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Posted: 12/16/2018 3:44:00 PM EDT
Decided to take down the M1 Garand my Uncle gave me last year to get pictures of individual serialized parts. This rifle has a handful of NM parts, but I am almost positive it's not an original NM rifle. It has a receiver weld marking from where it could've been a VFW/Ceremonial rifle at one point.
Detailed pictures of components 
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Posted: 12/16/2018 3:46:26 PM EDT
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Nice rifle!
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Posted: 12/16/2018 8:46:04 PM EDT
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Is it a recovered drill rifle receiver? Looks like a heat mark from a weld at the front of the receiver and possible grinder marks?
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Posted: 12/16/2018 8:53:36 PM EDT
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Looks like a rifle someone installed some NM parts and bedded the stock. Definatly a recovered drill rifle, that weld looks pretty deep. Not one I would have used. Keep a eye on it.
Have you ever had the rear handguard off the see how badly the weld is in the receiver face? |
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Posted: 12/16/2018 9:21:15 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted:
Looks like a rifle someone installed some NM parts and bedded the stock. Definatly a recovered drill rifle, that weld looks pretty deep. Not one I would have used. Keep a eye on it. Have you ever had the rear handguard off the see how badly the weld is in the receiver face? |
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Posted: 12/16/2018 9:31:53 PM EDT
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This is odd.
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Posted: 12/16/2018 10:29:38 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryNot really. Securing the band to the handguard via screws/glue/etc...is a common thing on match prepped rifles.
But it does look like your op rod is rubbing on the band or HG liner some where. Being a reclaimed drill rifle, it's got almost zero collector value. Check the headspace, and under the HG where the weld was ground off and then shoot the hell out of it if it checks out OK. But I'd look into seeing if that op-rod is in fact rubbing on the HG band and or liner as it appears to be in the photo, and get that taken care of ASAP. |
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Posted: 12/17/2018 7:32:51 AM EDT
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As stated before someone did some NM mods to rifle. Knock out lower band pin , front handguard and lower band will slide forward in one piece. Do not unscrew lower band from front handguard. If it was done properly it is also glued and well as screwed
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Posted: 12/18/2018 2:46:03 AM EDT
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Wooden stocks change shape as their moisture content changes. Even if it isn't rubbing now (low moisture content, humidity during winter) it might rub during the summer. Lots of clearance is the way to minimal clearance is asking for trouble.
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Posted: 12/18/2018 8:05:05 PM EDT
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Got it stripped down all the way. What do y’all think?
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Posted: 12/18/2018 8:09:07 PM EDT
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It was welded for sure. Most are welded on the bottom of the barrel. Is there any heat stress on the inside of the receiver ? Or anywhere else?
I wouldn't worry much. Check headspace and shoot it. |
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Posted: 12/18/2018 8:13:49 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted:
It was welded for sure. Most are welded on the bottom of the barrel. Is there any heat stress on the inside of the receiver ? Or anywhere else? I wouldn't worry much. Check headspace and shoot it. I haven't shot it since then, so it wouldn't completely break my heart if that weld spot was deemed to dangerous to risk keeping it in action, but it would be nice to know if it's safe or not. ETA, I'll keep looking but so far this is the only weld mark/discoloration I can see. |
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Posted: 12/18/2018 8:43:11 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I'm not sure how much it has been shot in it's lifetime, but I can't imagine someone would go through the trouble of bedding the stock and putting NM parts and barrel on it without plans to shoot it. |
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