I had a really good time at the AK Build a couple of weeks ago hosted by Adam & Nicole @ Acme Armament. It was fun to be with a large group of people being guided as to the correct building/drilling/hammering techniques for making AK 47/74s. But I also wanted to work on something on my own and at my own pace. I have collected US WWII rifles for a while now, but I have never "built" one from just loose parts. So I am going to start a new project.
I am building an HRA-IHC Springchester. I am going to use totally mixed parts (pre & post war) from all 4 USGI contractors and create the ultimate mixmaster that even the CMP would be proud of. I figure its going to cost me almost twice as much as just buying another Garand from the CMP, but I already have a bunch of them, so what the hell. I probably have at least half the parts already (collected over the years), including a nice WWII Springfield Armory receiver. I figure that as long as I headspace it properly I should be good to go.
I'll update this thread as I progress.
Ash
I am building an HRA-IHC Springchester. I am going to use totally mixed parts (pre & post war) from all 4 USGI contractors and create the ultimate mixmaster that even the CMP would be proud of. I figure its going to cost me almost twice as much as just buying another Garand from the CMP, but I already have a bunch of them, so what the hell. I probably have at least half the parts already (collected over the years), including a nice WWII Springfield Armory receiver. I figure that as long as I headspace it properly I should be good to go.
I'll update this thread as I progress.
Ash