All of these books have been invaluable to me and I really recommend them. There are some others out there too, but some of the authors aren't shy about filling in the blanks with assumptions and opinions. The Canfield book is a real champ. My wife gave it to me for Xmas when it first came out and it's been giving ever since. Normally I just ask for black socks under the tree, but I'm really glad I asked for this one. A serious Garand wanker should look at joining the GCA as well.
Danish Beretta 308 Garands
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Brutus
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I just very well might join the GCA. At our August rifle shoot, three of us close friends always bring our 30-06 Garands so that others can actually shoot them at medium and longer ranges. Match front sights on them of course!
When I purchased mine, this fine VAR barrelled Springfield was owned by a certain MCpl in 3 PPCLI recently returned from the Former Yugoslavia and had enough of it.
He was raising funds for his high pressure welding course on civvy street, and this beauty was still packed in grease. About 12 years ago he wanted 600 for it and I immediately agreed.
Funny thing about it, the rifle's last three serial numbers, matched my then present squadron, 441 at CFB Cold Lake.
I guess this was meant to be. A weird coincidence indeed.
That doesn't surprise me. There were a host of problems with that particular piece. First and foremost was the fact that the gas port hole was still sized for '06. Had many FTE, and had to hand cycle the rounds to fire an entire clip. Drilled out the gas port to the correct size and now it functions properly.
Second problem was the op rod saddle area was bent upward on the open (non handle side) side causing one of the catch lugs to not contact and lock with the Op rod catch. Some careful "manipulating" solved that.
Third problem was that the trigger guard was bent about mid point of the bow, causing the locking catch to not snap into the recess in the back of the trigger housing.
There were other minor problems, such as a loose gas cylinder, and heavily worn op rod spring, but those were minor compared to the first three.
If you don't mind the question, did you purchase this rifle from a dealer or a private sale?
Second problem was the op rod saddle area was bent upward on the open (non handle side) side causing one of the catch lugs to not contact and lock with the Op rod catch. Some careful "manipulating" solved that.
Third problem was that the trigger guard was bent about mid point of the bow, causing the locking catch to not snap into the recess in the back of the trigger housing.
There were other minor problems, such as a loose gas cylinder, and heavily worn op rod spring, but those were minor compared to the first three.
If you don't mind the question, did you purchase this rifle from a dealer or a private sale?
Just to clarify this Denmark never made or adopted M1 Garands in 7.62 NATO. The Danes used the standard US or Italian made Garands in .30-06 until they were replaced by the German G3 rifles chambered in 7.62 NATO. These in turn were replaced by Canadian made C7 rifles in 5.56.
The rifles that we are seeing here are made up on Italian made Danish surplus Garand receivers by using surplus parts from the Italian Tipo 2 7.62mm Garands (shortened 23.4 inch barrels, op rods, stocks and rear handguards, and a steel magazine spacer to prevent loading a clip of .30-06 ammo in them). All other parts are standard M1 Garand parts. These are not the product of any military arsenal and are made up in civvy workshops just like some of us have done.
The rifles that we are seeing here are made up on Italian made Danish surplus Garand receivers by using surplus parts from the Italian Tipo 2 7.62mm Garands (shortened 23.4 inch barrels, op rods, stocks and rear handguards, and a steel magazine spacer to prevent loading a clip of .30-06 ammo in them). All other parts are standard M1 Garand parts. These are not the product of any military arsenal and are made up in civvy workshops just like some of us have done.
