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Great point. Do you know if they rewatted it, would it then require the marking? If so, one could have a 100% original OEM gun, with a marking (thus mfg) other than the original and yet the gun is 100% original. Am I missing something?

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Well, nice post and welcome! I do believe you are correct in that the Swedish "Green" may have evolved over the years, however one way to see an original finish is to purchase some parts, or a parts kit and they most often retain the original color. Another way, and one that I chose to follow was to contact Stan's son, John Andrewski. He and his dad built the original Wilson tube guns (200) and he has a ton of experience in this arena. That being said, the M45B: 1954, Swedish Green paint over gray, full auto only, riveted magazine well, V2 receiver end cap (reinforced), smaller hole shroud, was green and John finishes most of his "re-do's" in a Green that is as close to the original as possible. Nice looking gun and welcome again!

I wonder if anyone knows how many of the OEM M76's were lost in the twin towers collapse? I had heard that the NYPD stored several thousands of them there....

NFA amnesty is correct. The upper receiver is not OEM. Nothing wrong with that though.

Spot on.

I'm having issues sourcing M79 (40mm) sponge (i.e. crowd control) rounds. Seems like everyone is now limiting to LE sales. Any help out there?

Figured as much. Thanks.

I did not think these guns were "parkerized" when manufactured? Am I missing something?

I agree, this is what I was thinking... just like the K.

Note that if you use Boland Production .38 short blanks, they fit nicely into the plastic M781 casings and with a touch of Elmers glue, will function with excellence. If you use military blanks, you'll have to press them into the casings BEFORE you assemble the round. I've found that there is no material difference in the performance of the round by using Boland products. Don't forget, use full power for the M781 and 1/2 power blanks for sponge rounds.

So my read on this is that the ruling only impacts the plantiffs, so the current ATF rules regarding SBR and cans registration is still applicable.

So I have a SA Factory Select Fire M14 and several FA parts kits (extras, just in case) and pulled the kits. They both came with the selector lock, which replaces the selector switch and spring and pins into place for semi-auto conversions. This is how the issued M14 (semi-auto only ) would have been issued i.e. without the selector switch and spring. For the CMP guns, that won't work as all one would have to do is remove the lock and install a spring and selector switch. Looking at the gun more carefully, the solution and what will most likely happen is that the FA parts lug will be milled off and all FA parts removed. without the lug which houses all the key FA parts, the gun is semi only.

And the decision is?

Let's face it, the gun is a gem. Works every time and kills you as dead as anything else.