GSSF is a CMP affiliated club, $35 annual fee, $25 to renew
Starting the second year you get to purchase 1 Glock at blue label price(+$26) every year.
http://gssfonline.com/registration.cfm
Have you read about the early 1903 rifles with possible heat treatment issues?
http://m1903.com/03rcvrfail/
Very rare and if you load your own ammo on the light side probably not an issue.
Very nice rifle!
Here's a Marlin 1894 Rifle that I did a complete strip and refinish.
https://www.theoutdoorstrader.com/threads/first-stock-refinish-marlin-1894.967627/
This method of refinishing allows spot repair, if ever scratched, using oil sanding, any type of finish that hardens requires complete stripping.
I have done a bunch of stocks using only BLO. If you are trying to save the 100 yr old redish color, do not strip, if you are trying to save the cartouches do not sand over them. BLO turns a deep red the older it gets.
watch these videos for stripping, sand finish, and final finishing with...
Vintage Military Rifle Matches, Floyd County Wildlife Association, March 17th(3rd Sat every month)
http://bullseyeshooters.weebly.com/
CMP Sanctioned 35-shot GSM format, 2 matches shot, first match $20, second match $10
Same gun, or different gun for second match.
CMP Rifle Categories...
Contact Steve Edwards @nsussf "The Garand Master", he can build it to any specs you want and it will be the most accurate that it can be.
Search his name and see all the guys on here that have Steve to thank for great shooting rifles.
Keep us up to date with the project, post before and after...
check out White Oak and Compass Lake also.
I just picked-up a White Oak A2 upper with 1/4moa sights, I'm going to put my match barrel on it when I replace it at 4000 rounds.
One of the best M1 Garand Gunsmiths is about an hour from Atlanta over in Buchanan GA.
Steve Edwards, he was an apprentice under Hook Boutin. He also works on the M-14/M1A.
Steve will go through your rifle and make it as accurate as possible. He will also insure the rifle is CMP Compliant.
You can just show up and register the day of the match.
I'm loading as we speak for the RBGC matches this weekend.
-- NRA High Power 800agg Across the Coarse (XTC) match on Saturday
-- NRA High Power Mid-Range 3x600 (60 shoots from 600 yrds) on Sunday
I will miss the Vintage match as I will...
The Garand Collectors Association(GCA) is hosting their Annual Members Meeting & Rifle Matches
Sept 24-25 at the Talladega Marksmanship Park
http://thegca.org/gca-members-meeting-september-24-25-2016-cmps-talladega-marksmanship-park/
Match Info...
Will you be shooting it in CMP Garand matches? If so, have your rifle accurized by Steve Edwards in Buchanan GA. He charges around a hundred bucks. He specializes in Garands & M14/M1A's. LM me for contact info if you interested.
I have a M1917 with a front sight out-of-alignment. It is visually canted to the right which causes the rifle to shoot left (2 inches at 25yds).
I'm not familiar with how this sight is mounted or how to adjust.
Any recommendations on someone that could fix this in the...