[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Spaghetti Garand Part II (Page 1 of 2)
Posted: 1/7/2013 6:40:39 PM EDT
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As most of you know, I'm building a Garand rifle on an Italian Breda receiver. Today the barrel arrived in Canada. It arrived at Prophet River Firearms and they legally imported it for me from the US. I had the barrel legally exported and legally imported. The barrel is in the mail and my evil plan is closer to completion. Stay tuned. |
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The barrel arrived today. The rifle is beginning to take shape. I just need a few more parts. Here is a picture of the barrel and other parts together with the Marine Corps bulldog. This dog loves the smell of cosmoline and she will automatically sit next to the closest firearm she can find. She will also sit rigidly at attention when you salute her and say, "Semper Fi" 
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The barrel arrived today. The rifle is beginning to take shape. I just need a few more parts. Here is a picture of the barrel and other parts together with the Marine Corps bulldog. This dog loves the smell of cosmoline and she will automatically sit next to the closest firearm she can find. She will also sit rigidly at attention when you salute her and say, "Semper Fi" http://i641.photobucket.com/albums/uu138/Fluffy9lives/IMG_0886_zps7a408dc1.jpg That's awesome, I'm glad you finally got it. |
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Did the Italians make all their own Garand parts? Yes. They used Winchester's tooling which was shipped to Italy in the 1950s. The Italian parts are just as good or even better than American parts. The Italian rifles were made in peace time and extra care was taken in their manufacture. |
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Did the Italians make all their own Garand parts? Yes. They used Winchester's tooling which was shipped to Italy in the 1950s. The Italian parts are just as good or even better than American parts. The Italian rifles were made in peace time and extra care was taken in their manufacture. Easy there man. Those are damn near fighting words! ;-) Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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The barrel arrived today. The rifle is beginning to take shape. I just need a few more parts. Here is a picture of the barrel and other parts together with the Marine Corps bulldog. This dog loves the smell of cosmoline and she will automatically sit next to the closest firearm she can find. She will also sit rigidly at attention when you salute her and say, "Semper Fi" http://i641.photobucket.com/albums/uu138/Fluffy9lives/IMG_0886_zps7a408dc1.jpg Can't help thinking this should be captioned "the bulldog community frowns on your incomplete Garand shenanigans". 
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The barrel arrived today. The rifle is beginning to take shape. I just need a few more parts. Here is a picture of the barrel and other parts together with the Marine Corps bulldog. This dog loves the smell of cosmoline and she will automatically sit next to the closest firearm she can find. She will also sit rigidly at attention when you salute her and say, "Semper Fi" http://i641.photobucket.com/albums/uu138/Fluffy9lives/IMG_0886_zps7a408dc1.jpg Can't help thinking this should be captioned "the bulldog community frowns on your incomplete Garand shenanigans".
And tag. The bulldog approves of the M-14 
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http://i641.photobucket.com/albums/uu138/Fluffy9lives/IMG_0902.jpg As do we all. 
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| That's really weird you mention your bulldog loves the smell of cosmoline, I have an English Bulldog and she loves it too. I have to shoo her away sometimes from trying to climb on me for fear of losing small parts. She also tries to sit/lay down in my gun cases. |
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As most of you know, I'm building a Garand rifle on an Italian Breda receiver. Today the barrel arrived in Canada. It arrived at Prophet River Firearms and they legally imported it for me from the US. I had the barrel legally exported and legally imported. The barrel is in the mail and my evil plan is closer to completion. Stay tuned. I own one beretta made Danish garand 
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That's really weird you mention your bulldog loves the smell of cosmoline, I have an English Bulldog and she loves it too. I have to shoo her away sometimes from trying to climb on me for fear of losing small parts. She also tries to sit/lay down in my gun cases. 
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Update: The Spaghetti Garand parts arrived yesterday at SC Gunworks in the People's Socialist Soviet Republic of Ontario. I spoke with Mr. Crysochou and he is excited about building an Italian Garand. He usually builds Italian shotguns, so this will be a change of pace for him. Mr. Crysochou is tremendously skilled. I have seen a Mauser receiver that he shortened and rewelded. The work is so skilfully done that you cannot tell that a receiver has been chopped in two, shortened and rewelded. Here is his website: http://scgunworks.ca/Credo%20Page.htm |
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Paisanos: Here's the stock together with three operating rod springs. These parts leave tomorrow for the People's Socialist Republic of Ontario. I have every last part for the Garand and in a very short time, this rifle will talk again.... <a href="http://s641.photobucket.com/user/Fluffy9lives/media/IMG_4507_zps2ae72245.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i641.photobucket.com/albums/uu138/Fluffy9lives/IMG_4507_zps2ae72245.jpg</a> Beautiful wood, the grain on that stock is really nice. You will have a very fine looking rifle when it's done. |
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Paisanos: Here's the stock together with three operating rod springs. These parts leave tomorrow for the People's Socialist Republic of Ontario. I have every last part for the Garand and in a very short time, this rifle will talk again.... <a href="http://s641.photobucket.com/user/Fluffy9lives/media/IMG_4507_zps2ae72245.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i641.photobucket.com/albums/uu138/Fluffy9lives/IMG_4507_zps2ae72245.jpg</a> Why 3 op rod springs? Are they different strengths? 
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Paisanos: Here's the stock together with three operating rod springs. These parts leave tomorrow for the People's Socialist Republic of Ontario. I have every last part for the Garand and in a very short time, this rifle will talk again.... <a href="http://s641.photobucket.com/user/Fluffy9lives/media/IMG_4507_zps2ae72245.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i641.photobucket.com/albums/uu138/Fluffy9lives/IMG_4507_zps2ae72245.jpg</a> Why 3 op rod springs? Are they different strengths? http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b61/MasterToan/DSC00647.jpg They are all the same strength. But I wanted to have extra springs. I had to import them and Garand springs are hard to find over here. Please tell me about your Garand. By the way, brother Cope is a greedy schmoe. He should sell me one or two of his Garands. |
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Paisanos: Here's the stock together with three operating rod springs. These parts leave tomorrow for the People's Socialist Republic of Ontario. I have every last part for the Garand and in a very short time, this rifle will talk again.... <a href="http://s641.photobucket.com/user/Fluffy9lives/media/IMG_4507_zps2ae72245.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i641.photobucket.com/albums/uu138/Fluffy9lives/IMG_4507_zps2ae72245.jpg</a> Why 3 op rod springs? Are they different strengths? http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b61/MasterToan/DSC00647.jpg They are all the same strength. But I wanted to have extra springs. I had to import them and Garand springs are hard to find over here. Please tell me about your Garand. By the way, brother Cope is a greedy schmoe. He should sell me one or two of his Garands. Springfield Armory Field Grade, I think it was $375 back in 2005. Receiver is from September 44', barrel is from August 44', so it's possibly the original. The front handguard cracked in half so I replaced all the wood with a new set. It goes great with my Grandfather's Colt 1911, made in 1917 and carried by him in WWII. 
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