Anyone ever re-barrel thier Garand to a .308?

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Anyone ever re-barrel thier Garand to a .308?

Posted: 1/7/2006 11:53:27 AM EDT

I'm going to get a SA racker from CMP and send it to Springfield to have them put a new Wilson barrrel on it for .308. My worry is, will the new barrel have enough material in back so when they ream it, is it going to headspace right. Would it be better to get a new stripped bolt or let them work with the one that comes with the racker. My CMP M1 Service Grade 30.06 shoots great and it gets 5 holes in the 10 ring at 100 yds using mil surplus stuff. Gonna try the PMC 3006C stuff if I can find it.

Ken

Posted: 1/7/2006 1:15:45 PM EDT

[#1]

All 3 of my Garands have been rebarreled in .308's. One Wilson, one Barnett, and one no-name...

Each has been rebarreled with the rack grade bolt.

Can't say enough good things about them all...

Posted: 1/7/2006 3:10:13 PM EDT

[#2]

I had my Blue Sky re done in .308 using a wilson 6 grooze barrel........Great rifle and well worth it to me.

Karsten

Posted: 1/7/2006 3:11:51 PM EDT

[#3]

Which gunsmith/shop did you utilize for the barrel swap? I am looking to do this as well.

Posted: 1/7/2006 3:38:27 PM EDT

[#4]

Dean at http://www.dgrguns.com/ does it all the time. I haven't done it yet but plan to.

Posted: 1/7/2006 3:57:46 PM EDT

[#5]

Quoted:
Which gunsmith/shop did you utilize for the barrel swap? I am looking to do this as well.

Karsten and I both had them done by Clayton Smith at West Texas Ordnance...but sadly, he closed up shop about a year or so ago...

Dean stands behind his work, and he'd likely be my selection for this work today...

Posted: 1/7/2006 5:29:48 PM EDT

[#6]

I also had Clayton Smith re barrel my SA 1903 in .308 as well and completely refinish all the metal to match.....It is a shame he closed up shop, some say he closed to run the farm and another rumored he was a High School Kid that opted for teh Military.

You might also try Ted Brown @ www.tedbrownrifles.com/pages/1/index.htm

Or Tim @ www.warbirdscustomguns.com/

Karsten

Posted: 1/7/2006 10:13:52 PM EDT

[#7]

I will give a thumbs up for Tim's work. I live in Houston so he is local for me. He rebarreled and reparked my H&R RG to a .308 and I put it in a Wenigs stock from DGR that I finished myself. It shoots and looks very good.

Posted: 1/9/2006 6:38:49 AM EDT

[#8]

Very nice Garand, John..

Posted: 1/10/2006 7:55:09 AM EDT

[#9]

I had DGR do mine. Works and looks great.

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Anyone ever re-barrel thier Garand to a .308?

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