Gun Talk Radio 5/8/11

Gun Talk Radio ^ | 5/8/11 | Tom Gresham

[davetex]

Useful info here for you Yorlik. Interesting reading about the old universal company.

http://www.m1carbinesinc.com/carbine_universal.html

[smokingfrog]

Hi dave.

What kind of M1 do you have?

[mylife]

The only thing I have ever replaced on my universal was that set screw

25c

[musicman]

Less Than $13k To Go!!
Just A Reminder
Please Don't Forget
To Donate To FR

[50cal Smokepole]

So, did you ever get that Firefield scope on your AR sighted in?

[Blue Collar Christian]

Ruger 1911?

[davetex]

Hey Frog it's a Universal. I've only put about 20 rounds through it since I got last year. I've spent more time polishing and cleaning and making it look brand new. I don't think it was ever used very much at all.

[smokingfrog]

nice!

[mylife]

I think it is amazing that even guns that aren’t highly regarded have tripled in and quadrupled in price

I see Universals selling for $450 all day long now.
My old universal is a tack driver.

Century arms CETMES got a bad rap because they parkerized the Bolt, God only knows why. Then people complained of sand in the works, Duhh! Knock the grit off with a greenie pad and oil it.

I picked up 2 for $350 each. They whack a gong at 400 yards just fine and never jam

They are still under valued at the current price of $599

[mylife]

Nope.

Was gonna go yesterday but stuff got in the way.

You sight yours yet?

[mylife]

Oh and the Firefield scope is on an HK93 clone

[mylife]

Yup. Enter the contest to win it here

[mylife]

I get this odd feeling you have a bad range report.

[davetex]

That picture was from the add the guy put online. It’s mucho purtier now, with a GI sling plus oiler, and some new mags.

And several hours of just cleaning and polishing.

[50cal Smokepole]

Tried to today. Perfect range conditions. Ended up chasing holes on the paper. Do yourself a favor and pull that scope off, get a can of brake cleaner and a tube of Loctite #243. The friggin’ base screws are loose! The SHCS (you'll need a 4mm hex wrench) only engage the scope body by three threads, so let the Loctite do the work and don't over torque. Apply Loctite to the mating surfaces also.

[50cal Smokepole]

No shiite.
Had the ol’ Intelligence Selector spring loaded to the Stoopid position.

[mylife]

Mine is very accurate.

Ive been meaning to pick up a set of the twin recoil springs for spares but if they haven’t worn out in 29 years I suppose they wont wear out tomorrow

[davetex]

Hey 50, we live and learn. There’s been a couple of times while working on guns in my garage that I refer to it as Camp Stupid or FOB Numbnuts!! More so when a spring hits the cieling!!

[50cal Smokepole]

It still torques me off. Dang it, I should know better.

[mylife]

I’m using claw mount HK style mount.

So you never got to exercise the scope?

Sigh, I am sorry you had a frustrating day. I hope the optics are OK.

A lot of the mounting hardware nowadays is just tin ****

Mine seems rock solid. I never even had to put in those screws. It was predone.

I just screwed down the thumb screws