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Posted: 10/12/2004 7:22:56 AM EDT

A local shop has a Springfield "Tanker" Garand for $599 it has a plain light colored birch stock, metal looks good and it's tight.

Thanks

Jim

Posted: 10/12/2004 1:12:24 PM EDT

[#1]

seems like a lowball price. be careful, you know what they say whaen a price seems too good to be true...

Posted: 10/13/2004 9:29:45 AM EDT

[#2]

Thanks for the reply,

Jim

Posted: 10/13/2004 2:33:05 PM EDT

[#3]

You mean Springfield Armory (as in the US armory in Springfield MA) or Springfield Armory, Inc. (Geneso IL)?

-- Chuck

Posted: 10/13/2004 5:31:45 PM EDT

[#4]

Hi Chuck, I'm not sure the writing was very small and wasn't struck very deep. I saw Springfield and it looks pretty old but in good shape. The stock is a light yellowish birch color and in good condition. The metalwork looks good but I didn't have or ask for a bore light because I wasn't really thinking about buying it at the time. Then I got to thinking and couldn't remember the last time I saw one and thought it might be a nice addition. It's a 30-06.

Thanks,

Jim

Posted: 10/15/2004 3:19:33 AM EDT

[#5]

This one was originally a USGI Springfield M1 Rifle and converted to "Tanker" configuration by Federal Ordnance who roll marked "Tanker" on the left side of the receiver and on one of the receiver legs. I got it very inexpensively -- because it was highly unreliable. A Springfield Inc. built rifle should be more reliable than this was.

The rifle fired quite accurately, but had constant failures to extract. Ripped the rims of some cases and merely bent others. The rifle had the roughest chamber I've ever seen and the gas system apparently let way too much gas thru the port. The bolt was trying to extract the cartridge while there was too much gas pressure in the chamber and the case was stuck to the rough walls. I spent a year with this "Hobby" rifle getting her running well. Polished and polished the chamer, and used a McCann adjustable gas nut to bleed off excessive gas pressure.

Once I got her running well she sent me to the poor house shooting .30-06 at 25¢ a shot. At the time good surplus 7.62mm NATO was under 10¢ so a couple of cases of the same ammo I already shot from my M14 paid for a new 7.62mm barrel (fitted by Smith Enterprise).

The Smith muzzle brake in the photo was necessary shooting .30-06. Just left it on after the caliber conversion.

This was a fun project. I've got more money in her than she's worth, but still fun.

-- Chuck

Posted: 10/15/2004 6:11:08 AM EDT

[#6]

Thanks for the info Chuck. I'm going out of town for a week and if it's still there I'll look it over more closely when I return. I bought new Springfield Armory M1 about ten years ago and at $599 this one seemed to be a good deal.

Jim

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