I have here an M1 Carbine. I know loosely that it may have been produced in early 44 for the reciever but I don’t know much about the rest of the gun. I am trying to see if it ever saw combat, or just general history on the fire arm itself. Thanks to anyone that would know!
Hi all, just wanted to provide an update and most importantly say THANK YOU to everyone who offered advice on how to make my Garand look better after my booboo yesterday.
Essentially, I was torquing the receiver to the barrel and the wrench slipped leaving the big (to me) gash you see on the receiver ring. I am building this rifle at the CMP’s advanced maintenance course here in Alabama this week. I was really tore up about it and you all made me feel so much better about it and actually gave me advice to fix it. I know it will never be 100% perfect but I think it looks much better and several of my classmates agreed. I essentially dressed it with the flat face of a ball peen hammer today and my instructor kindly covered it up with some Cold Blue. The left pictures are basically right after it happened, the right pictures are post-dressing. The last picture isn’t great but shows sort of how it looks after the cold blue.
My rifle is a Reclaimed Springfield Receiver (1.5 Million, May of 1943) and I tried to use as many wartime Springfield parts as I could. It is a .308 using a pre-headspaced Criterion barrel in a CMP stock
It stinks it happened, but I guess it’s a reminder to take my time and do things right and also a reminder that humans and guns aren’t perfect. It’s easy for me to conflate a little mistake into a character flaw, and I know several of you are probably the same way.
Anyway, I appreciate all the help once again and can’t wait to shoot my new rifle tomorrow. I can’t wait to give it to my son or daughter some day and tell them all about it. In the mean time I’ll be hopefully punching holes in the X-ring with it :)
Thanks again and happy shooting/collecting!
I was wondering has anyone here, who owns a Garand had good luck with getting an adjustable gas block to help slow down the ejecting brass? I saw online that this was an option to cure brass from not getting mangled?
Here are some casings from last weeks shoot, most every case rim has this little notch in them. Trying to salvage them for reloading. These look normal to yall or do I need to check something?
I am building a Garand for the first time. Reclaimed receiver, so not like I’ve ruined Audie Murphy’s rifle or anything. Still hurts and makes me feel like a moron. I was torquing the barrel down and the wrench slipped, leaving this gouge on the receiver ring. I know there’s no way to “fix” it, but it it possible to make it look less noticeable without just putting new finish over it? I feel like there must be a way to touch up the metal to make the countour not look so obviously bad. I know I’m an idiot, just looking for advice. Thanks so much.
Does anyone have recommendations for a 30 round magazine? Every one I see for sale has poor reviews for jamming/poor feeding.
Thank you!
I was very excited to get my M1 Carbine accessories in today. I received a magazine pouched dated 1943, same as the rifle. Still waiting for my original USGI magazine for now I just have KSI mags. I got an amazing deal on the bayonet. The seller missed labeled it as manufactured by Utica, when it is very clearly manufactured by the far less common and much more valuable Case & Sons.
Some company should really step up and fill the void Schuster left after he died. There has to be more people out there wanting this with commercial garands likely to hit the market and folks tinkering with suppressors. Come on CMP or somebody! I want to do a 35 whelen build but this holds me back.
Hello all! I have a Cmp m1 garand that I recently received. I have put 40 rounds through and loading it was near impossible. It took two hands and a load of effort to put the clip in. I disassembled/reassembled and greased/oiled it before ever fireing it. Could I have put something back incorrectly? I haven't cleaned it since fireing it so I'm due to disassemble. I got some dummy rounds and I noticed I can easily load 7rd clips in with 0 resistance. Is this something I need to warranty with cmp? Thanks for the help.
(EDIT) Had to further examination, it appears that I had some bad clips in my lot that were causing the difficult loading. Surplus USGI and some new remanufacturer ones both work. I just had two out of eight that were defective or need modification. Thank you to all who helped
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1943 M1 Garand
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A couple of weeks ago, I posted a story of how I’ve been searching for a USGI M1 Carbine and how I had been kicking myself for not buying an M1 Carbine from a guy at a gunshow (I offered $1300 cash while he wanted $1400 and he got upset/rude at me so I walked away) and how I even debated buying a replica. Well I wanted to give everyone an update to my last post with some exciting news: I FOUND ONE! The story? I went to a pawn shop in a town about an hour and a half away from where I live and saw a Rock Ola 1943 M1 Carbine. I fell in love and put down a down payment on a ten month layaway. I’m extremely happy and excited about this! Thank you all for your support and encouragement!
I was wondering if anyone knew how long you have to pay once your order goes through, when I googled it, it said usually 4-8 weeks, but it must have been mistaken, i ordered it two days ago and I just got an email from the saying my order has been processed and a payment link will be sent in a separate email, its for a receiver barrel combo for the m1 garand, I did not expect this so I dont have the cash for it today, does anyone know when payment is required? Thanks for the help
Patrolling the cornfield for porcupine.
Wanted to keep the iconic M1-series rifle silhouette while adding some modern comforts to the chassis. I kinda like to think of it as the ugly cousin stuck halfway between an EBR and a stock M14.
Personally, I love it and have been having a blast ripping rounds through it.
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With the addition of my CMP special rack grade and a RTI M1 carbine, despite a few odds and end, and a couple grail guns my collection is finally complete.
It’s an inland m1. It has some sort of modification on the side that I’ve been told is a scope mount. I’ve never seen one like it, and I’m not sure how a scope would attach to it. The holes aren’t threaded or anything. Any insight would be great, thanks.
Today I learned good deals still exist. $1k out the door for this Inland seemed to good to pass up