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finally found a way to post some pics... hosting site, and tinyurl
Uberti .357 derringer marketed as Intercontinental Arms Inc. Maverick .357 mag
got it cheap cuz it needs reblue help
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Israeli Arms Industries IAI M1 30 Carbine
looks virtually unfired.
has nothing to do with Israel, was built and sold ~ 1998-2002 from
somplace in Texas. Recievers were cast in different places, mostly
in Spain, and the barrels came from Green Mountain.
The American Rifleman January 2001 p.74-75 (authored in 2000) provides a basic review of the IAI M1 Carbine and indicates it was manufactured in Houston by IAI. The receiver was made from investment cast 4140 steel and most parts were manufactured domestically. IAI manufactured parts for the gas system, rear sight assembly, and a number of pins and springs. IAI was planning to manufacture their own trigger housings, bolts, and produce a version in ".22 Carbine (5.7mm Johnson)". The model provided to the magazine for testing had a WWII GI trigger housing and bolt.
According to the author, operation of the carbine was the same as the original U.S. GI carbines and all parts are interchangeable. IAI finish-machined the receiver, barrel, and operating rod. The chamber of the barrel was manufactured slightly tighter than the original GI carbines, and the testing done for the article revealed the IAI carbine provided groups of 2" to 2 1/2" at 50 yards, compared to the GI carbine's 3" to 5" with the same ammunition fired under the same conditions. The IAI M1 Carbine was available in three configurations at the time this article was published.
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Wanted a 7 1/2 inch Model P replica, but ended up with this, 12 inch
roll engraved Pieta, am much happier! Changed out black plastic grips for wood.
pics will follow.
I will take roll engraving any day - Roll engraving looks really good to my eye.
As a foreign Euro guy said couple years ago, the laser engraved actually does looks quite bad.
more later
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