Alasdair MacDonald

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  1. "For the what its worth topic"; In the early 1970's I was attending a gun show in Sacramento California, when I walked up to a table that had a JSAR for sale. As I admired it an elderly large man came up behind me and exclaimed, "Oh my God!" I asked him if he was familiar with this rifle and he said "yes", "I carried one in the South Pacific for a short time before they took them away from us". I asked him where he was in the Pacific and with whom. He said he was with the First Marines in Bougainville.l I asked him how he liked the rifle and he said all those who had them loved them. Cordially, Alasdair
  2. FYI, for those who are NRA members and receive the "American Rifleman", August edition, on page 55 it shows a nice picture of a JSAR with bayonet. The article is The Guns of Guadalcanal used by the 1st Marine Parachute Battalion. Very nice!
  3. In the book "Shots Fired In Anger" by Lt. Col.John George, He goes into detail of the weapons and ammo the Japanese had and our own issued weapons. He mentions the good and bad points of them all. His main complaint of the M1 Garand was the magazine system. He says you could not "top off" this rifle after you fired a few rounds. Then you either finished the en bloc clip and reloaded or ejected the entire clip. With both situations you are left with an empty rifle. not good in combat. On page 388, second paragraph, he mentions the following: "So far as I know, the Johnson rifle is the only military rifle which meets this specification, and it does so admirably by means of a cleverly designed rotary magazine with a sidegate loading port, independent of the bolt passage. The Johnson can be loaded by a rifleman on the run with one, two, three or any number of rounds up to ten at a time. The individual cartridges are simply thrust through the gate, or five round chargers (Springfield Clips) can be be handily stripped into the magazine. In the field, a Johnson type magazine would eliminate two thirds of the present delay and danger of reloading." The writer must have seen them there as he says he evaluated every weapon listed in his book. He also noted that during his time on Guadalcanal he never saw any M1 carbines although he had heard about them.
  4. Firearms News, June 2018 issue 11 has three photos of Johnson LMGs page 53. Cordially Alasdair Lovely stuff!
  5. Hey Ed, I was at Barnes and Noble today and spotted a copy of the edition you need. I bought it but need an address to send it to you. Maybe you can get my Email from Jim. I have it tubed up in a cardboard tube so just need to know where to send it. All the best, Alasdair
  6. Ed, you pay for nothing, it is my pleasure to provide it for you if you cant get it. All the best, Alasdair
  7. Ed, he is correct, this use to be "Shotgun News." The cover shows the new "Galil ACE pistol from IWI., cordially, Alasdair Also the writer is definitely pro Johnson rifle and products. Shotgun News now Firearms News also has big pages for the photos and information. Let me know if you cant get it and I will copy mine and send it to you, Alasdair
  8. Firearms News, January 2018 issue 2 has a 6 page article with photos on the Johnson rifle and LMGs. Cordially Alasdair
  9. Hey Joe, the stock I got from you, lovely stuff. Fits like a glove. Next phase for me is recommendation for parkerizing if you don't do it. The daddy Winfield will come home to military clothes as was origionally built. Thanks again, Alasdair
  10. Joe: certified check sent this am. Alasdair
  11. OK Brian will send you his email as that is what he gave me. Cordially, Alasdair
  12. When I saw this rifle it was torn down to barrel, magazine tray, receiver and all the wood. Where the selector was, was totally welded and milled perfectly before parked. He said he has all the legal papers for it but that it had to be sold outside of California to conform to the law. The work was very pristine and nice to see. Hey Joseph Scott, I still am in the marked for a complete set of wood for my Winfield sporter to convert back to military. Will pay whatever up front. Cordially, Alasdair
  13. I just got back from a gun show where a man was selling the following for a woman who just had her husband pass away. (estate sale) It is a 1941 Johnson LMG that had been torched in half and rewelded and made to fire semi only. The receiver says full and semi on it but that is only from its previous life. It is complete with all wood and pistol grip , magazine tray and one 25 round magazine. It is only missing the bipod. The gun has been reparked. Serial number is four digit, no prefix. Price $9,000.00 I have the contact information for seller. If anyone buys it, my drool marks can be wiped off. Cordially, Alasdair
  14. That is a big 10-4 rubber duck ArT, Did you see the Johnson 15 minute clip on the JSAR and assault weapon and the light machine gun on the Outdoor Channel.? It was on Wednesday and I believe will re-show it all this week. It was short but it was very good. Love the LMG ripping off rounds. Cordially, Alasdair
  15. Joe, I would like to buy a complete set or partial whatever you have, one set only. Let me know how you want to be paid and where, Cordially Alasdair