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Posted: 1/30/2013 12:53:27 AM EDT
Is this what the letter looks like? The one you pay $100 for?
if so, for $100, they should know how to spell MATTE. also, did they make SP1s w/ the fiberlite material? i always thought all the SP1 carbines had the vinyl acetate coated stocks. |
| They could have just run out of one type and had another one handy. My Springfield Armory M1A Standard I got last month had a National Match front site on it. The National Match stuff is an upgrade. It shouldn't have been on it but, I like it better. It must have been that they didn't have any of the regular types handy when building my rifle. |
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The finish was named after the industrial chemist who developed that specific polymer in the 1960s. Remember, this was still the heyday of plastics and the geniuses who truly understood and advanced their possibilities were lauded both in and out of business.
At the time, Colt was looking for a material that could be easily molded and lightweight, but durable enough for combat use--and which would reduce glare for purposes of stealth as well as the elimination of unsightly fingerprint smudges. (Naturally, this led to early anti-gun hysteria about the development of "machine guns" that criminals could use "to commit mass murder without leaving fingerprints.") Chief chemist in charge of that effort was Dr. Mathew E. Black (MIT, '48). He was known to all who worked with him as a humble man--one of those rare PhD's who didn't insist on people using his academic title. In fact, he seemed to welcome the casual intimacy of being addressed by first name. But don't let that informal attitude diminish our respect for his work. He gave us rifle furniture that might feel like a toy, but has performed damned well through decades of hard field and military use. So here's to good old Matt. Or if you prefer, Matt E. (He was comfortable with either.) 
Just one of the many unsung heroes from the anals of AR history. (Yes, I wrote "anals" not "annals". Seemed appropriate, considering where I pulled it outta.) |
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The finish was named after the industrial chemist who developed that specific polymer in the 1960s. Remember, this was still the heyday of plastics and the geniuses who truly understood and advanced their possibilities were lauded both in and out of business. At the time, Colt was looking for a material that could be easily molded and lightweight, but durable enough for combat use--and which would reduce glare for purposes of stealth as well as the elimination of unsightly fingerprint smudges. (Naturally, this led to early anti-gun hysteria about the development of "machine guns" that criminals could use "to commit mass murder without leaving fingerprints.") Chief chemist in charge of that effort was Dr. Mathew E. Black (MIT, '48). He was known to all who worked with him as a humble man--one of those rare PhD's who didn't insist on people using his academic title. In fact, he seemed to welcome the casual intimacy of being addressed by first name. But don't that informal attitude diminish our respect for his work. He gave us rifle furniture that might feel like a toy, but has performed damned well through decades of hard field and military use. So here's to good old Matt. Or if you prefer, Matt E. (He was comfortable with either.)
Just one of the many unsung heroes from the anals of AR history. (Yes, I wrote "anals" not "annals". Seemed appropriate, considering where I pulled it outta.) haha. it was either that or matt black was the guy that finished putting the rifle together. |
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Yes that's what every letter I've seen looks like. I think they did make some briefly with the nylon stock, but can't swear to it. Might have been when the Sporters came out. so there was a time where sporters and sp1s were being made at the same time? I have no idea. I just wanna say that I have seen A1 style civy rifles with the nylon stocks. But I may be wong. Wouldn't surprise me. 
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