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From: cmort@NCoast.ORG (Christopher Morton)
Newsgroups: rec.guns
Subject: Re: The RAPE of an M1A1 - Opinions?
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Date: 23 Jun 91 20:00:24 GMT
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As quoted from <35918@mimsy.umd.edu> by emory!Dixie.Com!jgd@gatech.edu (John G. DeArmond):

# 
# Since 1982 I have owned a match grade M1A1 that I had custom
# built by  Springfield Armory.  Recently I had a house fire and
# this weapon was slightly rust damaged by smoke.  I took the gun
# to who I had heard was a good gunsmith (Ed's Gun and Tackle in
# Marietta for local folks) to have it re-parkerized and cleaned
# up.  They have in my opinion destroyed the gun. I'll outline the
# damage in a moment.  I've taken the gun to a military weapons
# specialist who is trying to salvage it.  Meanwhile it looks like
# things will get nasty with Ed's as he refuses to acknowledge
# that they did anything wrong. 
 
I'll have the moderator of FidoNet FIREARMS look at this.  He builds M1As from
time to time.  I hope it doesn't kill him.... 

If somebody actually did this, they should have their FFL taken away and be
made an indentured servant to Howard Metzenbaum.  I wouldn't expect THAT degree
of incompetance and customer contempt even in Cleveland! 
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Christopher Morton
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