Hi,
Last Saturday, I picked up an M1 barrel dated 6-43 at the Lima, Ohio show. I did not have any gauges with me. The seller claimed it had an ME of 1.5 - 2.0. The bore looked pretty dark. WTH, I bought it any way. The Parkerized finish seemed not to have anything beyond some shelf wear.
When I got it home, the first thing I did was to get my gauge and check it. 0.0! Next was to run a clean patch through it and look through it again. Other than the lint shoved out of it, it is like brand new! Even the TE is like new.
It could be a reject for some reason, or a replacement that someone picked up when the Government released a lot of this stuff. I don't see any evidence that it was ever on a receiver.
Where can I find a receiver for it with numbers between 1,629,566 - 1,710,011? The last trip to the CMP showed some pretty beat up and rusted out receivers.
Regards,
Richard