[Iron_Colonel]

Thanks guys, beautiful rifles! Keep posting!

[joex3006]

My favorite.

[Iron_Colonel]

Welcome Joe! Who made that Garand of yours? Where did you get it? She's sure a beauty!

[Bruce Belwood]

I bought a M1 garand at CMP my first one last week. When I was checking out the employee told me I had a special gun. He advised a stamped number ( 0-65 ) behind the rear sight was rare. He advised it had something to do with a Marine Corp. rebuild????. I am not looking to sell just shoot. Can any one tell me about this stamp. Thanks Bruce Belwood. Love my first $$$$$ Garand

I have been told the barrel was rare as well. Can any one look at my barrel serial and tell me about it. Thanks new Garand owner
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[TheJoker]

Quote:       Originally Posted by joex3006

My favorite.

Dang, Joe...that's a pretty rifle!!!

[joex3006]

Quote:       Originally Posted by Iron_Colonel

Welcome Joe! Who made that Garand of yours? Where did you get it? She's sure a beauty!

Thanks all. Springfield Armory made this one for me a few years ago. Joe

[Bayou]

Picked up the M1 Garand yesterday. All of the metal that I could see looked to be in really good shape. The stock was OK with some minor dings and scratches. But that's no big deal seeing how easy and cheap it is to replace the stock. Here's a few pics. The last one shows a Hornady 30 cal 168 gr Amax bullet inserted into the muzzle for a rough check on muzzle erosion.

[Orlando]

She looks good but that is about as inacurate test for muzzle wear as there is

[JR RIDER]

I HAVE ONE M1 GARAND AND IT SEEMS VERY SLIGHTLY USED WHEN I GOT IT.
I FIRED ABOUT 60 ROUNDS AND THE WOODSTOCK SPLIT MAYBE DUE TO THE WOOD BRITTLED THROUGHT THE YEARS. NOW IT HAS A POLYMER STOCK. THE BARREL IS DATED 1945 IT IS A SPRINGFIELD BUT THE PARTS SEEMS MIXED FROM OTHER MANUFACTURERS OF THAT TIME.


" GUNS KILL BUT GOLIATH WAS KILLED BY A STONE. BAN THE SLINGSHOT !!!"

[caveman4867]

I only have one garand 47xxxxx HRA VAR barrel hra bolt hra trigger group great gun Love it[img=http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/8075/p2180006dh1jpgcloseupm1.th.jpg]

[Iron_Colonel]

Right on guys! Keep the good posts coming!!

[northernjohhny]

just checking in from miserable old ontario canada to let everyone know that my Korean War era sniper garand does not, repeat, does not, have a cracked barrel. gunsmith at ellwood epps in sad ontario checked it out with bore scope. it is only scratched, probably by a rough lad with a cleaning rod. I have now bought an extra SA barrel, so I think i am going to get a breda receiver and have the barrel grafted to the receiver, then i will have an extra if i ever need one. then i bought some ammunition, displayed my firearms license, and was forced to give my home address for their computer system and the details of my ammo. poor old ellwood and his son are rolling in their graves, after each dying of a broken heart about the fascist misery. next they'll want the shell casings. it all fits, along with being blacklisted in the media and licensed mma fighting. It is very reminiscent of the registry by the 5th column fascists in certain european countries immediately before the Nazi invasion. Then, the gestapo walked around to everyone's houses and rounded up all of the guns. My grandfather buried his in concrete in the back yard, told the gestapo that he sold them to gypsies, they asked him for the name of the band, and they tracked those gypsies through three countries and did their best to exterminate them. nothing like totalitarian control and government observation of every moment of my life to warm my heart. i take my garand apart in the bush, looking over my shoulder, watching for helicopters. and i am registered, completely legal, with never a charge of any kind. So much fun! Go canada! Awesome! great treatment for ex soldiers. what a country. it just keeps getting better.

[gunnerdave]

Glad your barrel is OK. I heard that Canada has given up on registration of long guns as it's pretty much ineffective. If that's true there may be some hope yet.

Idiots here are trying to force more crap down our throats in the U.S. I guess we'll see if the Heller decision holds before too long. I don't know about the rest here, but those commie-lites ain't gettin' my weapons without a fight. I didn't spend 20 years of my life in the Army for grins and adventures.

Keep the faith.

Dave

[Iron_Colonel]

Well you can always come down south Johnny, but no guarantees down here either.............

[twtalbot]

As of just after 10:00 this morning, I'm the new custodian of an M1

[Orlando]

Quote:       Originally Posted by twtalbot

As of just after 10:00 this morning, I'm the new custodian of an M1

Congrats, please tell us about her

[gunadvocate]

This is by far my favorite thread to look at...

[LarBar]

Have we enough for a division yet? I'm sure we have past a platoon.
Whos keepin score anyways?

I like the Joex3006 pics.


Im doin my part to keep this thread drivin on!

Lar

[LarBar]

Here we are,

Squad - 9 to 10 soldiers. Typically commanded by a sergeant or staff sergeant, a squad or section is the smallest element in the Army structure, and its size is dependent on its function.
Platoon - 16 to 44 soldiers. A platoon is led by a lieutenant with an NCO as second in command, and consists of two to four squads or sections.
Company - 62 to 190 soldiers. Three to five platoons form a company, which is commanded by a captain with a first sergeant as the commander's principle NCO assistant. An artillery unit of equivalent size is called a battery, and a comparable armored or air cavalry unit is called a troop.
Battalion - 300 to 1,000 soldiers. Four to six companies make up a battalion, which is normally commanded by a lieutenant colonel with a command sergeant major as principle NCO assistant. A battalion is capable of independent operations of limited duration and scope. An armored or air cavalry unit of equivalent size is called a squadron.
Brigade - 3,000 to 5,000 solders. A brigade headquarters commands the tactical operation of two to five organic or attached combat battalions. Normally commanded by a colonel with a command sergeant major as senior NCO, brigades are employed on independent or semi-independent operations. Armored cavalry, ranger and special forces units this size are categorized as regiments or groups.
Division - 10,000 to 15,000 soldiers. Usually consisting of three brigade-sized elements and commanded by a major general, divisions are numbered and assigned missions based on their structures. The division performs major tactical operations for the corps and can conduct sustained battles and engagements.
Corps - 20,000 to 45,000 soldiers. Two to five divisions constitute a corps, which is typically commanded by a lieutenant general. As the deployable level of command required to synchronize and sustain combat operations, the corps provides the framework for multi-national operations.
Army - 50,000 + soliders. Typically commanded by a lieutenant general or higher, an army combines two or more corps. A theater army is the ranking Army component in a unified command, and it has operational and support responsibilities that are assigned by the theater commander in chief. The commander in chief and theater army commander may order formation of a field army to direct operations of assigned corps and divisions. An army group plans and directs campaigns in a theater, and is composed of two or more field armies under a designated commander. Army groups have not been employed by the Army since World War II.

[big boomer]

Had 2 sold one the one I still have is WW-2 receiver and a 51 barrel The stock was varnished and the op rod polished ( for drill I would guess) but has a good bore and shoots good.