#1bcshooter
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Would an M1A /M14 barrel thread on to a M1 Garand receiver ?
M1A to M1 Garand
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Further:
A M-14 pattern barrel will thread onto a M-1 receiver. It very well may index and headspace.
The resulting barreled receiver is a long way from being a functional firearm.
It will be necessary to fabricate an operating rod that functions with the M-14 gas system and the M-1 action and magazine system.
This will involve cutting the M-14 and M-1 operating rods and welding together a hybrid; back end M-1, front end M-14.
It will also be necessary to alter an M-1 stock to work with the M-14 barrel.
So, it is possible to make a M-14/M-1 hybrid, and it has been done - but it is a major undertaking.
A M-14 pattern barrel will thread onto a M-1 receiver. It very well may index and headspace.
The resulting barreled receiver is a long way from being a functional firearm.
It will be necessary to fabricate an operating rod that functions with the M-14 gas system and the M-1 action and magazine system.
This will involve cutting the M-14 and M-1 operating rods and welding together a hybrid; back end M-1, front end M-14.
It will also be necessary to alter an M-1 stock to work with the M-14 barrel.
So, it is possible to make a M-14/M-1 hybrid, and it has been done - but it is a major undertaking.
#1bcshooter
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maple_leaf_eh
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Not likely. The M1 has been exempted by name since forever because it is clip fed. The M14 and BM59 are clearly later creations.
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Garand with M305 barrel & gas system, modified Garand op rod.
i've been watching this with interest. if you can swap over everything but receiver (give that to justin) bolt, trigger group and op rod, then just shorten the op rod as you have (cut and weld? thread and cap?) and do something about the stock.
i was stuggling with the stock - how to tension the barrel as per the m14 - but then figured you could get the m14.ca custom op rod guide which free-floats the barrel past the op rod guide. modify the garand stock to fit the new op rod guide, then decide if you want to shorten your handguard (probably not the best idea as the op rod would be exposed) or extend the stock to match (perhaps with a piece of AR handguard that everyone will have laying around ...). i'm sure it would not be that easy, however.
I do not think that an M-14 operating rod will work with a M-1 receiver and bolt.
Perhaps a composite op rod could be fabricated using the back end of a M-1 rod and the front end of a M-14 pattern one. I do not know, not having done it.
The op rod has to have a solid end for the piston to engage.
Perhaps a composite op rod could be fabricated using the back end of a M-1 rod and the front end of a M-14 pattern one. I do not know, not having done it.
The op rod has to have a solid end for the piston to engage.
maple_leaf_eh
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Yes that is what is described in the M1-305 pictured. The nose of the M305 op rod, and just enough of the right outside profile to go from under the barrel to beside the barrel. And enough of the hollow M1 rod for the spring and cartridge lifter arm, and then the cam section back end. It would take some paperwork to understand. My concern would be to get the M1 to cycle with the M305's piston force.
maple_leaf_eh
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Garand with M305 barrel & gas system, modified Garand op rod.
Is this your work, or an image off the interwebs?
A friends rifle.
