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   Howdy,
New guy.  Presently assembling three shooter carbines (safe & reliable are the priorities) for grandkids.  Two early-ish Inland receivers & one mid/late-90s Springfield Armory commercial receiver.  NOS Winchester & SA barrels gauge 0, another SA is 0.5.  The quest for quality & safety has me (& everyone else) shopping for USGI parts.  I picked up a copy of Riesch's 7th Ed, & it have been very helpful.  Is there a consensus on another reference that takes up post-war production, where Riesch leaves off?  I don't need a full-blown development history so much as production data to help me shop more knowledgeably.

Case in point - I just received some ejector assemblies that I ordered as spares.  The plungers are blue, & the ends are flat, w/o any bevel or radius.  They were advertised as GI, but unless someone can direct me to credible corroboration, I'm presuming they are not.

Super website.  Wish you much success.

Much obliged,
Matt

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tomhorn1913 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Recruit Joined: Jan 29 2016 Location: USA Status: Offline Points: 2	Post Options Post Reply Quote tomhorn1913 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Reference recommendation Posted: Jan 29 2016 at 6:22pm
	Howdy, New guy. Presently assembling three shooter carbines (safe & reliable are the priorities) for grandkids. Two early-ish Inland receivers & one mid/late-90s Springfield Armory commercial receiver. NOS Winchester & SA barrels gauge 0, another SA is 0.5. The quest for quality & safety has me (& everyone else) shopping for USGI parts. I picked up a copy of Riesch's 7th Ed, & it have been very helpful. Is there a consensus on another reference that takes up post-war production, where Riesch leaves off? I don't need a full-blown development history so much as production data to help me shop more knowledgeably. Case in point - I just received some ejector assemblies that I ordered as spares. The plungers are blue, & the ends are flat, w/o any bevel or radius. They were advertised as GI, but unless someone can direct me to credible corroboration, I'm presuming they are not. Super website. Wish you much success. Much obliged, Matt

weimar_police Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List On Point Joined: Jan 01 2016 Location: near Philly Status: Offline Points: 69	Post Options Post Reply Quote weimar_police Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Jan 29 2016 at 6:47pm
	Matt, good luck in building them - usually building anything will cost a lot more than buying full guns That said, I have built up many shooter lugers, but if you have parts, it makes it easier - and also if you are more willing to pay a bit at a time its easier at that time I got a barrel, slide, bolt and some other parts from my grandfather and built my first Inland, should have kept it, but I sold it years ago... Welcome to the forum!
	Edward Tinker ************ Co-Author of Police Lugers 2012 Author of Veteran Bring Backs Vol I / Vol II and Vol III Co-Author of the book Simson Lugers

NewScotlander Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Grunt Advanced Collector Joined: Jan 02 2016 Location: New York Status: Offline Points: 682	Post Options Post Reply Quote NewScotlander Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Jan 29 2016 at 6:58pm
	Get an operating slide that is stamped 7160091 on the bottom. Better reliability.

tomhorn1913 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Recruit Joined: Jan 29 2016 Location: USA Status: Offline Points: 2	Post Options Post Reply Quote tomhorn1913 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Jan 29 2016 at 7:47pm
	Thanks! Yeah, I recognize that I'm paying premium price, but grandkids are worth it. Late parts - round bolts, T5/6 slides, type 2 sights - & in like new condition whenever possible, are all in the recipe. I think I'm right around $1K per unit, but hopefully they'll get years of enjoyment, & component failures will be unheard of. I just need the right reference source to shop for post-war parts, so I don't help deplete the supply of collectors' parts. :) Peace, Matt