natedog
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Well, my greek rack grade HR M-1 came today from the CMP. The serial number is in the 5.5 million range, and the barrel is dated 8-54. Total time from when I dropped off my order to when the gun was recieved was 9 days. Top service from the CMP. It was $315.95 total, including shipping.
Overall, I'm completly blown away. The stock is a brown with a hit of red. There are a few small dents and one or two small gouges, but thats it, with a circle P cartouche on the grip. The parkerizing is a dark, almost black finish. The only area of very noticable wear is the gas cylinder- a lot of the finish has come off, and silver is shining through (anyone know of a good paint/finish to put on it?) I don't have a TE or MW gauge, so I can't tell how eroded they are- but the bore is bright, with all the rifling sharp. I was expecting a sewer pipe- perhaps I got lucky. Is this a typical rack grade? I'm going to shoot it first, and see how accurate it is, before I decide to send it off for a .308 rebarrel. Heck, .30-06 ammo isn't that much more expensive than .308, and I'd like to keep it original. Oh, and speaking of original: almost all the parts I've found the markings on are HRA, except for the handguard, which is marked PB (Pierto Beretta?)
I took it out of the box (sturdy box, and it came with a manual, sling, and a clip), worked the action some, took some pictures, then dissassembled, and cleaned out the cosmoline. There was a small amount on the internal parts, but not much. Reassembly is a little vague with the CMP provided manual, but I figured it out.
I would have been happy if this had been a $500 service grade- but it was a $300 rack grade! These M-1s won't last forever, so if you're considering one, go for it!
Oh, here's some pics:
Overall, I'm completly blown away. The stock is a brown with a hit of red. There are a few small dents and one or two small gouges, but thats it, with a circle P cartouche on the grip. The parkerizing is a dark, almost black finish. The only area of very noticable wear is the gas cylinder- a lot of the finish has come off, and silver is shining through (anyone know of a good paint/finish to put on it?) I don't have a TE or MW gauge, so I can't tell how eroded they are- but the bore is bright, with all the rifling sharp. I was expecting a sewer pipe- perhaps I got lucky. Is this a typical rack grade? I'm going to shoot it first, and see how accurate it is, before I decide to send it off for a .308 rebarrel. Heck, .30-06 ammo isn't that much more expensive than .308, and I'd like to keep it original. Oh, and speaking of original: almost all the parts I've found the markings on are HRA, except for the handguard, which is marked PB (Pierto Beretta?)
I took it out of the box (sturdy box, and it came with a manual, sling, and a clip), worked the action some, took some pictures, then dissassembled, and cleaned out the cosmoline. There was a small amount on the internal parts, but not much. Reassembly is a little vague with the CMP provided manual, but I figured it out.
I would have been happy if this had been a $500 service grade- but it was a $300 rack grade! These M-1s won't last forever, so if you're considering one, go for it!
Oh, here's some pics:
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