I just bought this M1A even though I qualified on the M-14 back in 1969. There are also other design elements that have been adopted by other manufacturers, some good, some that dont matter one way or the other, and some not so good. M14 M1A USGI Operating Rod, WRA: M14 M1A USGI Operating Rod, WRA Retabbed: M14 M1A TreelineM14 Chrome Silicon Operating Spring: . It also features the Springfield Armory forward scout-style picatinny mount, an enlarged ghost ring aperture rear sight, and XS Sights tritium insert in the front sight to give you lightning fast target acquisition capability. USGI .308 Ratcheting Chamber Cleaning Brush, NSN: 1005-690-8441, 7.62X51 NATO *NOS* http://www.fieldandstream.com/blogs/gun-nuts/2011/05/bolt-actions-broken-down-difference-between-controlled-feed-and-push-feed. now youre just talking wholesale replacement of the hammer, trigger and disconnector. Inspired by the original G.I. A trigger job ($50), using good ammo, and lapping the barrelnot mentioned ($35) using David Tubbs Final Finish System, and bedding are all things that can be done without paying an arm and a leg, and will keep the reliability high.keeping it a Battle Rifle and not some weird bolt wannabe that does nothing well. I loved it although is was very heavy for every day humping through bush, but hated the matel toy. The windage and elevation adjustable rear sight makes zeroing the rifle a pleasure, while the two-stage military trigger, detachable box magazine, op-rod, and roller cam bolt provide functional ease of operation and faithful reliability. The double-feed issue can be addressed by shooter training. With high muzzle velocity, low recoil and extreme long-range accuracy, competitive shooters will also appreciate the National Match tuned 4.5- to 5-lb. Home > M14 / M1A > Parts > Op Rod Spring Guide, NM, Sadlak, M14 / M1A. I dont own an M1Ayet. At todays prices, you could buy a receiver, stock, trigger/gas/op-rod, barrel, sights etc and have a smith assemble a custom M1A for less money than youd sink into the retail prices of the most recent completed match rifles, but youd be waiting over six months for the barrel. Temperatures at the end of the operating rod have been measured in excess of 500 degrees F. CS Springs will tolerate in excess of 700 at full operational capacity. Front band spot welded to new manufacture gas cylinder on outside band around barrel hole at 6 & 12:00. Chrome Plated. Ive heard the story that another reason the box magazine on the Garand was rejected because the troops couldnt execute close order drill with that big old magazine hanging out of the rifle. I wrote the author before the Military had a successful conversion to make a M-14 fire 5.56mm in the late 60s but Robert McNamara and Co where sold on Colts M-16A1 so test went no wear after testing. Address: Lets talk about barrel lapping in general. Integral, CNC-machined magazine catch means no more broken welds or bent stampings halfway through your range work. Reconditioned/Reparkerized. Anyway, my M1A is for serious social work so I dont know for sure if these refinements are necessary for reliable accuracy out to 400 yards. The Brits managed to do so with the SMLE but they did shoulder arms with the rifle sideways. Were talking of only about a 200fps reduction in muzzle velocities from a .30-06 in 150gr bulllets. Designed for quick snap shots at a target, the Scout Squad is packed with all the standard features that make the M1A great, plus new features like a specially designed muzzle brake to help tame recoil. I tried many times to get him to tell what it was like but he said it wasnt important. One slight correction: The 7.62 NATO cartridge is not a reduced power .30-06, at least not in terms of the military loads. Everything else is just gravy! Hell quite likely know how to use a 1907 sling. Combining the performance of a larger handgun with class-leading concealability and capacity. FGMM SMKs for the first three shots, about 3 MOA all day long. As an added bonus a proper functioning CRF is as smooth as bolt rifle can be. Many barrels have tooling marks on the lands and in the grooves, and these marks come from the tooling leaving chatter or very small marks where the cutting edges of the tools are worn. Im not too strong on bolt guns to begin with anyways. The M1A Scout Squad combines the legendary power and reliability of the M1A with the quick handling and fast sight acquisition of a scout-style rifle. Tankers are the only people I know who regularly break sledgehammersnot the handle, the actual hammer. The M1A Scout Squad gives you the maneuverability of a scout rifle with the same power and features of a legendary American rifle. Our NM Spring . The old M 1 was, of coarse, deservedly a legend with