An interesting SA M1 Garand .308 WIN rifle I picked up. Rifle barrel is 1-95 and I don't know anything about the history of this one unfortunately. Beautiful weapon.
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Interesting SA M1 Garand .308
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An interesting SA M1 Garand .308 WIN rifle I picked up. Rifle barrel is 1-95 and I don't know anything about the history of this one unfortunately. Beautiful weapon.
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Beautiful!
Great photos also.
Great photos also.
Commercial barrel, looks a lot like a SGW from that era (they were blued and marked as such)
There were still match shooter adherents to the M1 in the early to mid 1990s, and others that thought "it was a waste of a good barrel"*
* Heard from a state team director when he saw a M1 barreled with a stainless Hart 308 barrel circa 1993
There were still match shooter adherents to the M1 in the early to mid 1990s, and others that thought "it was a waste of a good barrel"*
* Heard from a state team director when he saw a M1 barreled with a stainless Hart 308 barrel circa 1993
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+1 with that high blue def a commercial tube..... 95 was the production date..... Barrel may be marked on top or bottom worth taking a look....
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If that's a Wilson (CMP sold and supposedly installed 'em for a while) they'll do MOA in a properly set up, bedded rifle. Not quite as good as a heavy. Could be from any number of other suppliers, too, but it is NOT a Numrich/GPC and is very unlikely to be a Citadel.
Wilson marked most of theirs with a "W" somewhere, but sometimes, didn't mark 'em at all.
Fulton sold some of theirs, some from other makers over the years. That is most likely a Fulton made by Wilson.
Wilson no longer makes M1 barrels.
Wilson marked most of theirs with a "W" somewhere, but sometimes, didn't mark 'em at all.
Fulton sold some of theirs, some from other makers over the years. That is most likely a Fulton made by Wilson.
Wilson no longer makes M1 barrels.
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CMP sells them today critian(spelling) barrels and new wood!!
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Yours much nicer than mine.
Mine hits spray paint cans and golf balls at 90ft just about every shot. Paid $100. for a barrel 10 years ago, Karl Maunz, Ohio (???). I cobbled the remainder together from parts lying around the basement. Might have $250. in it. Gun is under the trucks rear seat as we speak.......... Have an 8mm one too.
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Mine hits spray paint cans and golf balls at 90ft just about every shot. Paid $100. for a barrel 10 years ago, Karl Maunz, Ohio (???). I cobbled the remainder together from parts lying around the basement. Might have $250. in it. Gun is under the trucks rear seat as we speak.......... Have an 8mm one too.
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"Douglas match barrel.
The rifle appears to be bedded and the gas cylinder is modified. Just minus match sights. "
Undoubtedly will outshoot any .30, especially any ISSUE M1. Unless, of course, it's beaten to death.
IF so...albeit my Douglas units weren't marked quite like that in that period. Some indicated short chamber and their other code.
Douglas then I think was heavy barrels ONLY back then, so unless it's worn out, it's more stable, and in a cartridge way superior to the .30 M1906 and much closer to the original .276 Pedersen Center Fire for which Garand designed the rifle.
The rifle appears to be bedded and the gas cylinder is modified. Just minus match sights. "
Undoubtedly will outshoot any .30, especially any ISSUE M1. Unless, of course, it's beaten to death.
IF so...albeit my Douglas units weren't marked quite like that in that period. Some indicated short chamber and their other code.
Douglas then I think was heavy barrels ONLY back then, so unless it's worn out, it's more stable, and in a cartridge way superior to the .30 M1906 and much closer to the original .276 Pedersen Center Fire for which Garand designed the rifle.
Nice Photo's. The M1 Garand in the 1950's was being replaced with the M14 rilfe. Not all miltary units were replacing them. As an example the US Navy had more than a few M1's and not a big budget to replace them all. So they opted for converstion from 30-06 to 308 ( 7.62x51) (standard NATO round) so rebarreling and a slight refit was far less expensive then purchasing new rifles. If you look at the overall cost of replacing storage rack, and all things associated with them it was a prudent and cost effective .
The big concern was ammo being inadvertently placed 30-06 round into a 308 chamber. Ammo discipline was key, but just in case, a small part was added to ensure that th correct ammo placed
M1 Garand on Left is modified to 308
Note the part just below the chamber throat is a drop in to restrict 30-06 from being loaded as the 30-06 round has different diameter then the 308 (7.62x51)
M1 Garand on Right is 30-06
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