Hello, My Name is Don and I'm a Carbinoholic
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Topic: Hello, My Name is Don and I'm a Carbinoholic
Posted By: DonFlynn
Subject: Hello, My Name is Don and I'm a Carbinoholic
Date Posted: Mar 25 2022 at 6:53pm
https://public.fotki.com/Don-Flynn/fa-m1-paratrooper/dsc-0009-jpg.html" rel="nofollow"> https://public.fotki.com/Don-Flynn/fa-m1-paratrooper/dsc-0010-jpg.html" rel="nofollow">  "New" (used) Fulton Armory M1a1 Carbine I bought off of Gunbroker last week for 1k less than a new one. I would say if this has 300 rounds on it I'll eat the stock. https://public.fotki.com/Don-Flynn/fa-m1-paratrooper/dsc-0001-jpg.html" rel="nofollow">  https://public.fotki.com/Don-Flynn/fa-m1-paratrooper/dsc-0002-jpg.html" rel="nofollow">  Inland trigger housing, can't tell the rest but I figure USGI https://public.fotki.com/Don-Flynn/fa-m1-paratrooper/dsc-0003-jpg.html" rel="nofollow">  Practically no wear on the hammer. https://public.fotki.com/Don-Flynn/fa-m1-paratrooper/dsc-0004-jpg.html" rel="nofollow">  https://public.fotki.com/Don-Flynn/fa-m1-paratrooper/dsc-0005-jpg.html" rel="nofollow">  Rockola slide https://public.fotki.com/Don-Flynn/fa-m1-paratrooper/dsc-0006-jpg.html" rel="nofollow">  FA bolt, very little wear IMO https://public.fotki.com/Don-Flynn/fa-m1-paratrooper/dsc-0007-jpg.html" rel="nofollow">  Standard Criterion USGI spec barrel with a manufacture data of 08/12. The serial number on this is under 200 so I would expect it's one of their early production Carbines. https://public.fotki.com/Don-Flynn/fa-m1-paratrooper/dsc-0008-jpg.html" rel="nofollow">  The only "issue" if you can call it that is the screw for the barrel band wasn't preened. I could either do that myself or I'm thinking of getting a Type 2 band to replace it, I'll decide down the road. I decided since I can't make the range for at least a week to hit the stock with a couple coats BLO, it's in the drying 1st coat stage now
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Posted By: W5USMC
Date Posted: Mar 25 2022 at 7:04pm
Nice Don, but I think that you may be a Fultonoholic.  Looking forward to hearing how it shoots. ------------- Wayne USMC Retired NRA Life Member |
Posted By: DonFlynn
Date Posted: Mar 25 2022 at 7:15pm
That too I know they've gotten alot of my gun fund the past few years. They still have "Bubba" my last USGI Carbine in for a repark...... https://public.fotki.com/Don-Flynn/sporter-m1-carbine/dsc-0004-jpg.html" rel="nofollow">  |
W5USMC wrote:Posted By: GotSnlB28
Date Posted: Mar 25 2022 at 9:03pm
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Nice and crisp! I wouldn't worry about peening the screw. It may save you from stripping threads out if you get distracted and don't have your mind on what you're doing. Ask me how I know  (it was just a post war type 3, nothing valuable was harmed).
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Posted By: DonFlynn
Date Posted: Mar 25 2022 at 9:26pm
It was just strange that it came like that. I'd gotten a Type 2 from Fulton for my Plainfield a couple years ago that wasn't preened either but that didn't bother me. I've spent the past hour playing musical stocks while I soak the Para stock in BLO. I want to give it a few coats then let it dry a couple days but it was bugging me not having the newest one in a stock. I swapped a M2 style birch stock over to it while I mess with the Para, and I'll swap them back when done. Took that long because I didn't want to "let" any wood on a couple stocks and forgot I had the extra birch stock.
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Posted By: Rebel92
Date Posted: Mar 25 2022 at 9:45pm
| sho is pretty. Carbineaholic is real. They are the only guns I look for now. Got 3 so far. |
Posted By: adam lee
Date Posted: Mar 26 2022 at 6:16pm
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That's certainly a nice score. A Fulton-based commercial carbine is something I've got on my watch list, too. Did you say a Rock-Ola slide? That's what I love about the M1 carbines and M1 Garands - the extremely diverse range of possible contracted parts. Thanks for sharing the photos. Adam Lee ------------- Yesterday, it worked. Today it is not working. Windows is like that. |
Posted By: New2brass
Date Posted: Mar 27 2022 at 9:12am
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your lucky I was not home when that auction was ending. Good grab ------------- http://www.uscarbinecal30.com/forum/club-assistance-saginaw-receivers_topic4716.html" rel="nofollow - Club Survey Saginaw Receivers |