Once in a lifetime James River opportunity!

WOW. For the price they're charging for these, I'd be very upset if I bought one and it came to me looking like that. Even my surplus Breda Garand that's old and beat up doesn't have rust like that. Personally, I'd demand a full refund.
 
This is what i got. 1943 SA. Very slight surface rust went away with a bit of clp. I don't have a gauge but the bore looks good and rifling is pretty strong.

Only came with one clip. Description said 2. Oh well

30889255992_3a4fc4c60b_k.jpg


30970433386_0796bc56c5_k.jpg


30704197630_118a91094d_k.jpg
 
Last edited:
John Rambo said:
This is what i got. 1943 SA. Very slight surface rust went away with a bit of clp. I don't have a gauge but the bore looks good and rifling is pretty strong.

Only came with one clip. Description said 2. Oh well
Click to expand...

Mine only came with one as well, when i messaged Wanstalls about it they said they had a shortage and where going to send out the extra clips when they received more.
 
The variations shown in the last two sets of photos would make me hesitate to play M1 Roulette.

Aestus, have you been in touch with Wanstalls? They seem like a pretty stand up business. I would suspect they'll make it right.
 
GunsNotPuns said:
I'm leery about what I've purchased now -- ironically I got a call last night from Wanstalls about my rifle being shipped next week and enquiring about the remainder of payment.
Click to expand...

I think most people are satisfied. I am.

An other cool thing on mine is that the bolt is the same mfg month as the receiver. There's a good chance these are original the each others
 
Last edited:
Several years back, I ordered a USMC Springfield sniper clone from JRA and had Irunguns import it for me. The receiver and scope had small gobs of some greasy substance on them. There were brown stains underneath and they never came out. When queried about this, JRA suggested Kroil to remove them, and after that didn't work, they stopped answering my e-mails. I've had two M-1 rifles from them and they were well fitted, however the three Springfield clones from them all needed a fair about of tweaking to function well. The bolt handles all touched the stock and they drilled a 3/8 inch hole in the foreend for attaching the 1/8 inch front band screw. There were a few other issues that needed fixing.
 
If you're Ryan, we spoke on the phone less than an hour ago so you could collect the second installment. Have no fear mate, that last post was after a long day. I've had nothing but solid service and products from you cats over the years. I can hardly wait until she's in my hands.
 
sailor723 said:
The variations shown in the last two sets of photos would make me hesitate to play M1 Roulette.

Aestus, have you been in touch with Wanstalls? They seem like a pretty stand up business. I would suspect they'll make it right.
Click to expand...

Yeah, I've been in contact with Gary. Showed him the pictures in the thread, and he sent me a return label for the rifle to mail back to them so they can take a look at fixing/replacing it for me.

Also Gary is awesome to deal with.
 
Aestus said:
Yeah, I've been in contact with Gary. Showed him the pictures in the thread, and he sent me a return label for the rifle to mail back to them so they can take a look at fixing/replacing it for me.

Also Gary is awesome to deal with.
Click to expand...

Kind of what I expected. I've only done business with them once but they have a good rep around here and that seems to be well earned. Hope your issues get resolved quickly.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom