I just bought an SA M1 Garand today, it’s an import marked Exel Gardner mass.
It dates to jan 1944 with an SA 1963 barrel, most parts are market SA with a couple of other manufactures. Will do an inventory.
I thinks it going to be a good shooter, the muzzle doesn't seem to have much wear, did the round in the muzzle gauge trick and had about 3/16 to ¼” of the bullet still showing
The Parkerizing looks almost new, no real wear on the internals of the receiver, barrel bright and shiny.
The trigger parts and the internal parts look brand new.
The gun has been sitting for years and a small dealer in Chelmsford.
The gun looks like crap do to the stock, so most people passed it over, I’ve picked it up many times myself. The front hand guard is new but the remaining stock finish is really bad and dark. The finish is realy thick, someone scraped off some kind of paint marking on side of the stock but it doesn’t look like it hit the wood. The only cartouches are SA and a P in a circle.
My plans are to strip and refinish the stock, besides a good cleaning that’s all I think it needs.
Before I do anything, Its my first Garand, what else should I look for or do.
The only thing I haven’t looked at is the gas system.
O ya the only other thing is the stock it’s a little loose. It goes real easy when closing the trigger guard.
It dates to jan 1944 with an SA 1963 barrel, most parts are market SA with a couple of other manufactures. Will do an inventory.
I thinks it going to be a good shooter, the muzzle doesn't seem to have much wear, did the round in the muzzle gauge trick and had about 3/16 to ¼” of the bullet still showing
The Parkerizing looks almost new, no real wear on the internals of the receiver, barrel bright and shiny.
The trigger parts and the internal parts look brand new.
The gun has been sitting for years and a small dealer in Chelmsford.
The gun looks like crap do to the stock, so most people passed it over, I’ve picked it up many times myself. The front hand guard is new but the remaining stock finish is really bad and dark. The finish is realy thick, someone scraped off some kind of paint marking on side of the stock but it doesn’t look like it hit the wood. The only cartouches are SA and a P in a circle.
My plans are to strip and refinish the stock, besides a good cleaning that’s all I think it needs.
Before I do anything, Its my first Garand, what else should I look for or do.
The only thing I haven’t looked at is the gas system.
O ya the only other thing is the stock it’s a little loose. It goes real easy when closing the trigger guard.