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<blockquote data-quote="coolhandluke" data-source="post: 2662058" data-attributes="member: 13284"><p>MW = muzzle wear</p><p></p><p>TE = throat erosion</p><p></p><p>You would need to purchase or borrow a set of gauges to be able to measure these numbers. The CMP sells MW and TE gauges that can be used on the Garand, but only the MW gauge will work on the 1903. The 1903 & 1903A3 will require a specific TE gauge which you can purchase from Stone Axe if needed. Unfortunately, I learned this the hard way as a newbie by letting a RIA 1903 match rifle go too cheaply in trade for a Garand because the other party (a rangemaster that will go unnamed) used a Garand TE gauge on both rifles and informed me that the chamber was toast even though the muzzle gauged at a 1. I later witnessed the same individual sell said rifle for "what he had in it" which was $300 more than the price we agreed upon and did not mention the chamber so I have a hard time believing that it was an honest mistake.</p><p></p><p>As for the pinned stocks...the earliest A3's featured stock pins in place of recoil bolts as a wartime expediant. In early 1943 the pins were decided to be inferior and production resumed again with recoil bolts installed. It is a general consensus that most of the damage on pinned stocks resulted from using grenade launcher attachments, but there have also been modern day instances that pinned stocks have cracked in the recoil recess area under normal shooting conditions. 1903 stocks are finicky enough as it is and will develop cracks in the recoil recess and tang areas if not properly inletted, with the action seated correctly, and the screws well tightened. IMHO if I could avoid the extra risk by purchasing a stock with recoil bolts I probably would.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="coolhandluke, post: 2662058, member: 13284"] MW = muzzle wear TE = throat erosion You would need to purchase or borrow a set of gauges to be able to measure these numbers. The CMP sells MW and TE gauges that can be used on the Garand, but only the MW gauge will work on the 1903. The 1903 & 1903A3 will require a specific TE gauge which you can purchase from Stone Axe if needed. Unfortunately, I learned this the hard way as a newbie by letting a RIA 1903 match rifle go too cheaply in trade for a Garand because the other party (a rangemaster that will go unnamed) used a Garand TE gauge on both rifles and informed me that the chamber was toast even though the muzzle gauged at a 1. I later witnessed the same individual sell said rifle for "what he had in it" which was $300 more than the price we agreed upon and did not mention the chamber so I have a hard time believing that it was an honest mistake. As for the pinned stocks...the earliest A3's featured stock pins in place of recoil bolts as a wartime expediant. In early 1943 the pins were decided to be inferior and production resumed again with recoil bolts installed. It is a general consensus that most of the damage on pinned stocks resulted from using grenade launcher attachments, but there have also been modern day instances that pinned stocks have cracked in the recoil recess area under normal shooting conditions. 1903 stocks are finicky enough as it is and will develop cracks in the recoil recess and tang areas if not properly inletted, with the action seated correctly, and the screws well tightened. IMHO if I could avoid the extra risk by purchasing a stock with recoil bolts I probably would. [/QUOTE]
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