Goodbye_Charlie

Just a comment - I have an early numbered JSAR )2300's) without laminated cheeks - when I first saw them I thought they were armoury re-work but finally figured through this site that they are factory. It would be a great piece of history to figure out when this happened in production - I'm assuming 1942.

Greetings, Do you have any JSAR barrels? Would you ship to Canada? Thanks

OK -Ryche -I'd say you were BS'ing me if I don't know you as the upstanding member of JSAR that I've seen - How the eff did ia JSAr get to Afghanistan? Mitch - you are probably too right - expect a flood of "documented" Afghanistan JSAR's...

Hey, I had a post on something similar, but it probably got copied as a backup and deleted from this forum. On my JSAR, on the bottom of the pistol grip is a number of dots made with a punch - it looks like it reads "0" over "37" - no idea what it means and it's far too sloppy to be the mark of an armourer.

Beautiful job! I get what you mean with the marks, you wonder were it's been laid, where it was dropped, what marks are from action... I hated refinishing my stock and was super careful (especially after buying my Ross rifle and some dumb-ass sanding all the serial numbers and stampings off of it)... Nice to see your handi-work!

Thanks Sledge101 & Joseph!!! And yes - I keep reading about Joseph's excellent skills and dedication to quality which is why I thought this might be a great topic! Joseph - no pressure, I'm sure you're itching to get back at your tools, but good health and family come first.

I was just readng some of the comments in the "New Stocks Available" topic and I have to admit that I'm disapointed (but not surprised) that Joseph can't ship a new stock and barrel to the great white north... Since I can't personally enjoy the benefits of Joseph's skills, I was wondering if anyone else was interested in posting a photo or two of their JSAR fitted with a new stock or barrel from Mr. Scott? If you don't want to post a photo, maybe you can just let everyone know how your project turned out? Thanks

Everyone make it through the "Winter Vortex" OK? No major problems in Niagara. Buffalo got hit hard and Toronto had 300,000 people without power for days. One of the falls at Niagara froze as well http://www.niagarafallsreview.ca/2014/01/10/niagara-falls-photo-goes-viral

I couldn't wait - I tweeked the rail spacing for a final time and I snuck out to the range today between errands and family stuff. I shot over 60 rounds without any problems with the latch. Thanks everyone for your advice and interest!

Thanks Joseph - I should really find a copy of the book... Alan, I bought a Ross 1910 from CS and was really pleased - a few minor issues but the metalwork was like-new. They stuck it in the mail and Canada Post sent it to the wrong depot, I had to run around to different Shoppers Drug Marts to find it and then I had to convince the girl behind the counter that the "tall box in the corner" was likely my missing package. Anyways, I beleive I'm the only owner in Niagara but I think there was one more out your way. If you search the forum for "Canada" or "Ontrio" you can probably narrow it down. The first time I took it to the Silverdale Range most of the regulars knew what it was but had never seen one in person. It was like being the kid with the best toy so I let everyone fire a few rounds until I hit the problem with the Barrel Latch.

Hey Alan, Nice buy! You definately do not see anything Johnson up here especially parts. The last one I saw for sale was at Collector's Source in Acton about two years ago, I don't remember the price but I think it was $3500. Mine has no prefix as well and I wish I knew more about how they came to the Great White North?

Hi Elmer, As a fairly new person myself I can vouch that everyone here has been very generous with their knowledge (and patience). If you want to post pictures in a reply like this, look for the button in the lower right that says "More Reply Options". That should open a new screen. In the lower left corner you should see two Browse buttons and a paper clip next to Attach Files You can use them to browse to photos or documents on your computer and attach them to your post. For myself - I've had some problems with this working so sometimes I have to edit a post and re-attach a photo. For example the picture below took 5 tries to get it to attach - but it could be just my browser or the connection.

Hi Ryche, I adjusted the gap like Joseph suggested and it seems to latch more solidly, however I think I was over cautious and Im thinking that I should adjust it a bit more before I test it. I should have time to get to the range this next week and will post results as soon as I can. I'm already losing sleep over it, but this weekend is our Thanksgiving so I have to work around the family schedule :-|

Sorry for the delay in replying - I wanted to get some pics. I think Joseph is right, that the rails are spread. When the latch is shut there is 10-15 thou of space which seems excessive. The first photo shows how much play there is when the latch is held tightly to one side. The second picture shows the latch button, which seems to have nice square sides but is depressed a bit. The latch seems to be in fine shape, the spring has firm resistance, the latch doesn't pop out when I cycle by hand. just when firing. The problem appeared the first time I took the rifle to the range after shooting about 30 rounds. So I think my best bet is to thouroughly clean the latch button and close the rail gap slightly. If that doesn't work, I may be in the market for a new latch. Thanks for the guidance! I'll try to get out and test it again in the next couple of weeks when I can get to the range.

As far as I know/can tell, everything is original. All the numbers match the list Ed sent me - except the barrel, which is off by one digit and I think is likely a typo.