Another Garand thread.

[longbranch*]

Should go under April purchases I guess. Came across this M1 recently. Thought I was over these things, but liked the look of it. Serial# puts it around March 1945. Markings on butt indicate it went through an AA (Augusta Arsenal) rebuild and retains it's SA 1945 barrel, but bolt is a WRA. Barrel has good rifling and shine, but some scattered pitting in grooves, but at least it's an original SA 45. Might actually get around to shooting this one.

 

[jpboivin]

wow very nice Garand

 

[purple]

A spring 1945 rifle with original bbl isn't that hard to restore with correct parts. The biggest challenge is always to locate an original stock with a cartouche correct to the mfr date.

 

[CanadianAR]

Nice rifle! Did you find it in Canada?

 

[longbranch*]

Nice rifle! Did you find it in Canada?

Yes I did. Right hear on south Vancouver Island no less.
Cheers

 

[Jack Brock]

Was just watching the show Tales of the Gun-US Guns of WW2, documentary and did not know that Garand was a Canadian and he who designed the Garand 30 cal self loading rifle also had a skating rink in his living room lol !!! Good on you Johnny Canuck .

 

[Kevin M.]

Should go under April purchases I guess. Came across this M1 recently. Thought I was over these things, but liked the look of it. Serial# puts it around March 1945. Markings on butt indicate it went through an AA (Augusta Arsenal) rebuild and retains it's SA 1945 barrel, but bolt is a WRA. Barrel has good rifling and shine, but some scattered pitting in grooves, but at least it's an original SA 45. Might actually get around to shooting this one.