Johnson Rifle and Light Machine Gun Forum Latest Topics

what happened to the Johnson automatics forum?

Tue, 30 Dec 2025 01:49:52 +0000

Does anybody know if this forum will be available again?

https://johnsonautomatics.com/messageboard/index.php

M1941 JSAR Original Barrel Markings

Sun, 08 Feb 2026 15:43:34 +0000

Here's a really good photo of original M1941 Johnson semi-automatic rifle barrel markings. Note the Netherlands Purchasing Commission sword-in-circle acceptance marking. I've noticed that sometimes the barrel component serial numbers match each other and sometimes they don't. Chilean contract 7mm barrels lack the NPC marks and were made in Mexico City. They're simply marked "7mm".

WTS 1941 Johnson Rifle--SOLD

Tue, 30 May 2023 02:33:18 +0000

THIS GUN IS SOLD. I have a Johnson for sale, its been re-blued as far as I can tell, nice looking gun but not original. $7500 is anyone is interested. More pics available.

WTB 1941 Johnson lmg mag support assy

Wed, 19 Nov 2025 19:46:19 +0000

Looking for 1941 lmg mag support assy.

Please lmk if you have one for sale.

Thank you.

BORE

WTB Johnson 1941 lmg parts

Thu, 23 May 2024 01:18:14 +0000

Looking for magazine support assy , bolt / bolt carrier assy , pistol grips .

Please lmk what you got.

Thank you.

BORE

Johnson Rifle Site Bulletin Board

Fri, 17 May 2024 14:51:47 +0000

Hi,

I have been trying to join the Johnson Rifle Site Bulletin Board with no success. Each time I get a notice that I failed to pass the security check. This is the case with my desk top, my wife's desk top, my work desk top, my work lap top and my I phone.

Can anyone offer an idea as to why this happens?

Thanks,

Dan

Johnson LMG on GB

Sun, 09 Jun 2024 18:33:23 +0000

Not my gun https://www.gunbroker.com/item/1051072341

Firing Pin Stop

Mon, 22 Apr 2024 19:35:56 +0000

Hi,

Does anyone know a source for a JSR firing pin stop with or without the retaining clip?

Thanks,

Dan

Wood

Fri, 24 May 2024 16:39:51 +0000

There is a non original replacement stock and hand guard on Ebay for 654.00.

Joe Scott

Sat, 18 May 2024 03:09:13 +0000

Can someone PM me on Joe Scott's contact info?

djemmett_86@msn.com

Thanks,

Dan

M1941 JSAR Video

Tue, 30 Jan 2024 19:15:48 +0000

From Mark Novak. Interesting and informative.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/9uXrWAR6GgE

Record price for M1941 Johnson LMG

Wed, 13 Dec 2023 17:03:38 +0000

A M1941 Johnson Light Machine gun sold at the December 2023 Rock Island Auction for $141,000 shattering the previous record in September 2023 of $68,400. Of course, one auction doesn't set the prevailing market price but it is indicative of the strong demand for a genuine transferable Johnson LMG.

Johnson LMG At Current Auction

Sun, 06 Aug 2023 15:52:31 +0000

Lot Detail - (N) EXTREMELY LOW SERIAL NUMBER "0102" USMC DOCUMENTED CRANSTON ARMS CO. JOHNSON MODEL 1941 LIGHT MACHINE GUN WITH ORIGINAL AMNESTY REGISTRATION PAPERWORK (CURIO & RELIC). (morphyauctions.com)

Johnson LMG mag on GB

Thu, 20 Jul 2023 17:13:54 +0000

Not mine, don't know the seller

https://www.gunbroker.com/item/989231287

M1941 Johnson rifle article

Fri, 21 Jul 2023 15:19:57 +0000

Very readable:

M1941 Johnson Semiauto Rifle, Part 1, History – Practically Shooting

Looking for Joseph Scott contact information

Sun, 21 May 2023 21:14:08 +0000

Hello , everybody.

I am looking for contact information for Mr. Joseph Scott.

Please let me know.

Thank you.

