M1 Garand issue and good gunsmith

[slug]

BTW, I shoot light pussycat cast bullet loads in my M1 and have very few dented case mouths.
I had the adjustable gas plug, but got rid of it since the loads were mild.
If you want to shoot your M1 a lot, and who wouldn't, look into cast bullets.
With powder coating, good performance is possible with fewer headaches than we had a decade ago.

I put my M1 together from parts, but had a smith fit up the barrel. It helped that back then, I could get new or like new parts.

 

[Andronicus]

I honestly just wanted a M1 Garand and did not have the budget at the time to buy one for 2k+$. I did not know much about M1's and just made sure i had .30-06 everything. Now i know, and would do alot of buying/choices very differently if not just getting a complete rifle.

Fortunatly, while I have been building mine, I had some good advice from an experienced M1 Garand hobbyist. Canadian Garand builders definitely have different issues to look out for than Americans, so often chat boards aren't too helpfull.

 

[can14]

The best thing to do it get a gunsmith to head space the barrel,
bolt and receiver
Pullin’s in Victoria does a very good job on Garand rifle’s

 

[HarveyDeRoy]

The best thing to do it get a gunsmith to head space the barrel,
bolt and receiver
Pullin’s in Victoria does a very good job on Garand rifle’s

Which i did, sadly he wasnt a good one... i just got the M1 back from Nick at Vulcan. Looks better than when i sent it and i plan on heading to the range tomorrow!