lots of heft and mass but I did feel it was a bit too much for close range. By: . Use Devcon because it doesnt shrink. Hey Dan Its Jim Barrett, not Bruce Barrett. My preference. SADLAK TiNi piston & Op rod spring guide, etended mag & bolt release, schuster adjustable gas plug. Thats it. . Available only on our complete rifle builds. It was a cheap POS surplus barrel, it shoots reasonably well, but not great, so the worst that can happen is that I wreck it and I have to buy a real, non-POS barrel.. Reduces wear and increases rifle accuracy over the standard stamped GI guide. NB that so far, we havent replaced the barrel. I agree with everything youve suggested. No wonder they held the Russkies to a stand still in the Winter War. I dont know if this holds true for other folks but my M21 prefers the 155 grain Palma match load to the 168. think about it: such a cartridge would have solved problems that we would encounter in the 21st century in afghanistan. All Rights Reserved. The Marines never dropped them. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. The result was as Jim represents: The M1A was too heavy, too uncontrollable, the ammo was too heavy and more than all of that, our new allies and partners in the SEA war were smaller statured people (both men and women) who were more comfortable with something about the size of the M1 Carbine. Parts listed here are designed for Springfield Armory M1A/M14 rifle models chambered in .308 Win/7.62x51mm or 6.5 Creedmoor unless noted otherwise. Battelfield :shoots 3-5in 0-100 shots I know this because the Internetz told me so! You really need only clean the gas piston/cylinder area, then the bolt, chamber and barrel, and youre done. But, the FAL is my one-gun-solution, my rifle of last-resort I would grab it and go because it has an adjustable gas system that accommodates the widest range of ammo, as well as scope, bi-pod, and cleaning kit it is a 1 MOA rifle with 175 gr. Mausers original design consisted of a sliding piece of hardened flat stock in the face of one of the bolt lugs, very, very much like what Winchester did on their post-64 Model 70. And no CNC. It has not only the look and feel of my old M-14, but has a lot of character in the nicks and dingsjust like me! In both tactical and traditional forms, the SOCOM 16 will answer your call for a compact tactical rifle without sacrificing power. Have a sack of medals and a stack of certificates. Great story. It is available from Amazon. http://www.zediker.com/downloads/14_loading.pdf. If you crawl thru every page of this book you will be well on your way to understanding bolt guns, their manufacturing and production during the last century. I try to get more out of him but he doesnt always like to talk about it. Its called the Browning Automatic Rifle and it comes in at about 18 to 22 lbs. Still, that the bill out the door is going to be at least double what it is on any of their other rifles, including a Garand/M1A. M1A Rifle Operating Rod, Socom II, in *Very Good* condition. He got emotional and told of how it saved his life many times. As far as recoil is concerned, Ill bet with modern recoil compensators and optimized loads it would be possible to design a fully automatic main battle rifle in 7.62 NATO. Leave Britney Alone (if you saw the crazy youtube dude). Skip to the beginning of the images gallery. There were rifles being designed with 20 round box mags, 40 round (!) Phone: (516) 327-9061 Email: info@lrbarms.com. The Brits were furious, but couldnt say much other than we told you so. The US wasnt going to listen to the intermediate cartridge idea, because the JFK administration wasnt going to go through another re-spin of a government designed rifle while Robert Strange McNamara was SecDef. They used to be $1200 for a rack-grade rifle before Dear Leader put on the most recent sales push, and a super-match or whatever from Springfield used to be about $2600 or so (and those rifles needed no involvement from a smith). The Brits and Germans wanted to go with a cartridge for the FAL that I could best describe as a European 7mm08 the European thinking was, just as Ive advocated, a 6.5 to 7mm intermediate cartridge for a full-auto battle rifle. Add to Compare. Todays prices on M1As (from what I saw last night after someone told me to hey, go take a look) are completely absurd. Build the squad around the machinegun and use the infantry to protect it. Ive seen barrels that were rough as a county dirt road that shot pretty well. Housing and internal parts are mixed USGI manufacture in excellent condition. All my present hunting rifles are CRF and I wouldnt buy a push feed rifle for hunting. The military just never seems to apply the right lessons to the right situation until theyve been