Blue Sky Imports

[Tom-ADC]

Okay before the search types get all hot and bothered I did a search here and google.

Question what years did Blur Sky import?

[Jarhead]

Calguns Police are sleeping

Only Blue Sky I have seen were M1 Garands from Korea and they were rough

[TRAP55]

1988 to 1992, they then became Arlington Ordnance.

[TANK1135]

They had M1 carbines and M1 garands.I belive the garands came in different grades.

[Tom-ADC]

1988 to 1992, they then became Arlington Ordnance.

Thanks that is what I was looking for, A O is correct did find a good site for carbines he listed all the different import companies but no dates of import..

[TRAP55]

Blue Sky imported the returns of M-1 Garands and M-1 Carbines from Korea. Most landed on the shelves for sale in the same condition that they left Korea, some of them in pretty sad shape. Some of the repairs the Koreans did, are questionable to say the least, so buyer beware.
The early ones had very light import markings on the barrel. The ATF jumped their butts about it, so some of the later ones look like the stamps were applied with a 20lb sledgehammer. A couple I've seen actually had the barrels distorted.

Arlington Ordnance, or at least the ones I've seen, seem to be of much higher quality, and show signs that they were put together with all the parts being checked well, for being in spec. I picked up one that they converted a 1942 Springfield action, to 7.62 NATO, with a new barrel, reworked op rod, and the magazine spacer. Superb shooter that functions without a flaw.