In the late 1980s at least, Federal Ordnance, Inc. Other Federal Ordnance employees included Linda Thomasser and Bob Brenner’s son-in-law, Robert Siegal.įederal Ordnance sold military surplus firearms. As Vice President, he managed the machine shop employees producing the Ranger M1911 style pistol and the Federal Ordnance M14 rifle. Later, he was promoted to Vice President. Robert Thomasser joined Federal Ordnance, Inc. Karnes then did consulting work for the company until 1985 or 1986. He was employed by Federal Ordnance until 1984. Jack Karnes went to work for Bob Brenner when Federal Ordnance was revived as the head machinist. In 1981, the business was moved from 9649 Alpaca Street to 1443 Potrero Avenue South El Monte, CA 91733. Bob Brenner restarted Federal Ordnance about 1979. The company had been an importer and distributor of domestic and foreign made rifles and hand guns. "Federal Ordnance ceased business activities in the 1970s. From the canon, M14 Rifle History and Development: Here is the most complete history on the Federal Ordnance M14 in print. None of the Fab Four used CNC machine tools so Federal Ordnance did not use machine tools from TRW to make its receivers.
used leased CNC machine tools to manufacture its receivers. But they're a real fun project, I think you'll enjoy it.ĮTA: the receiver (both Fed Ord and Poly/Norinco) will have to be modified if you want to use a USGI bolt.ĭifferent posted this in another recent thread about Fed Ord rifles:įWIW, Federal Ordnance, Inc. Luckily I got some good parts in trade, so it didn't cost me a lot. That way, you can keep an eye out for parts, and buy them as you come across good deals. I got mine for I think $700 about 2 years ago, and rebuilt it with GI parts. Doing it piece by piece will probably cost more in the long run, but they're a fun project. I guess basically it's whether you want to spend the money up front, or gradually as you rebuild. If you could find an early Fed Ord rifle built with USGI parts, you wouldn't have to do much building. If you see the rear sight base noticably canted or crooked, that's probably what it is. One thing I have heard about the Fed Ord receivers, is that the rear sight area can be off. Cast doesn't mean "bad" though, since Springfield's are cast also, just pointing that out since you mentioned the receiver specifically.įed Ord rifles with serial numbers up to approximately 9000 were built with USGI parts. The Poly/Norincos are forged, so they are closer to the true military M14 receivers.
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