M1 Garand Stripped Receivers $49.95
- Thread starter Chemist
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- Location
- Leeds & Grenville - Ontario
Got a beretta receiver! With the price of Garands, never thought I'd own one. Building my own from parts will make it even more satisfying.
- Location
- East of Home, West of the Rest
Quoted just for the eventual ammo.
I don't see how my build will cost more then $1500 after pricing parts from various sources, if not less. No matter how long it will take Time spend is fun, especially hunting parts and antispation of their arrival. That's just me
Yes, it will
Thanks,
I still have a lot of reading to do on these rifles, but I already can't wait to shoot it a year or so down the road. I have a feeling I will be making lots of trips to the states to pick up parts!
I still have a lot of reading to do on these rifles, but I already can't wait to shoot it a year or so down the road. I have a feeling I will be making lots of trips to the states to pick up parts!
Enjoy the ride on both. A few vendors ship to canada too ie brownells and some others(you will find them during your reserch, finding them is the fun part), and there is ebay. Hardest part of the build is installing barrel properly and check headspace. You can have a gunsmith to do that. The rest is easy. Good place to start if you haven't already been, http://www.garandgear.com/how-to-perform-a-detailed-strip-of-your-m1-garand
on both. A few vendors ship to canada too ie brownells and some others(you will find them during your reserch, finding them is the fun part), and there is ebay. Hardest part of the build is installing barrel properly and check headspace. You can have a gunsmith to do that. The rest is easy. Good place to start if you haven't already been, http://www.garandgear.com/how-to-perform-a-detailed-strip-of-your-m1-garand
the Dakota kid
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- Location
- London, ON
Are you serious? There are guys that do this all the time....for fun....I did it myself (Barney helped with the barrel timing) with an M14 its not rocket science.
ok im in , .. now could somebody please help educate me in the fine art of m1 building . what fits what dont differences between the 2 types of receivers, maybe a shopping list of whats needed to complete. pm's or here for everybody to see. my experiance with them is i held a norinco in my hands once and stuck my finger in the breach and got yelled at.. total rookie on m1.
pm's or here for everybody to see. my experiance with them is i held a norinco in my hands once and stuck my finger in the breach and got yelled at.. total rookie on m1.
Indeed.
If you haven't built a gun from parts, or have no desire to, then you aren't a true gun nut.
Credit cards can buy you into any hobby you wish, but that's not what a lot of us want. True wrench turners want the satisfaction of doing something for themselves and knowing the mechanism (be it car or rifle) inside and out, from start to finish.
Besides, it is entirely reasonable to come in under budget for this. Maybe not by much, but that's not the point. True hobbies aren't done for economic gain, but for the enjoyment of doing them.
This will be my third Garand, all have been Breda actions.
I find that building one yourself gives you a sense of accomplishment that you just don't get when buying one.
The chase/hunt for parts is an adventure, and they are out there, you just have to know where to look.
I find that building one yourself gives you a sense of accomplishment that you just don't get when buying one.
The chase/hunt for parts is an adventure, and they are out there, you just have to know where to look.
I don't see how my build will cost more then $1500 after pricing parts from various sources, if not less. No matter how long it will take Time spend is fun, especially hunting parts and antispation of their arrival. That's just me
You will see eventually.
The rim diameter is 0.473, just like 30-06 so it can be done... ...gas port sizing and load development might be the tricky part. Pocketfisherman's adjustable gas plug would be useful.
270, 7x64, 8x57 and 35 whelen are the more common deviations.
The bolt is the same regardless of calibre chosen.
R
270, 7x64, 8x57 and 35 whelen are the more common deviations.
The bolt is the same regardless of calibre chosen.
R
Indeed.
If you haven't built a gun from parts, or have no desire to, then you aren't a true gun nut.
Credit cards can buy you into any hobby you wish, but that's not what a lot of us want. True wrench turners want the satisfaction of doing something for themselves and knowing the mechanism (be it car or rifle) inside and out, from start to finish.
Besides, it is entirely reasonable to come in under budget for this. Maybe not by much, but that's not the point. True hobbies aren't done for economic gain, but for the enjoyment of doing them.
Exactly!
then so be it, fun is priceless
