JHank
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Post by JHank on Feb 16, 2012 22:28:37 GMT -5
Hey y'all!
For those of you that don't know, I spend time as a vehicle volunteer/WWII reenactor for the First Division Museum at Cantigny in Wheaton, Illinois. Recently, I just bought a busted Marushin M1 Garand for use as a prop at displays.
What really hooked me was it's ability to eject the en-bloc like the real rifle, which is something we are constantly asked about, but can not really show (we don't bring live firearms off-site). That being said, the en-bloc it comes with is plastic, and from what I understand, it doesn't really get the same "ping" as a metal en-bloc.
What I'm wondering is if anyone's tried using a real-steel en-bloc with the Marushin M1 (simply to eject the clip, not to actually fire), or if I'm going to have to drop a bunch of money on an actual Marushin metal en-bloc (assuming I can even find one)?
Thanks!
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2nd Bat
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Post by 2nd Bat on Feb 19, 2012 19:22:31 GMT -5
The clip for the Marushin M1 is an approximation of the actual enblock clip and not the same exact size and shape. Hence an actual clip will not work. Marushin does make metal ones as well as the more common plastic ones but neither will sound just like the actual enblock clip popping out.
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Post by volkssturm on Feb 19, 2012 22:24:44 GMT -5
Just a thought. Maybe you could find a deactivated M1 drill rifle and fix it to pop the clip out. Haven't ever looked for one myself, so I have no idea how much one would cost, if you could find one.
I remember long long ago our college drill team used deactivated Springfields. The barrels were plugged, the firing pin clipped off and the firing pin hole welded up, so their only utility as weapon would be as a club. ;D
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JHank
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Post by JHank on Feb 20, 2012 11:28:01 GMT -5
Thanks for the info!
The goal is not to get the same ping, necessarily, but something other than the plastic. I guess I'll try to hunt down a metal mag.
As for deactivated rifles, we actually have a few at the museum, but the bolts are welded and the recievers cut as part of the deactivation process.
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