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Posted: 4/28/2016 6:33:38 PM EDT
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Its just steel and wood, nothing Holy, if you want a BM59 do it . Shuff is the man for the build.
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Posted: 4/28/2016 7:34:17 PM EDT
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I placed an order for three FG's this week and plan to use two for donor receivers to send to Tim and have the machine work done. I am going keep an eye on Esarco to see what the receivers they offer will be as I hate the thought of cutting up good Garands. I will do it, but would rather not. The thing is, after parting out a FG, the receiver itself will be pretty cheap. I'm not sure I would use a HRA, Winchester, or IHC.
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Posted: 4/28/2016 8:05:13 PM EDT
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If I can get to the N or S Store I wan to try to find a few drill M1's to recover the receivers to turn into tankers or BM59's. I just cant justify doing it to a good receiver.
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Posted: 4/28/2016 9:11:29 PM EDT
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If I can get to the N or S Store I wan to try to find a few drill M1's to recover the receivers to turn into tankers or BM59's. I just cant justify doing it to a good receiver. I understand, but a FG is likely the cheapest option after selling off the parts. I am personally not interested in recovering the drill rifles based on their cost and what I have heard are left in the stores. |
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Posted: 4/28/2016 11:43:41 PM EDT
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I'm not usually all "Keep it stock or kittens will die" type of a thing. But for some reason it still sounds all wrong to me. Just telling you my thoughts.
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Posted: 4/29/2016 6:54:11 AM EDT
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I'm not usually all "Keep it stock or kittens will die" type of a thing. But for some reason it still sounds all wrong to me. Just telling you my thoughts. I am a strict "keep it stock or kittens will die" when it comes to milsurps, but this is a situation where the options are VERY limited. I am going to wait for the FG rifles to show up and see what they are before committing. Maybe the eSarco receivers will be half way decent. |
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Posted: 4/29/2016 1:30:51 PM EDT
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Seems to me that a Garand ought to stay a Garand, at this stage of the game. AR's are good for messing with. Dime a dozen.
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Posted: 4/29/2016 2:23:58 PM EDT
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Seems to me that a Garand ought to stay a Garand, at this stage of the game. AR's are good for messing with. Dime a dozen. AR's became boring to me a few years ago. I still have a bunch of them, but they aren't nearly as interesting as milsurps to me. |
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Posted: 4/29/2016 2:51:29 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I understand, but a FG is likely the cheapest option after selling off the parts. I am personally not interested in recovering the drill rifles based on their cost and what I have heard are left in the stores. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: If I can get to the N or S Store I wan to try to find a few drill M1's to recover the receivers to turn into tankers or BM59's. I just cant justify doing it to a good receiver. I understand, but a FG is likely the cheapest option after selling off the parts. I am personally not interested in recovering the drill rifles based on their cost and what I have heard are left in the stores. Not really. Shuffs is a trade the whole M1 plus $995 of your money and get a BM59 in return The Sarco rifles are a better buy at that point ETA: or are you saying buy the kit and just pay for the reciever mods? |
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Posted: 4/30/2016 12:28:25 AM EDT
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AR's became boring to me a few years ago. I still have a bunch of them, but they aren't nearly as interesting as milsurps to me. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Seems to me that a Garand ought to stay a Garand, at this stage of the game. AR's are good for messing with. Dime a dozen. AR's became boring to me a few years ago. I still have a bunch of them, but they aren't nearly as interesting as milsurps to me. You got an 03A3? I haven't shot mine in a while. but for some reason I find that one more fun than a garand or any of the ones I've shot. I don't know why. I just like bolt guns I think. |
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Posted: 4/30/2016 1:31:34 AM EDT
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No "ping"....
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Posted: 4/30/2016 11:31:33 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted:You got an 03A3? I haven't shot mine in a while. but for some reason I find that one more fun than a garand or any of the ones I've shot. I don't know why. I just like bolt guns I think. Sure do. I like by milsurp bolt actions more than the semi's, but I prefer the M39 and K11 to the US rifles. |
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Posted: 4/30/2016 11:53:31 AM EDT
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The only thing thats keeping me from doing this is that I cring at the thought of cutting up a piece of history. Don't cring. You would be simply following the historical evolution of the rifle, albeit from the perspective of another country. The Italians received many USGI Garands after the war and these were the basis for the BM59 program. I have read that very few, if any, Italian military BM59s were made from new receivers. Many USGI rifles lived on in a modernized form to serve in a NATO country long after we retired them. Here are some examples: 
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