All American girl

[Ray P]

What are you doin without a Mosin Nagant?

Arrr

-Weer'd Beard

"Planning" of course. Some times you gotta approach these things with proper de-liber-A-tion! Round reciever or hex reciever? Carbine with integral bayo or repro sniper? This isn't a snap decision.

 

[dwarven1]

What are you doin without a Mosin Nagant?

Can't afford it yet. Blew my gun budget on the Garand! Some time this spring, though.

 

[JonJ]

Ross, I may have missed it but did you get it through the CMP?

 

[dwarven1]

Just gotta come up with a good name for her. I don't know... a tough old girl from Springfield... Marge, maybe?

Betsy.

I was listening to a Beach Boys album and the name just jumped out at me.

(If you're wondering what the inspiration was, listen to song 2, Ballad of Ole Betsy

 

[Pilgrim]

Ole Betsy was Davy Crockett's rifle name.

 

[Twigg]

There's something about "Character".

One very nice rifle there Dwarven1, I've got to get myself an M1. I had a chance to shoot an M1 at Sparks Pit during the recent shoot in Vermont (Thanks again Nickle !). There's something very cool about;

BOOM !
BOOM !
BOOM !
BOOM !
BOOM !
BOOM !
BOOM !
BOOM !

and then, TING ! ... as the clip goes flying straight up.

 

[dwarven1]

One very nice rifle there Dwarven1, I've got to get myself an M1. I had a chance to shoot an M1 at Sparks Pit during the recent shoot in Vermont (Thanks again Nickle !). There's something very cool about;

BOOM !
BOOM !
BOOM !
BOOM !
BOOM !
BOOM !
BOOM !
BOOM !

and then, TING ! ... as the clip goes flying straight up.

Strangely enough, Betsy was there... on Sunday, anyway.

 

[BillK]

Strangely enough, Betsy was there... on Sunday, anyway.

....and she looked great!

 

[dwarven1]

Awww... you're gonna make her blush.

 

[JuergenG]

I fell in love with an M1 Garand yesterday.
She is in a very nice condition, except the bayo
lug was cut off (old, mandatory BS which is luckily
no longer in the law).
Would I have to replace the entire gas tube to get
her back into original shape ?
SA 598xxx tells she was born in May, 1942.
Haven't bought her yet, but this may well happen soon

 

[Ray P]

...Would I have to replace the entire gas tube to get
her back into original shape ? ...

I believe so; the gas cylinder (on my rifle, at least) appears to be forged* & machined. On the plus side; the gas cylinder is readily available. I would expect most of the USGI parts to be SA (most common).

Prices in USD run:

$48 for a take-off piece (Numrich; pc 46)
$65 gauged take-off (m1garandrifle; pc 29)
$89 New, in wrapper USGI (m1garandrifle; pc 29a)
(Fulton Armory also has them for $149.95 new, or $49.95 for gauged take-off)

Does this mean you'll be coming over this December for the "Bulge" shoot? I still like your idea from last year; bring over the 98KARs!



*Doesn't have the minute porosity under 5x magnification typical of a casting.

 

[Ray P]

JuergenG:

Are there problems importing gun parts into Germany?

I had no difficulties ordering gun parts from Spain recently, and I just assumed the reverse would also be true for all of western Europe.


*Edited for spelling and grammar

 

[JuergenG]

Ray,
thanks for the quick answers and links.
Ordering parts from abroad is no problem, as long as they
are no "controlled" parts, requiring a permit/license.
Controlled parts would be i.e. barrels, receivers, revolver
cylinders.

IF I made it over for the shoot I'd have to represent the
"other side", taking the K98k and P.08, unfortunately no MG42
Although, I have a M1917, a M1911A1 and a .30M1 Carbine, too.

 

[Ray P]

...IF I made it over for the shoot I'd have to represent the "other side", taking the K98k and P.08...

What was I thinking?!?