I was cruising the Marstar website and noticed that they have M1 Garand recievers for sale at the bottom of the online specials page. I really like the M1 garand and was wondering if i bought one of these recievers would i be able to build my own? If it is possible, where would i go about finding all the other necessary components to build a functioning M1 Garand? I realize i could buy a used one or something along those lines, so does anyone know where i could jut buy all the parts and piece it together myself?
M1 Garand Recievers
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Building from parts will come up more expensive than to buy a complete rifle. I you were living in the USA this will be an Ok proposition - there is plenty of parts out there. Cost associated in obtaining parts from the USA ( export permit and shipping cost for used parts that you have not seen or inspected ) and tools to do the job, I do not think this make sense money wise. I hope you have good deal of knowledge to make it a safe rifle to shoot.
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Not to mention that those receivers where probably complete guns stripped down in Canada & parts shipped to the US . Getting those parts back would be very expensive .
When all is said and done you are probably looking at $650-$800 for parts after taxes/shipping.Servicability of the parts is often an issue as well.Beyond this you will need the proper barrel vice and action wrench,an alignment fixture for barrel indexing plus a set of headspace gauges.Knowledge is another issue.I've built 20+ Garands to proper MILSPEC over the yrs and can assure you that a one time do-it-yourself job is'nt worth it.If you want to know more about actually doing the job there are a couple of useful books by Kulek and Kuhnhausen.I recommend you just buy a complete rifle because this is'nt the bargain that it may seem.
Definitely not an inexpensive project. However, they'd make a good starting point for a .308 M1. If you can find a barrel in Canada. If the barrel comes from the States, you'd need the export permit, but only for the barrel. M1 parts are not on the U.S. 'Restricted for Export' list. All barrels are though.
Once you find a barrel, you'd need a smithy to put it on and headspace it with the bolt you provide(Marstar wants $79 for a stripped bolt). The rest of the build you can do yourself with regular hand tools.
Once you find a barrel, you'd need a smithy to put it on and headspace it with the bolt you provide(Marstar wants $79 for a stripped bolt). The rest of the build you can do yourself with regular hand tools.
Another aspect(and cost) is the issue of fitting up a used barrel. You may well need several bolts to find one that will give the proper headspace.Sometimes the first one works,but it is a crapshoot.Also,be advised that a used barrel may under or over-index with a particular receiver-more 'smith work to remedy this.Any servicable bolt will work with a new .308 or .30-06 commercial barrel as the short chamber must be cut with a finishing reamer to achieve proper headspace.The new barrel route would require a further investment in a front-driven finishing reamer.The other issue when assembling a rifle from parts is tolerances,especially in the area of clip latch,bullet guide,op rod catches,and followers.Good to have several of each on hand in order to ensure proper functioning.There is always a bit of tweaking involved to get the rifle set up to function properly and shoot accurately.It is'nt just a matter of assembling the parts with the expectation of success.
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