jblomenberg16
Grandmaster
IHC's will have a wide front sight compared to the relatively narrow front sights on the other makers of rifles.
As far as the postage stamp, you now know that there are more than one variant of the very rare "Tractor Guns." Next you need an Arrowhead, and then you need to find one with a springfield reciever, as the first several guns were actually built with Springfield parts.
Then you'll want an HRA (also great shooters with LMR barrels) and then you'll want a WWII gun, so will have to get a WRA and some early Springfields. Then you'll spend hours on the internet trying to find all the right parts to make the gun "Correct" even though most were "Incorrect" once they actually went to the field and were used.
The great thing about interchangeable parts is just that...they would come back to the armory, get torn down, and then put back together again with what ever parts were picked up from the parts bin, head spaced, and function checked, then sent back to the field.
So, in reality, the most correct War Time guns are the "Mix-masters" that have parts from both Springfield and WRA, or in later years .Springfield HRA, or IHC.
Enjoy you case of Garand-itis!
As far as the postage stamp, you now know that there are more than one variant of the very rare "Tractor Guns." Next you need an Arrowhead, and then you need to find one with a springfield reciever, as the first several guns were actually built with Springfield parts.
Then you'll want an HRA (also great shooters with LMR barrels) and then you'll want a WWII gun, so will have to get a WRA and some early Springfields. Then you'll spend hours on the internet trying to find all the right parts to make the gun "Correct" even though most were "Incorrect" once they actually went to the field and were used.
The great thing about interchangeable parts is just that...they would come back to the armory, get torn down, and then put back together again with what ever parts were picked up from the parts bin, head spaced, and function checked, then sent back to the field.
So, in reality, the most correct War Time guns are the "Mix-masters" that have parts from both Springfield and WRA, or in later years .Springfield HRA, or IHC.
Enjoy you case of Garand-itis!
