Re: M40a1 build guide
I may have missed this early on in this thread searching, but why do some m40a1s have a "high sit" look than others? The gas vent hole is definately higher on some m40a1s. Does the action sit higher in some stocks or are some HTG stocks made to encase the action more than others(as in bottom metal-to-action distance be the same but some stocks are actually "taller" than others?)- I've seen that with sythetic stocks on Weatherby Vanguards but didn't think this kind of variation would be found with a McMillan unless its something a customer special ordered?
One other thing, I heard a rumor that some(not all) m40a1s built with replacement actions in the 90s had smooth un-knurled ADL style bolt knobs. Is this true? During the time Remignton made smooth bolt handles for adls they still produced all bdls(except mtn rifle bdls) with standard rough bolt handles. Therefore I spec there be no reason why Marines would choose anything other than the standard knurled handle action during this time as they were still available. Again only mtn rifles and adls had the smooth handle for a period and I don't know what serial range these were but I think it was during the mid 90s, maybe earlier as well,(roughly ten years? mid80s to mid90s?). Every other 700(ADL/BDL/MTN/SPS) out of "Big Green" before and since has had the standard rough handle. And I apologize I may have missed it if stated earlier, were the '80s/'90s replacement actions 40xb rather than straight factory 700 actions? I don't recall there ever was a smooth handle 40xb action.
I may have missed this early on in this thread searching, but why do some m40a1s have a "high sit" look than others? The gas vent hole is definately higher on some m40a1s. Does the action sit higher in some stocks or are some HTG stocks made to encase the action more than others(as in bottom metal-to-action distance be the same but some stocks are actually "taller" than others?)- I've seen that with sythetic stocks on Weatherby Vanguards but didn't think this kind of variation would be found with a McMillan unless its something a customer special ordered?
One other thing, I heard a rumor that some(not all) m40a1s built with replacement actions in the 90s had smooth un-knurled ADL style bolt knobs. Is this true? During the time Remignton made smooth bolt handles for adls they still produced all bdls(except mtn rifle bdls) with standard rough bolt handles. Therefore I spec there be no reason why Marines would choose anything other than the standard knurled handle action during this time as they were still available. Again only mtn rifles and adls had the smooth handle for a period and I don't know what serial range these were but I think it was during the mid 90s, maybe earlier as well,(roughly ten years? mid80s to mid90s?). Every other 700(ADL/BDL/MTN/SPS) out of "Big Green" before and since has had the standard rough handle. And I apologize I may have missed it if stated earlier, were the '80s/'90s replacement actions 40xb rather than straight factory 700 actions? I don't recall there ever was a smooth handle 40xb action.