in that situation for a few years. Yeah he was Strange all right. A traditional M1A, loaded with all the features you want to take your rifle to the next level. Then learn to reload for the M1A or pony up the serious money required to buy Federal Gold Team Match .308 ammo, with the 168gr match pills. Winchester settled out of court for $250K. By the way, the picture is identified as an M1A. I have them on several of my ARs. The gas escape holes face the left raceway and the raceway is really unblocked. Please. As much as I like the pre-64 Winchester action it isnt perfect. The FAL in its original caliber would have been an almost perfect assault rifle but was stretched by the 308 and turned into a battle rifle and and assault rifle wanna be. I really wish I could have gotten one of the m-14s that Obama denied letting us get back from South Korea. Housing and internal parts are mixed USGI manufacture in used original condition and show signs of service and finish wear. I bought an M1A some time agogood trigger, bedded composite stock and Leatherwood scope (and National Match iron sights as well). SA only garantees them to shoot 3.5", so i should be happy, but I want tighter groups. Placed back to 1000 yards with iron sites. Not enough in my opinion even when the dollar was worth way more for losing ones right eye. The US did try out the FAL in the early 50s but chose to stick with the familiar M 1 upgrade the M 14. Of course it wasnt just the push feed that made the Model 700 cheaper to manufacture. Increased wear resistance, corrosion resistance, fatigue strength, and lubricity. I have 6 Model 70s both pre-64s and Classics. NB nowhere here have I diverged into mounting glass on the M1A. In fact, individual small arms played a rather limited role unless we closed in with the tali. NB the several. While I might not like ARs, I know quite a bit about them and own more than one, in more than on caliber, from more than one manufacture. The German armaments board wanted something more positive and robust, and so we got the spring-steel extractor the Mauser 98 made famous. Quite true. May show signs of wear, marring, scratches, etc. A solid truck gun, this compact rifle wont allow you to sacrifice power, so do the only reasonable thing Bring Enough Gun. It is expensive enough for a single person to keep up let alone a whole defense force. Unpossible. Get your push feed rifle such as a Remington Model 700 and put two dummy rounds in the magazine. Made in USA. Designed to fit Springfield M1A series rifles chambered in 7.62x51mm, .308 Win and 6.5 Creedmoor, this direct factory replacement operating rod guide is manufactured from steel with a matte blued finish. Due to the current backlog, expect to exercise months of patience. Im a huge fan of CRF, but Ill forthrightly admit that for target, varmint, tacti-cool and other situations where youre not shooting at something that can kill you dead, push-feed is OK. I happen to agree. Ive got glass on lots of rifles. NEW YORK & CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS: This is a standard item on rifle and barreled action builds. Theres one on each side. M14 Operating Rod Guide early style, USGI excellent, includes roll pin. NM reamed. MGW carries replacement stocks, handguards, magazines, scope mounts, sights, pins, springs and other small parts for this firearm which includes SOCOM 16, Standard, Loaded & Scout Squad variants. Related Products M14 Sling, Nylon Price: $24.95 pull, which you can easily achieve with the stock two-stage trigger group. 1101 Mason Circle Drive Pevely, MO 63070 Mon-Fri 8:00am - 4:00pm CST, 2023 Midwest Gun Works, Inc. - All Rights Reserved. I cant wait for my M1 to get here. The first problem you can actually solve with lapping (hand or fire lapping) is to smooth out the tooling marks in a barrel to reduce copper fouling. I look at my 1936 K98 and the finish on the receiver insides is flawless. The highest capacity micro-compact 9mm in the world. I left the painted rack number on it, but cleaned off the gook and grime and used Tung oil for a finish. The first upgrades Id suggest anyone do to an M1A (from a rack grade rifle) would be to replace the standard sights with the NM sights, which give you: a thinner front post They are both great rifles and you cant beat the look. To achieve the best accuracy the rifle is capable of, youll either need to pony up for a rifle with a premium barrel from the factory, or (as I recommend to shooters on a budget), shoot out an rack-grade barrel learning for about the first 3000+ rounds, then get it rebarreled with a premium barrel. It works, and works well enough for most people because they simply do not know the difference or need the added reliability of CRF. Speaking of