jrfoxx
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My CMP service grade Saginaw S.G. M1 Carbine arrived yesterday! Once again, CMP comes through with a great gun, at a great price. The finish is perfect except a tiny bit of wear at the very end of the barrel, which looks like a little wear from a bayo.The wood is great, except a few dings that I could probably steam out easily, but I plan to leave them. For a WWII issue rifle, I think they add to it's character. All I have done to it was clean off some cosmoline/grease/grunge with a pot of boiling water and light scrubbing, then put a thin coat of lemon oil and beeswax wood preservative on it.Metal was just cleaned and lubed. I'm VERY happy!
I have been wanting an M1 Carbine for a while, but held out for the Saginaw one, as my dad was an engineer at Saginaw Steering Gear for 33 years before retiring.He was transferred there when I was 2, and I lived in Saginaw for the next 24 years, so this all adds something a little extra special and neat to an already cool rifle. I'm quite pleased with the condition for only $600 shipped. What a deal, IMHO.
Also amazed at how light and handy it is. For wood and steel, its lighter than my 16" M4, and just as handy!.Very cool guns. I see the appeal, and havent even fired it yet! Ammo, stock mag pouch, mag, and sling are already on thier way.Yippeee!
Saginaw S.G. M1 Carbine (Saginaw, not that Grand Rapids junk
) looks to have been made in late '43 based on the serial number (Cant tell from the barrel markings, as it has a '43 Underwod barrel. I gather SG used all sorts of other makers barrels at times as a line/prodction "cleanup" measure,even though they made thier own too.)
I have been wanting an M1 Carbine for a while, but held out for the Saginaw one, as my dad was an engineer at Saginaw Steering Gear for 33 years before retiring.He was transferred there when I was 2, and I lived in Saginaw for the next 24 years, so this all adds something a little extra special and neat to an already cool rifle. I'm quite pleased with the condition for only $600 shipped. What a deal, IMHO.
Also amazed at how light and handy it is. For wood and steel, its lighter than my 16" M4, and just as handy!.Very cool guns. I see the appeal, and havent even fired it yet! Ammo, stock mag pouch, mag, and sling are already on thier way.Yippeee!
Saginaw S.G. M1 Carbine (Saginaw, not that Grand Rapids junk
) looks to have been made in late '43 based on the serial number (Cant tell from the barrel markings, as it has a '43 Underwod barrel. I gather SG used all sorts of other makers barrels at times as a line/prodction "cleanup" measure,even though they made thier own too.)
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