Sporterized Garand value

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Hi all

A friend of mine was given a beat-up Garand, missing rear sight and front wood, with checkering on the stock and a ugly v-notch rear sight installed. Rifle looks beat up, and he want to know approximate value. It is a Springfield serial #547544

Cannot post pics, but if you know your stuff send me a PM and I'll send you the pics by email.

He also got a full-wood "Carl Gustaf Gevarsfaktor 1915", with a crown over a "C", from what I could google it is a swedish mauser in 6.5 x 55, this one looks complete, full wood. Idea of value ? I'll check out the EE.

Also got a trapdoor rifle, no markings other than "DC in a losange and some sort of round logo that I cannot read on the pics.

Thanks for the help
 
The Garand is still worth the sum of its usable parts. The condition of the receiver (no holes drilled for aftermarket scope mounts,rust pitting etc) barrel wear (best gauged with proper measuring tools) and oprod specs (tab,piston) are what I would be concerned with.
 
The sum of the parts, excluding rear sight, stock set etc....

I'd say $800, as it sits. I would only value a "correct" beat up model at 12-1400. So by you description it would take 3-400 to put correct parts on it.

You could get more than 800 if taken apart with care and the useable parts are sold piecemeal...

There's quite a few fellas out there right now trying build up a Garand, off of Breda or beretta recivers....
 
In the 1960s the willpower was strong to demilitarize all sorts of surplus firearms. The NRA issued a booklet that showed how to cut, trim and lighten everything on a Garand to make an M14'ish clip fed semi auto. The big deal was to reduce the outside diameter of the barrel and shorten the op rod. One of the sight companies jumped into the fray with similar instructions for Krags, Arisakas, Mausers and Enfields. The usual mod' was to lop off the barrel, saw off the front and back sights, and replace with their whizbang products.
 
maple_leaf_eh said:
In the 1960s the willpower was strong to demilitarize all sorts of surplus firearms. The NRA issued a booklet that showed how to cut, trim and lighten everything on a Garand to make an M14'ish clip fed semi auto. The big deal was to reduce the outside diameter of the barrel and shorten the op rod. One of the sight companies jumped into the fray with similar instructions for Krags, Arisakas, Mausers and Enfields. The usual mod' was to lop off the barrel, saw off the front and back sights, and replace with their whizbang products.
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I still have one of the Williams books.

It might be in the NRA gunsmithing book - there is an article describing making a sporting rifle out of a M-1. Thorough rework not a bubba job.
 
My sporter garand. .308 criterion on a Beretta receiver, ramline stock, offset weaver scope mount, SEI navy muzzle brake.

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tiriaq said:
I still have one of the Williams books.

It might be in the NRA gunsmithing book - there is an article describing making a sporting rifle out of a M-1. Thorough rework not a bubba job.
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The author was one of the main staple NRA gun writers - Lud Olson, maybe?
 
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