M1 Garand help needed....posting my pictures

[bros]

I have an opportunity to purchase a M1 garand. Dont know beans about them as far as the intimacies of collectability and price. I have taken pictures with my phone of the rifle disassembled. Sorry dont know how to post them here but I'd be able to email them to somebody if they could be so kind as to post them to this thread. If I don't reply that means somebody has already helped. Ultimately I'd like to know the value of this one.
Cheers

 

[Pearson4]

 

[Pearson4]

 

[bros]

Thanks to Pearson4 for posting the pictures.
Hopefully the pictures will aid in evaluating the rifle. The rifle certainly has the been there done it look....much of the original finish is gone. The bore is in what I would call good shootable condition. I carefully looked for markings on the stock but did not find any.
Thanks for your input.

 

[purple]

The receiver is showing significant pitting which detracts a lot from value. Pitting may still be active and there may be hidden rust occlusions which could affect safety. I'd also want to check muzzle wear in addition to overall bore condition. A quick and dirty check for this is to stick a .30-06 round in the muzzle. If the bullet enters far enough that the cannelure (crimping groove) comes up against the face of the muzzle, the barrel is excessively worn.

Personally, I'd avoid a rifle with this amount of pitting as there are many better ones out there. I'd price it as a parts source based on the pics and I'd want to take a very close look at it before doing that.

 

[bros]

The receiver is showing significant pitting which detracts a lot from value. Pitting may still be active and there may be hidden rust occlusions which could affect safety. I'd also want to check muzzle wear in addition to overall bore condition. A quick and dirty check for this is to stick a .30-06 round in the muzzle. If the bullet enters far enough that the cannelure (crimping groove) comes up against the face of the muzzle, the barrel is excessively worn.

Personally, I'd avoid a rifle with this amount of pitting as there are many better ones out there. I'd price it as a parts source based on the pics and I'd want to take a very close look at it before doing that.

Thanks Purple......bottom end value as a parts gun would be what $$$$? I've got to make an offer without offending the fellow.

 

[purple]

Tough to say about value for parts. A serviceable set of Garand parts, incl receiver and a nice barrel, to build a rifle will cost around $1300- $1500 these days. In this case we don't know the condition of many parts, esp the barrel. The rifle looks well used so chances are that some parts would be worn to the point of unserviceability. Some pricey parts that tend to wear out incl the gas cylinder, op rod, and barrel. Proper headspace is an issue as well. These would need to be checked with a gauge to determine serviceability. A caliper can be used to measure the diameter of the gas piston.

Based on the photos alone, I might offer $600-$650 with the consideration that I'd want to do a re-parkerizing job on the metal and that some parts would need to be replaced. On the basis of photos I wouldn't use the receiver and would replace it with one of the attractively priced Danish surplus Breda/Beretta receivers. I've built and rebuilt quite a number of Garands and this is a personal assessment only. Some people might be comfortable with buying this piece as a shooter and paying more for it, but that's an individual choice. Caveat emptor.

 

[Zdragunov]

Purple is spot on as always. If the price is right like 600-700$. Then you can get Nick to fill in the pitting on the receiver, with micro welds and reharden, parkerize. It cost money, but you essentially end up with a mint receiver. Barrel, oprod and gas cylinder are all easily replaceable