M1 Garand

SWID said:
I have three, my and my girlfriend's DCMs, and a like new (rebuilt) one that I bought other than DCM.

I know this is sacrilage, but I always wondered why they did not make it magizine fed. That would have eliminated so many parts and also the major complaint. (That you could not reload it until it was empty, or waste ammo.)

My girlfriend's (now mine, always was actually) is all Winchester, other two are SAs.

First shot one in '59 when I joined the reserves while still in high school. Still love shooting it.
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You can easily top one up if you want, it isn't hard to do. Or take a few extra seconds, pop the clip out and insert a full clip. Stick the partial clip in a pocket, no waste. Much quicker than messing with pulling a mag out and fumbling more rounds in it, or using a stripper in the guide on an M14 (How many M14 users carry rounds in stripper clips for topping off?)
 
m1 gunner

Thanks for the real good infomation,I really appreciate it.

Dick
 
I like mine too,,but I gotta fix it before any more range time with it.
OpRod/bolt lug engagement problem right now....ouch..!
 

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I ,too, am a member of GCA and have been collecting Garands since the late 60's when I got my first one to replace my 1903 that I used in service rifle matches. Haven't stopped getting them yet and would advise anyone who has not, to get going and buy one from the CMP while you still can.
 
"I know this is sacrilage, but I always wondered why they did not make it magizine fed. That would have eliminated so many parts and also the major complaint. (That you could not reload it until it was empty, or waste ammo.)"

The Italians did just that with the Garand machinery we gave them post-WWII., rebarreled (or short-barreled) to .308/7.62X51 and added a box magazine. Beretta BM-59 and some variants.
 
This might be a silly question...I saw an ad last weekend that Big 5 (sporting goods) had Garands for sale for $700 or $800. I've seen the Turkish Mauser they offered and it wasn't impressive. Is this a good source for the M1? I would like to own one of these eventually, but figured I would do my shopping at CGCA's gun show next year.
 
ecam8000 said:
This might be a silly question...I saw an ad last weekend that Big 5 (sporting goods) had Garands for sale for $700 or $800. I've seen the Turkish Mauser they offered and it wasn't impressive. Is this a good source for the M1? I would like to own one of these eventually, but figured I would do my shopping at CGCA's gun show next year.
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Most likely reimported guns from Korea, beat to hell.

The best source is from the CMP, these guns are inspected and graded, you know what you are getting.

At the very least, if you are getting a Garand on the open market, get a muzzle gage and a throat erosion gage. These will quickly seperate the junk from the shooters.

I was at a gunshow one day and a fellow had a nice looking garand. It absolutely swallowed the muzzle gage, and the TE gage was a 10 (not good). But it did look good.
 
Every report on Big 5's Garands I have read on several forums have reported them to be uniformly beat to death with almost firewood worthy stocks and handguards, yet they still want a lot of money.

Go through CMP for your Garand.
 
I recently acquired an M1 Garand "tanker" in .308 caliber. It was built in the 1980's using a new Springfield Armory INC. receiver. Haven't shot it yet.
 
This thread needs more pictures.

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Any of you ever heard of Debbie Mann or MB company in Sturgis SD? She is Garand parts heaven. Pricey but she is fun to talk to. I called her about a month or so ago for some stock metal and she said she was going to bury it all in a vault and go into hiding until BHO was gone. I don't know if she's serious but she was still there when I called.

She does not sell junk, all her stuff is up to spec.
 
Vanilla Gorilla said:
This thread needs more pictures.

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I will add a picture of some of mine. This about half of them. Do not have a current group pic.
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I have some from all 4 makers. Cover prewar,both the wars, postwar, and some Type 1 and Type 2 National Match. Also have both variations made for the US Navy. Do not have a Sniper variant, they are seldom found and always big bucks. Some are pretty close to original issue condition and some are genuine MixMaster. All shoot well and are a smile to shoot.
Bill
 
I only have three Garands, but I have a few carbines to keep them company. Also built a box to keep them in.

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RdrBill said:
I will add a picture of some of mine. This about half of them. Do not have a current group pic.
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I have some from all 4 makers. Cover prewar,both the wars, postwar, and some Type 1 and Type 2 National Match. Also have both variations made for the US Navy. Do not have a Sniper variant, they are seldom found and always big bucks. Some are pretty close to original issue condition and some are genuine MixMaster. All shoot well and are a smile to shoot.
Bill
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I hate you! :D
 
The scout mount doesn't alter the Garand, it can be removed and the standard rear handguard reinstalled.

This is my deer rifle, the red dot really helps old eyes especially at sunrise and sunset in heavy wooded areas.

That stock is a "second" from Boyd's. It walnut and finished with only pure tung oil over a period of 2 years.
 
My first experience with the M1 Rifle came in early 70s while in the Marine Corps as a 2111, Small Arms Repairman. Although I qualified with the M14 and M16a1, the Corps maintained quite a number of M1 Rifles for ceremonial purposes, and I had the opportunity to work on some of them.

I applied to the DCM in the 70s to purchase an M1 Rifle and after about a year and a half wait received a postwar Springfield example, which I still have. I've augmented that Springfield with a wartime 6-digit Springfield, another postwar Springfield, and two H&Rs for a total of five (5), the latter four from the CMP.

I take one of mine out to the range at least once a month or two. I have no problems hitting the 440-yd gong, which usually elicits comments from fellow shooters that may happen to be at the range. In fact, the M1 Rifle is one of those "range magnet" firearms that usually draw shooters from other benches. More often than not, people will accept the offer for them to shoot one.

I thoroughly enjoy shooting and maintaining the M1 Rifle, and at present I maintain the M1 Rifles used by three local Servicemen's Details used for burial details for deceased veterans. Those M1s are used exclusively with blank ammunition and get positively FILTHY pretty fast, and need regular cleaning and lubrication.

Noah
 
I am new to this forum and so many of the terms and much of the lingo are foreign to me. I am mainly a shotgun guy but have shot an M1 and am quite impressed by it. I would like to buy one but (because of my wife and my occupation) I cannot afford to make a mistake and buy a poor quality one. Any suggestions about how to go about buying one? It doesn't necessarily have to be an American version (i.e., I would buy an Italian or Danish model if they were in good shape). Also, I am unfamiliar with a couple of abbreviations, especially CGCA and CMP. Any help and guidance would be greatly appreciated.
 
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