M40 Family - Who owns one?

deadman said:
No bottom metal yet, and i just stuck my daughter's VS in it because its wearing the Weaver T10.

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Very Cool, did you finish your a1 build?
 
deadman said:
Nope. I can't figure out the stupid winchester style bottom metal. It's all still sitting on my workbench.
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Do you have an Escutcheon installed in your stock for your trigger guard? MSR762 has them forsale on EBay…search “USMC M40A1 Escutcheon & Screw”

https://www.ebay.com/usr/msr762

Or D & D Gunworks and Refinishing….look them up on FB…he has an eBay account…Dave’s Surplus parts…makes a kit for the trigger guard/floor plate for the a1…

https://ddgunworks.com/product-
category/parts/m40a1-parts/

https://www.ebay.com/str/davessurplusparts
 
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Thanks for the ebay link I already have all the parts, just never figured out how to install the escutcheon. His ad has a pic that shows it, so I need to hog out the spot in the stock and epoxy it in place.
 
Wayne W said:
Thanks! It is a TMA repro mount.
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There’s a lot of DRAMA around TMA in the U.S., but at one point he was the only fella making bases. Within the last year or so, more companies like D & D are making their own reproductions. I started with TMA stuff years ago, but have managed to source real bases for my a1’s since then.

Either way, bases are available and affordable or you can go down the road and pay a premium for real authentic parts. What ever floats your boat.

Still trying to figure out how to post pictures. Due to my new member status, my account is limited.
 
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njohnson said:
The Jarhead movies rifles were actually built by a retired 2112, I think it’s the owner of KC Custom Firearms over on the M40 forum.

I’m kind of supportive of the idea of trying some Krylon on your rifle, I did a little “faux” weathered tan work on my M24 clone to give it more of the same look. After all, to me anyway, I like building clones, which are meant to look like an issue rifle, so why not extend that to the finish?

There are tons of good photos of all the desert tan style camo Krylon jobs on A1’s out there for you to choose from as well, and if you don’t like it you can always wipe it off. Maybe I’m biased too as I was already planning that for my next A1 clone.

I did a Krylon job on my Mk13 Mod1 clone to resemble an issue rifle and am happy with it, again can always wipe it off.
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Leo Conring built those rifles for Jarhead and yes he was a 2112. He built my first a1. KC Custom Creations is a pistol man…he specializes in Meusoc pistols and customs. Another former 2112

https://kcskustomcreations.com/
 
Bildoe308 said:
There’s a lot of DRAMA around TMA in the U.S., but at one point he was the only fella making bases. Within the last year or so, more companies like D & D are making their own reproductions. I started with TMA stuff years ago, but have managed to source real bases for my a1’s since then.

Either way, bases are available and affordable or you can go down the road and pay a premium for real authentic parts. What ever floats your boat.

Still trying to figure out how to post pictures. Due to my new member status, my account is limited.
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Sweet! I wish I can drop 4k USD on a real unertl mount. I think you just need to post more and be active on this forum in order to unlock picture posting.
 
Wayne W said:
Sweet! I wish I can drop 4k USD on a real unertl mount. I think you just need to post more and be active on this forum in order to unlock picture posting.
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Just finding the base can be extremely difficult. I’m glad many of my parts were found before everything got out of hand with prices, but yes sometimes you’ll pay a premium for something that supposedly doesn’t exist. It’s kinda like me trying to find C3A1 parts for a future clone build.
 
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