overpowered, if youve ever fired a M1892 French Cavalry Carbine in 8m/m Lebel youll know what blast and recoil is all about. Dont pick a $1500+ rifle as a guinea pig for epoxy experimentation. that means more of the cartridge is grabbed. I dont know what, nostalgia? M14 / M1A Stripper Clips, Set of 5, 7.62 NATO, *Very Good*, M14 / M1A Flash Hider Assembly w/Front Sight, USGI, *Good*, M1A / M14 Dual Magazine Pouch, OD Green Canvas w/Belt Loops, Greek, *Good*, M1A / M14 Dual Magazine Pouch, OD Green Canvas w/Metal Hangers, Greek, *Good*, M14 Stock, 33.5", Wood, Refinished Brown, USGI, *Good*, M1A / M14 Standard Weight Barrel, 22", Chrome Lined, 1 in 12, Parkerized, 7.62x51, *NEW*, M1A Operating Rod Spring Guide, *Very Good*, M14 / M1A Barrel, Chrome Lined, Marked H&R, Parkerized, 22" Long, 7.62 NATO, *Good*, Sold *As Is*. I came along too late for soldiers to be issued M14s with a happy switch, so cant talk about them. Machined from genuine8620 steel forgings per mil-spec. Eh, it might work, it might not. .308 WIN 6.5 CREED MSRP $1,938 - $2,104 Hellcat Micro-compact Handguns The highest capacity micro-compact 9mm in the world. It also fails DOD straightness gage tests, and appears to have a burr at the gas port. Winchester corrected this fault in present production Classic by having the gas venting into the magazine and installing a gas block. The M16 was okay. Yes, CRF is not necessary but it does make the rifle more reliable, there is no doubt about it. Five year old thread. Op Rod Spring Guide, NM, Sadlak, M14 / M1A. M1A/M14 Operating Rod Spring Home > Gun Parts > M1A - M14 > M1A/M14 Operating Rod Spring M1A/M14 Operating Rod Spring Price: $4.95 Item Number: WC-595 Quantity: Original US Military Issue M1A/M14 Op-Rod Spring. Even with this limitation American infantrymen could put up a wall of lead that would stop virtually any attack. There is nothing in the stock which extends through the trigger group. http://forums.thecmp.org/showthread.php?t=106259. Any thoughts? Im also fairly new to long range shooting! Ive built all but one of them, and while I bought the only one I didnt build pre-94, Ive re-built it a couple times over. I read somewhere, and I forget where, that one of the reasons for enbloc clips vs. a box magazine was because enbloc clips fit in the existing web gear and mags wouldnt. Details M14 Rifle Operating Rod, HRA, in *Very Good* condition. Shows heavy service wear-dings, nicks, pitting on muzzle end. and 6.5 Creedmoor. I just retain the original A2 upper/ 20 chrome barrel for. I agree. I qualified with both the M14 and the M16. BUT I do own a K98, 1093-A3, Finnish M39 Nagant, SMLE, Garand, M1 Carbine and ARs. Snipers Hide is a community of Snipers of all kinds, focusing on long range shooting, accuracy, and ballistics. Service your Springfield M1A with quality OEM and . Looking from a very shallow angle from the end of the bore often leads you to think that your barrel is smooth much smoother than it really is. I want the best for the job not good enough. Well-suited for a day at the range, competition or hanging on your wall in front of an American flag, the Standard M1A is for the patriot looking to fill a special place in their collection. This is why I collect WWII firearms with the Mauser K98k being my favorite rifle of all time. You can make the stock, as-issued trigger that smooth, unlike stock AR-15 triggers which actually are nothing but case-hardened cow patties, complete pieces of crap. The M14 just wanted to be a squad designated rifle that one could hunt deer with at home. What does the little plate with two holes do. Certainly not $2,500. Then, after bedding, you should remove the action/barrel from the stock as little as possible. Combining the legendary power and accuracy of the M1A with the quick handling and fast sight acquisition of a scout style rifle. May show signs of wear, marring, scratches, etc. And yes, OK S, I am an armorer. I usually carried a grease gun or shotgun. Id have to see that verified under some pretty strict testing protocols before Id be willing to say yes or no. The fact that David Tubb is putting his name on it makes me interested, because if theres one guy who runs really structured tests on changes to his shooting rig, its David Tubb. All of the barrel makers who do this are either single-point cutting their rifling or button rifling their barrels. I dont know for sure, but Ive also heard that he did contemplate putting a detachable box mag on the new rifle but was rushed into his final design by the brass. JavaScript is not enabled on your browser - our site will not work for you as intended. The magazine may be detachable, but this is not considered desirable. 