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    M40 Build Guide

    Green Parkerizing... my head hurts Lurking and surfing through 96 consecutive pages of the CMP Forum turns up this: "The dark gray/green parkerization coloring that is more often encountered on post war M1 rifles does occur on WWII period M1 receivers, bolts, op rods, and barrels. I...
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    Parkerizing_'THE GREEN' Color I thought that these two (2) photos correctly captured that 'elusive' shade of 'green' parkerizing that the original M40's had. We NEED to make every reasonable attempt to (re)establish that formula and process. I don't think it's lost, rather, just misplaced...
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    M40 Build Guide

    The 16601 butt plate mysteries... unveiled! To follow, please find a copy of the substantial content and body of SDWhirlwind's message. The italic font and underlines, are mine. "...there is no 'proprietary' measurements for the Remington aluminum butt plates. They are installed on the...
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    Thanks aur0ra145, for taking the time to get that information and posting it here, in response to my request. Your butt plate's length appears to be well within the norm. Another SH forum member, SDWhirlwind, who has 14 individual butt plates, contacted me, by PM. 12 of the 14, measure...
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    A different approach... I need for some member to measure (as exactly as possible) the length of the 16601 butt plate and post it. [I'd do it myself, except for the fact that I put mine back in storage. :p] Thanks!
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    M40 Build Guide

    Looks pretty much done, to me and it looks good! You might try adding some fine pumice, to your BLO, to help you fill the pores in the walnut. Q. Did you stain your stock? If so, with what (mfg. - type/color)? Q. Did you put in pillar posts and/or do any bedding of the action yet? Q. Did...
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    M40 Build Guide

    Thanks Culpeper!! Now, Slowly - Step - Away - From - The - Calculator. :) Now, we're really getting into those small details and little nuances that go into building an accurate M40 clone. This rifle, as a project, is very deceptive in it's appearance and gathering-up and establishing these...
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    M40 Build Guide

    One more measurement- the forearm.... while we're at it... Some reproduction/substitute stocks, for the M40 clones, have longer forearms that must be shortened. So the question(s) are, what is the correct length and how do we determine that length? I use a steel ruler (not a tape,) for...
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    M40 Build Guide

    Swivel Locaction - Precise Layout: Positions and Drilling Angles... Great question and one that I'd like the 'exact' answer to, myself. Q. Would a Sniper's Hide forum member, with access to an original M40 (or a SSA model, as substitute. [Though having measurements, from both, as a cross...
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    M40 Build Guide

    No debate there Jake; the 513T's are available and easy to find and yes, the Rem.725 swivels are narrower. We also know that the correct/PC swivels for an M40 are 1-1/2 inches, which the 513T's are not (@1-1/4") and that the front post has a machine thread, which again, the 513T's are not...
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    M40 Build Guide

    On the subject of sourcing parts for the M40... Sourcing Remington: Butt Plates, Butt Plate Screws, Sling Swivel(s)- Front & Rear Here are three (3) photos of a Remington 725: a.) butt plate with sling swivel and b-1. & b-2.) forearm sling swivel. While the Remington 725 was only...
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    M40 Build Guide

    1st. LAW of woodworking- you can't put wood back, if you've removed too much. To your question: 1. Draw a vertical centerline on your stock's butt, with a steel straightedge, to maintain an axis of alignment and prevent drifting right or left. (renew as needed) 2. Use an 'inletting black'...
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    M40 Build Guide

    On the subject of M40 Stocks... another option Way-way back, another forum member mentioned Custom Rifle Stocks and their CRS M40 stock. Regrettably, the topic ended there. Complicating things, the CRS web site Custom Rifle Stocks - Gun Stock Duplicating makes no mention of this stock...
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    M40 Build Guide

    Thanks for such a great explanation. It's comforting to know that the 'old ways' can (and do, up to a point that is) still work, for the M40. It was really not the rifle's primary components, so much as the next evolution in optics, that really allowed the M40A1 to supercede the M40.
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    M40 Build Guide

    Thanks for that technical bit of data. I've never used this system, myself, being trained on straight power scopes and the old methods of range estimation and knowing your sight-in and round trajectories. I understand the relationship the 18" has to range, magnification and target size (an...
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    M40 Build Guide

    Great reference information and helpful for evaluating NOS, ANIB or Used Original with Original Box Accu Range scope(s).
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    M40 Build Guide

    Accu Range Stadia Wires- the 18 inch question... Question: Answer: I'd think that if target presented under 200 yds., the stadia would/should visually cover a larger area, vertically. (being outside of specified design parameters)
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    M40 Build Guide

    I'm at the "BUY NOW" button... My finger's a twitch'n... There's no box, so how do I know what I'm gett'n. I'm a scrounger, by training, which means, by and large, that the boxes are long-long gone and I'm looking for physical characteristics and markings. The Gen.I and Gen.II scopes...
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    M40 Build Guide

    Just curious... with all of this drifting and contacting and fitting and refitting and relieving and shifting, going on, to fit your barreled action, trigger group and bottom metal... to this stock... were you using 'inletting black' as an aide??
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    M40 Build Guide

    PC Redfield 700SA... and a blind squirrel / Q&A Current purchase source link (good for ~6 Days) Remington Model 700 s A Redfield Scope Mount Base w Rings | eBay Butt plate screws from the Early 742's will also fit. Look for the early/original Remington 'deep-well' Phillips head (ref...
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