Any Customized M1 Garands out there??

Yes you're right
I can't argue with that.
I should quantify that it is easy to find a beater. But why would anyone want a beater? Anyhow I'm in the same boat. Living in a rural area I don't really have access to direct sales. Its all caveat emptor for me - purchase and mail. You never really know what you're going to get so I prefer to buy pieces in excellent condition and pay the premium dollar for it.

TheTooner said:
But it is difficult to obtain, because of that. Too difficult for me to obtain, at least. I'd consider one as a hunting rifle if I could afford it, and I'd set it up along the lines of Northman999's, but while everyone selling an M1 wants to believe it's a rare collectible, one might as well get a Browning BAR.
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Riflechair said:
Yes you're right
I can't argue with that.
I should quantify that it is easy to find a beater. But why would anyone want a beater? Anyhow I'm in the same boat. Living in a rural area I don't really have access to direct sales. Its all caveat emptor for me - purchase and mail. You never really know what you're going to get so I prefer to buy pieces in excellent condition and pay the premium dollar for it.
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I found this info about Tanker conversions...only a good idea if they're set up by an expert that knows what they're doing apparently.

http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=165795
 
Other than the advantage of having 8 rounds would not a M-305 make a better
basis for a short handy semiauto than a Garand? I guess if you had to have 8 30-06 rounds handy.Maybe you live in the arctic and have a medical condition that makes you smell like an injured seal?

Actually that is probably a good reason for all you Norinco haters out there to be thankful for the M-305, think of all the Garrads that have been saved from bubbas hands because the M-305 was cheaper and eats .308?
 
AB69:

IIRC, the Tanker barrels are around 18.5" long. Nice short compact package.

My customized M1 Garand has a new Boyd's stockset in Walnut stained (you guessed it... walnut). AND I will swap the .30-06 barrel out this spring for a .398 barrel. I like the .308 cartridge !! :nest:

Otherwise, that's about all I want to customize with my M1 (Postwar) Garand... :evil:


Peace be to journey
 
If someone is willing to host my pics via email please, I have not bad photos of my .308 T-26 copy, scout scope mount, cheesy black ramline stock. (too light for this rifle action IMO) Smith Enterprize muzzle brake/18.5 inch barrel, Leupold 2.5 scope.

Cheers.....
 
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