1953 American Rifleman Winfield Arms Corp. Ad

Mon, 13 Feb 2023 01:36:26 +0000

Johnson Pics To Kick Things Off

Mon, 10 Jan 2011 00:00:11 +0000

Thought I could kick things off with pics of my rifles. Note the variations in rear sights between the two.

http://i584.photobucket.com/albums/ss281/wwiifirearms/DSC00087-1.jpg

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http://i584.photobucket.com/albums/ss281/wwiifirearms/DSC00084-1.jpg

http://i584.photobucket.com/albums/ss281/wwiifirearms/DSC00067.jpg

http://i584.photobucket.com/albums/ss281/wwiifirearms/DSC00068.jpg

http://i584.photobucket.com/albums/ss281/wwiifirearms/DSC00069.jpg

http://i584.photobucket.com/albums/ss281/wwiifirearms/DSC00070.jpg

-wwiifirearms

Did I screw up? Almost had a deal on an M1941 Johnson semi

Sun, 12 Sep 2021 09:44:24 +0000

While setup at a local show, a gentleman walked in with an M1941 Johnson rifle. It was refinished, had the wrong but stock and front sight as the gun had been sent out west and sporterized back in the day. The seller was looking for $3,500 and i had no idea if it was a decent price to get it, make it right and flip. Thoughts?

Makin Island

Fri, 15 Jul 2022 20:23:29 +0000

Just watched what I hesitate to call a documentary about the Marine Raiders Makin Island raid. The narrator talked about the firepower advantage that the Marines had with their semi-automatic M1 Garand rifles vs. the Japanese 6.5mm bolt-actions.

Nothing lends credibility quite like painstaking attention to detail

American Rifleman M1941 Article

Sun, 26 Jun 2022 16:20:01 +0000

The Model Of 1941 Johnson Rifle In Marine Service | An Official Journal Of The NRA (americanrifleman.org)

Have one, in original almost new condition. It works very well. It's probably a mistake to try to compare the M1941 to the M1 Garand since the only characteristics the guns share are their semi-automatic nature and the use of the Caliber .30 M2 cartridge.

The example that I own has proven to be both accurate and reliable. The ability to load the M1941's magazine with five-round stripper clips or single rounds is a real advantage. Whie the rifle has a last round bolt hold-open feature, it's far easier to load the magazine with the bolt forward. For this reason, M1941 equipped Marines often removed and discarded the hold-open mechanism.

Since the gun is recoil operated, cleaning is a breeze. You just remove the barrel in a ten second operation and clean the bore and chamber. The rest is a wipe down since unlike gas operated rifles, there's no powder residue left in the action after firing. While the rifle can be disassembled, there is really no valid reason to do so. Disassembly leaves you with small parts which could be easily lost in a field situation. Assembly is not intuitive.

The sling and scabbard in the pics are repros.

Stripper clips used in reloading the '41 LMG mag

Sun, 16 Jan 2022 20:44:13 +0000

The Johnson M1941 LMG requires mag reload .30-06 stripper clips manufactured with side nibs correctly positioned and projecting sufficiently to stop the stripper against the guide lips so it doesn't move into the feedway along with the cartridges when they are pressed into the port. Strippers that do not have correctly positioned nibs will follow the cartridges into the mag when the rounds are press into the feedway and mag.
From pics in Canfield's Johnson book, the strippers appear to have two nibs on each side and each placed the correct distance back of the ends to appropriately stop the stripper from going into the feedway.

Does anyone have a few of theses they'd sell to me or a source for them?

DROR Parts.

Wed, 25 Oct 2017 21:09:35 +0000

I have some misc. DROR parts for sale. Type 1 and type 2 Some parts are interchangeable with the Johnson. E mail if you are in need of a specific part.

Johnson LMGs from Winchester/Cody Collection

Mon, 27 Oct 2014 17:36:07 +0000

A number of years ago the Buffalo Bill Cody Museum auctioned off a number of "modern" weapons -- those not fitting in with the "western" theme of the collection. These weapons were from the Winchester collection. I believe that a number of class III weapons were purchased by R.J. Perry, notably a number of Johnson l.m.g.s including some very rare models -- the M1945, possibly the "T" series of belt-fed Johnson machine guns, etc. These were offered in a R.J. Perry catalog. I've been trying to find this catalog -- or someone willing to copy for me the pages that have the Johnsons for sale. Does anyone have this catalog and would they be willing to copy it for me? I can't afford a great deal, but will compensate for the copying and mailing costs. (or better yet, scan it -- maybe post it here. . .) Note, that R.J. Perry was offering these guns is to the best of my recollection -- might have been another Class III dealer.

Johnson Barrel Fixture

Sat, 02 Jul 2016 00:34:44 +0000

Many years ago I was building new Johnson barrels for Mil-Tech in California. I used .30 barrel blanks and some new Springfield 03A3 barrels supplied by Mil-Tech. The 4 attached parts were from used Johnson barrels. In order to attach these parts in perfect alignment I built a fixture (jig) to hold these parts on the barrel while I drilled and reamed them for taper pins. I still have the fixture and would sell it for a reasonable price if anybody wants to get into the Johnson barreling business. Have a few parts but not many. I can supply pictures via email but "PLEASE" only to those really interested in buying it. Thanks