The wonderful Ramline plastic stock for the Garand are well made.
However, after installing the Ramline plastic Garand stock, I experienced, during shooting, that the whole trigger housing group came flying out into the ground.
That got me to study and learn all about the whole trigger housing assembly and most importantly, how the whole Garand trigger housing is attached to the gun and stock.
The whole Garand trigger guard is a leaf spring, with a hook at the end, just about the hole for the winter trigger system.
This locking hook is by design, protruding a bit over the bottom of the trigger housing group, and my wooden Garand stock does have a recess cut out, to give room for this locking hook.
However, the Ramline plastic stock, does not have this recess for the protruding locking hook at the end of the trigger guard leaf spring, which results in a dangerous and constant heavy downward pressure on this locking hook, which keeps this whole trigger housing group in place.
To correct this serious design problem with the plastic Ramline Garand stock, I drilled a hole in the Ramline stock, where I could clearly see a mark from the locking hook, and thus reliaved this dangerous downward pressure on the trigger housing group looking hook, that eventually threw my Garand's trigger housing group into the ground, while shooting the Garand.
For good measure, I also tightened the tigger guard leaf spring, by using a rubber mallet, and gently bended this leaf spring a bit, for a very firm lock, into the bottom part of the Garand trigger housing group.
After this simple modification on the Ramline Garand stock by drilling a hole to give room for the locking hook, and after tightening of the leaf spring Garand trigger guard, I have been shooting the Garand, without any further problems, exept for a fing pin that broke while shooting
However, after installing the Ramline plastic Garand stock, I experienced, during shooting, that the whole trigger housing group came flying out into the ground.
That got me to study and learn all about the whole trigger housing assembly and most importantly, how the whole Garand trigger housing is attached to the gun and stock.
The whole Garand trigger guard is a leaf spring, with a hook at the end, just about the hole for the winter trigger system.
This locking hook is by design, protruding a bit over the bottom of the trigger housing group, and my wooden Garand stock does have a recess cut out, to give room for this locking hook.
However, the Ramline plastic stock, does not have this recess for the protruding locking hook at the end of the trigger guard leaf spring, which results in a dangerous and constant heavy downward pressure on this locking hook, which keeps this whole trigger housing group in place.
To correct this serious design problem with the plastic Ramline Garand stock, I drilled a hole in the Ramline stock, where I could clearly see a mark from the locking hook, and thus reliaved this dangerous downward pressure on the trigger housing group looking hook, that eventually threw my Garand's trigger housing group into the ground, while shooting the Garand.
For good measure, I also tightened the tigger guard leaf spring, by using a rubber mallet, and gently bended this leaf spring a bit, for a very firm lock, into the bottom part of the Garand trigger housing group.
After this simple modification on the Ramline Garand stock by drilling a hole to give room for the locking hook, and after tightening of the leaf spring Garand trigger guard, I have been shooting the Garand, without any further problems, exept for a fing pin that broke while shooting
