- Location
- big sky country
I was thinking of purchasing one. Does anyone have any experience with this rifle? (good or bad)
Any Springfield Armory Garand owners out there?
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maple_leaf_eh
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Mobius1 said:
As different as chalk and cheese. There are differences in everything from the knowledge of every operator, to the jigs and actual machine tools used in their manufacture. Some of those things aren't around any more. For instance, some machine cuts inside the reciever were made with odd-sized machinery with a huge radius. As the old expression goes, there is no substitute for experience.
The US gun forums are generally (and genuinely) critical of new production Garands. Just because a guy can read a set of blueprints or program a CNC doesn't make him a Garand expert. The really knowledgible guys know where each and every fault can be found.
IDPACONVERT
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- Location
- The Fringe(GTA)
No I don't, but I've got 4 cans of ammo for them, all on M1 Garand clips
SA Inc. M-1's are very expensive copies. Their parts are not made the same way issue rifles were made. Rumour has it that the receivers are cast as opposed to machined out of a solid steel blank. In any case, they're not worth the $1467US MSRP.
"...getting one from ww2 is better..." Finding a whole, legit, W.W. II issue M-1 won't be easy. Finding a wartime production receiver isn't that difficult though. Few of them have not been arsenal rebuilt at one time or another.
There's no such thing as matching part numbers either. The part numbers on M-1 parts are drawing numbers and have nothing to do with the S/N. Matching parts in an M-1 means the rifle has all the same maker's parts. However, most of these have been reassembled by people who think it matters.
"...getting one from ww2 is better..." Finding a whole, legit, W.W. II issue M-1 won't be easy. Finding a wartime production receiver isn't that difficult though. Few of them have not been arsenal rebuilt at one time or another.
There's no such thing as matching part numbers either. The part numbers on M-1 parts are drawing numbers and have nothing to do with the S/N. Matching parts in an M-1 means the rifle has all the same maker's parts. However, most of these have been reassembled by people who think it matters.
The Wizard
CGN Regular
- Location
- Colorado Springs, Colorado USA
If you have question about the U. S. Rifle, Caliber .30, M1 this is where you should go http://www.jouster.com/cgi-bin/garand/garand.pl
The Wizard
CGN Regular
- Location
- Colorado Springs, Colorado USA
Don't forget the M1's built in the 1950's by Springfield Armory (the government one), H & R and International Harvester. Also the ones built by Berretta aren't bad.
Here's my latest family photo. The M1's from the left are:
5.4M CMP SA Service Grade (now my match rifle), November or December 1954.
3.5M SA, original and as issued, February 1945.
2.9M CMP SA woodless Danish, now correct for the SR# except for the 1954 SA barrel, June 1944.
Oh ya, also shown are my 1944 Rock-Ola and my 1943 Remmington made Springfield 1903A3 also from CMP.
rifle guy
5.4M CMP SA Service Grade (now my match rifle), November or December 1954.
3.5M SA, original and as issued, February 1945.
2.9M CMP SA woodless Danish, now correct for the SR# except for the 1954 SA barrel, June 1944.
Oh ya, also shown are my 1944 Rock-Ola and my 1943 Remmington made Springfield 1903A3 also from CMP.
rifle guy
maple_leaf_eh
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
no CMP in Canada
We had a brief flash of cheap Garand availability when the Danish government surplused their Italian Breda and Beretta rifles, along with some wartime USGI rifles in the late 1990's. Retail was $150 ea; bought a mittful and should have bought more.
rifle guy said:
We had a brief flash of cheap Garand availability when the Danish government surplused their Italian Breda and Beretta rifles, along with some wartime USGI rifles in the late 1990's. Retail was $150 ea; bought a mittful and should have bought more.
