Dutch2

Great job !! Maybe we can get together to the range and shoot each others for comparison, that would be great. Easy enough to switch barrels, I'll even let you try my .308 barrel.

That's just one of the reasons I only use hand loads in all my vintage guns, hand guns as well as long guns, especially anything semi auto, and it a lot of fun being able to tune the load to your gun.

I checked the screws in the fore end, they are common 8/32 threads, so you should be able to source them locally.

I have the Lyman reloading manual as well, but last year I also bought the latest Hornady and lo and behold, it even has a few pages for reloading for the M!-Garand

I took mine apart for comparison, the tail of the spring protrudes from the disc just a small amount and is bent inward, and since it is in the groove it slides right into the hole leaving the disc flat against the housing. I measured my spring, which I got from Numrich years ago since the one the rifle came with did not look that great. length : 18 mm, wire diam. 0.7 mm , 4 windings., sorry for the metric measurements, I'm from Holland and grew up with the metric system. Another thing that comes to mind, is the retaining collar in the back present and not binding, also in the very back where the firing pin protrudes there is a pivot point for the extension that goes to the main spring, on mine that pivot pin seems to have a relief in it to allow the firing pin to go through it, mine ends up in the wrong place sometimes seeing through the opening you can see the obstruction, swiveling the extension a few times the pin turns and the hole is clear and the firing pin can be inserted. Putting both halves of the bolt together, the firing pin spring keeps the firing pin retracted until pushed forward, so there you have a few things to check, hope that helps. I'll leave mine broken down so if you need any more info just let me know. Best regards, Herman

As for all my guns, I handload for all of them, for the SVT40 i pull the bullets and dump the powder from milsurp ammo and use them in PRVI brass cases, I never shoot corrosive ammo in any of my semi's, hate having to take the gas system for cleaning. The SVT40 does leave a small dimple in the side of the case, but it gets fireformed at the next .firing, so no big deal. On the Llungman I just finished making a gas adjusting screw, looks promising but needs a bit more time at the range to be perfect, i do make sure to keep my fingers out of that action, only load it with stripper clips but only with the safety on!

Fascinating report, thank you ! It's too bad that politics got in the way, The Johnson would have been a great choice besides the Garand I own and shoot both, the Johnson always attracts a lot of attention at the range, mine especially since I usually bring both barrels, first I shoot the 7.62x51 barrel, than show the guys how easy it is to switch barrels and continue with the 30-06

Since the JSAR was used in the South Pacific with lots of rain and a hot climate, I always wondered how well they lasted with all that heat and humidity, especially the main spring and tube inside the butt, one would think that water would get in there and had to be cleaned and oiled frequently.

Maybe the 7700 number was stamped in by a pilot or air traffic controller. 7700 happens to be the emergency transponder code on an airplane.

Too bad that didn't work out, maybe try silver solder instead of brazing if you are brave enough to build another one. Glad you found one on ebay,looks good now

It looks that where the inletting for the butt plate was at the top someone cut a triangular piece out and clued in a piece of wood. The inletting for the original butt plate will have to be redone, I did it on my Winfield after a lot of practicing on scrap pieces of wood, turned out OK.

No, it's the pin that holds the front of the magazine to the action. It is very much like the rear cross pin,has a tab on it that slips under locking spring to keep it from falling out,both items should be visible in the wood-cut out in front of the magazine,

I've noticed that the front take down pin and retaining clip are missing

For cleaning I use brake clean in spray cans, do it in well ventilated area though. All my fire arms I lubricate with Swiss "Automatenfett",it contains moly and stays put

Apparently some of the marines that used them in the South Pacific filed the sight and turned it into a V notch