Hand Guard lighter color?

shoto2758 · Post by **shoto2758** » Wed Mar 21, 2012 5:16 pm

Is this common? I take it as being replaced somewhere along the line.
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Post by **Junk Yard Dog** » Wed Mar 21, 2012 5:20 pm

Yes, it's very common among my refurbs, you have an older stock and a brand new handguard put on during the refurb, with all the cosmoline in that old wood it would never be able to color match the new wood.

etprescottazusa91 · Post by **etprescottazusa91** » Wed Mar 21, 2012 5:39 pm

Handguards often break and get replaced, actually that is not that bad a match. you'll get use to it and at some point not even notice.

MN Fan · Post by **MN Fan** » Wed Mar 21, 2012 5:46 pm

etprescottazusa91 wrote:Handguards often break and get replaced, actually that is not that bad a match. you'll get use to it and at some point not even notice.

Like Earl said, that one's not bad actually. Often, there is a lot of contrast:

Chumlee Bumsnag · Post by **Chumlee Bumsnag** » Wed Mar 21, 2012 8:01 pm

My M-38 has a light one too.

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desdem12 · Post by **desdem12** » Wed Mar 21, 2012 8:25 pm

You have to pay extra these days for the 2 tone look.

Chumlee Bumsnag · Post by **Chumlee Bumsnag** » Fri Mar 23, 2012 12:58 am

It kind of reminds me of some of the older women I saw on the beach during a recent trip to Florida. Nice light blonde on top, dark and gnarly underneath.

BostonMike · Post by **BostonMike** » Fri Mar 23, 2012 5:53 am

I actually swapped the handgaurds on my 91/30s simply because they matched better on the other rifle.

Odds are if they are a refurb it's prib not the original guard anyway.

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Sgt. Rob · Post by **Sgt. Rob** » Fri Mar 23, 2012 6:37 pm

I like the two tone personnally, here is my 1939 Tula...............

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Post by **Junk Yard Dog** » Sat Mar 24, 2012 5:52 am

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