[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Garand trigger group question

Posted: 10/15/2006 7:47:49 PM EDT

Simply, when did the stamped trigger guard begin to be used on SA Garands? A friend of mine bought a 1940 Garand from the South Store this past weekend, and it had a stamped trigger guard on it, though i'm pretty sure that is not period correct. OTOH, I have a feb of 44 garand with the milled guard. I told her that if she can prove that the '44 rifle should have a stamped guard on it to be period correct, than I would swap with her. I just bought a '42 dane from the South Store with a milled guard, so I would have one of each kind of guard anyway if I made the trade.

So what's the word? When did SA switch to the stamped guards?

Posted: 10/15/2006 9:04:59 PM EDT

[#1]

Looks like it started around serial # 3,000,000. Somewhere in July '44. Also if your restoring a Garand its good to have the correct guard. But for a shooter I highly recommend the stamped guard.

Posted: 10/16/2006 9:58:15 AM EDT

[#2]

Most of the milled trigger guards I've seen are worn at the lugs and won't lock up tightly.

Ty

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