1911 which has served for more than a century with members of the U.S. military. Bullet walk isnt really an issue in a 10 lb rifle like it is in a 16 oz snub. These will help with manipulation and help to minimize recoil while optimizing reliability. Fire lapping for accuracy? Most match shooters dont crimp their .308 or 30-06 loads. I dont know of any hammer-forged barrels that are lapped; their finish can be quite good on the inside, because theyre not drilling/reaming/rifling their bores, theyre just crushing them down on a mandrel thats already polished. While Peter Paul Mauser is credited with the big claw extractor, that wasnt his original design for the German armaments board reviewing Mausers rifle. Its like a stun grenade going off. Please. Target : shoots moa 0 to 20 sustained shots. The Sadlak National Match Spring Guide improves the consistency and smooth motion of the operating rod which help reduce wear and increase rifle accuracy over the standard stamped GI guide. I would like to upgrade my gun so I can do a better hunting activity. Oh yeah, he added that when he returned his weapon at the armory to get a new one, they tried to charge him for it. Oh well. Anyone want to buy a FAL? This is a great upgrade part for your M1A! Springfield 1903/A3, Garand and M14/M1A triggers all can be made very, very nice with minimal work by a gunsmith. Springfield makes this rifle in 6 different variations and they vary in barrel length for intended use, and also and grade. The order *I* would do them would be (note added steps): 1. A 1911 with a host of duty-grade features. The legendary 1911 with modern double-stack capacity. Its the result of John Garand himself telling the DOD (formerly the War Department, back when we used to flat-out win wars) that there was no way to achieve a full-auto rifle with a full-powered rifle cartridge with a .30-06 in a 10lb rifle. PS to WLCE: Watch that stupid americans stuff not polite. Just a causal observation. The 7.62 Nato wasnt a total loss though, serving well in a set up machine gun role with both the M 60 and the incomparable MG 42 in all its modern formats. The ultimate icon. Can I say that it seems that guns built 70 to 80 years ago were marvels? The part that pisses me off is that these new american concepts currently being applied in afghanistan are nothing new and, in fact, have been applied by the Soviets since the end of World War II. Customers Also Viewed 1. The little M1 Carbine served its purpose and with about 2 dozen parts in it, brought down alot of bad guys around the world. This is a great upgrade part for your M1A or M14! Gotta find a competent smith in the Northeast to do the trigger work you recommend. PLEASE SEND US AN EMAIL DETAILING WHAT YOU HAVE. AR-15 solutions in rifle, SBR, and PCC configurations. Is that a photo of a real live M-14, or an M1A with a dummy selector? At our club years ago before safety glasses were required a guy had a failure from Winchester factory ammo in a Remington Model 700. It had a selector switch for full auto and I only tried it once. What king of gun You have? My only complaint was that it had only a twenty-round magazine. This is by far the best upgrade I have added to my Springfield Armory M1A Socom 16. As far as losing magazinesIm a tanker so I can say thisthe story goes that if you put a tanker in a sealed, round room with two ball bearings, hell lose one and break the other. That is why Mauser designed CRF. Mil spec replacement. Those are great too. Find someone who can TIG weld competently if you want welding done on a M1A or a Garand. We no longer use full auto except for a narrow range tactical situations. Dont know if thats true or not, but having spent the last 28 years in the Army I can believe it. At over $1.50+/round for the Federal match ammo, you can achieve significant savings over this price by learning to reload and buying 168gr match pills yourself. By continuing to use our site, you accept our use of cookies. two-stage trigger. With an M1A and iron sights, I can own anything out to 600 yards in a few moments of doping the wind. For a few decades in US there were no newly manufactured CRF rifles available. Do you still have the FAL? M1A Operating Rod Spring Guide, *Very Good*, M1A Gas Cylinder Valve Spindle, With Spring, *Very Good*, M14 / M14E2 Field Manual, USGI, Paperback, *NEW*, M14 / M1A 30rd Magazine, Steel, 7.62X51/ .308, *Good*. Maybe. Front band is flush/square to the ferrule with proper draw contact on the lip of the . One advantage to the enbloc is that ammo comes ready to fire. These operating rods are marked "HRA" for Harrington & Richardson (H&R). Our Custom 1911 pistolsmiths have over 200 combined years of experience and individually hand fit every major component of your firearm. Much emphasis in afghanistan was on mortars (60s and 81s) and M240s in infantry-on-infantry combat. The M1A, like the Garand, has a factory trigger that can be vastly improved from the GI 9-lb two-stage pull. I would not advocate going back the M-14 because it is almost century old technology but we should get away from the low powered 5.56 and move back to a full sized cartridge. Op rod shows excessive wear and there is an odd dent at the 12' oclock position on the breach face . It is a semi-automatic DMR that can be chambered in .308 Win or 6.5 Creedmoor. I have and do spend the bucks on Geissele triggers for ARs. Yes, the US military has done a fair job with a philosophy of good enough its true. Rifle is sitting in a Boyd's walnut stock, unbedded but with clearance for the gas cylinder and op rod. Improves the consistency and smooth motion of the operating rod. This rifle is not just a safe queen having been to Africa many times and accounted for three cape buffalo and one elephant. The argument of clips vs. box magazines was fought out in the War Department Requirements for Semiautomatic Rifles in a requirements circular in 1921(!). This modified operating rod catch simply swaps out with the original but significantly changes the M1's method of operation in the following ways: A full or empty eight-round en bloc clip can. The legendary hero. Im new here. See what we did there? Knurling seems to work best. This package still dominates. anyone (like whoever wrote the linked article) that claims push feed is just as good is full of shit. The M14/M1A is, functionally, a Garand action for a shorter cartridge and a removable box magazine. Maybe some of our recent veterans can enlighten me on what kind of squad level tactics are currently in play.. Im an Appleseed instructor and we use GI Web Slings on ARs without any issues. ALOHA. Made in USA. Now feed one into the chamber not all the way but just enough so it pops out of the magazine and into the chamber half way. The Loaded M1A is available in 7.62 NATO (.308 Win.) As he had the example of the BAR to inspire him it seems reasonable that he would have at least have experimented with a box mag. Which is really just a functional equivalent of the .300 Savage but no further. They are quite popular since you can drop the entire action and barrel into a chassis without permanent modifications. Sorry my bad. I dont own a M1A (yet), but the few Ive picked up have given me a similar feeling. You have entered an incorrect email address! Unlike titanium, this is NOT a coating. Weve probably taken your M1A from a 2 MOA rifle down to a 1+ MOA rifle with no barrel replacement. BTW, every PH I ever hunted with in Africa had a CRF rifle. My bolt roller popped off my M1A Scout . It may not display this or other websites correctly. So you see each services version of a M-14 solder on for many years. Wood and bluing are nice and all, but what the author tells me is that he doesnt want to spend $280 for the best AR-15 trigger there is for competition (Geissele Hi-Speed) and which to me are as good as any of my tuned bolt gun triggers, but recommends that someone sink $1k+ in work (more if you rebarrel) on a $2.5k+ gun to be almost as accurate and shoot about as well as an off-the-rack $1.2k AR-15 service rifle (and its not hard to find service rifles with .25 moa click rear sights)? Complete PRS noob's first experience with an SP10. Please enable Javascript and refresh the page for a safe, secure, and complete shopping experience at Midwest Gun Works. For a listing of our Brownells Europe representatives. You can see this on the 03 Springfield rifle design the magazine cutoff on what is otherwise the bolt stop. I heard Tubbs is great for lapping the barrel. Yeah, yeah, I know. Maybe some of our recent veterans can enlighten me on what kind of squad level tactics are currently in play. I never did see any action other than dodging mortars most nights. Now there are many CRF rifles available at reasonable prices. Original USGI in used excellent condition. I have to disagree about mounting a sling on an AR-15. That when I heft my Garand it feels like a battle rifle up to Pattons blessed quote. I have a Mauser that did this to me once, of course it was when I missed the first shot at a deer and couldnt get the second to chamber and not while at the range.. Well, CRF is great in theory, but there are times when the round somehow escapes the claw, then you either have to force the extractor over the rim risking damaging or breaking it, or you pick the round out of the chamber by pocketknife so your wonderful CRF rifle can actually chamber and fire the next round. Believe it to use our site will not work for you as intended note added steps ): 1 sadlak! 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