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From: bbx!bbx.basis.com!russ@unmvax.cs.unm.edu (Russ Kepler)
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Subject: Re: The RAPE of an M1A1 - Opinions?
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Date: 24 Jun 91 22:58:18 GMT
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In article <35918@mimsy.umd.edu> emory!rsiatl!jgd@gatech.edu (John G. DeArmond) writes:
#I have the opinion of my gunsmith and I of course, have my opinion as a 
#competitor but neither of us have the background to know what the
#accepted military practice for this weapon would be.  Is there a mil-spec
#on the gun? (obvious answer) And what is the mil-spec on the parkerization
#process.
#
#Any help would be appreciated.  My baby's been raped and I'm out for 
#blood!

John and I have exchanged email on this, and I chatter with the New
Mexico state team armorer, and we've come to the conclusion that the
best method would be to send it to Springfield for evaluation.  As
they put it together, they can match serial numbers and confirm the
the original match grade, the nature of the damage done and the
expected costs to put it right.  It'd be hard to argue in small claims
court with the folks who make the rifle.

After Springfield makes the evaluation there are a number of smiths
that can do as good or better job than Springfield, IMHO.

It's a shame that this "Ed's" or whatever won't make good on their
work.  I do a lot of business with a local outfit that *always* makes
good.  From him I once bought an AR that failed to properly feed, and
he made it good.  It took 3 trips and 2 smiths, and I later found that
it had cost more in work (new bolt, bolt carrier, recoil mechanics,
etc) than I had paid for the piece.  But he always "makes good".  It's
worth a bit to support a guy with that attitude.

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