarization or paint as well as the rest of the rifle held the bluing. I think the unmatched look looks nice, personally, and I think worn gas cylinders look nice for different reasons.

Very nice rifle!
 
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