Lucky Charms

There’s a nice collection at Shooter’s Outpost in Hookset, NH. There are 3 JSAR’s that look original, complete with bayonets. Also a couple of LMG’s, one of which looks like a ‘44 with a 1941 stock. Also, a magazine bag full of lmg mags. They’re in a nice museum attached to the store. It’s a comprehensive collection of military arms from WW1 to present.

Thanks for the comments. I’ll try reloading the brass and see how it goes. I’ve only reloaded for bolt rifles, so I’m not used to brass looking like that.

I’m having a similar problem. I did replace my old recoil spring (11 1/2”) with a new one. I’m shooting M2 ball equivalent ammo. Replacing the spring didn’t improve the damage to the brass. One thing I noticed, while disassembling the rifle, is that there isn’t a cross bar for the recoil spring tube. It’s held in place by friction where the hole in the stock narrows. Is this normal for sporters? Any specs for how far back to set the tube? The rifle shoots well and functions reliably. I’m concerned about potential damage to the rifle. Also, it would be nice to be able to reload the brass. Thanks!

That is hard to beat! Thanks for the book recommendation. Hopefully there’s another printing, as they’re sold out. I love historical research, and the JSAR is a favorite subject. I’m looking forward to reading new info about it. The JSAR was so forward thinking and practical when it was introduced. I enjoy discovering the logic behind the different features and contemporary thinking of of the 30’s-40’s. In other words, I’m totally geeking out.

Happy to be on here! Thanks ArtR for the production log info. As soon as I can get the time for a complete tear down, I’ll compare the numbers. I’m very curious to see how many are the original parts.

Hi everyone! I recently acquired receiver #6886 (no prefix). I found it as a Standard Winfield; sportier stock w/ thin recoil pad, the Winfield three ring scope mount and sporter barrel. It is in excellent condition with all her parts, no rust and the finish in great shape. The Cranston triangle and Dutch proof marks are present. I finally found some M2 ball and a weaver mount rear peep (which I later discovered was too high) and took a trip to the range. She shot like a dream! Thanks to all of you for the previous discussions about recoil spring condition. After a couple of shots, I examined the brass and noticed some very obvious signs of a weak recoil spring: a deep mark from the ejector and large dent on the side of the case. Well, back into the safe she goes until I can round up a new spring. Sigh. My next project is complete disassembly to record all the numbers on the parts. Also, I’m on my second reading of Mr. Canfield’s Johnson Rifle book. I find Melvin Johnson’s mechanical genius absolutely fascinating and cannot get enough! I’m very excited about joining this forum and am looking forward to many interesting/informative conversations. Cheers!