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M1 garand info

Having gone through a few Blue Sky Imports I'll tell you the truth...it depends!
Seriously, I had one blue sky Garand that throated about 3, big the muzzle was 1.5-1.75'ish? Maybe close to 2? It shot well, functioned great.

The next Blue Sky throated over 4, close to 5 but the muzzle gauged 1.0!?!? Hmmm, inspected the barrel and it was shot out, almost no lands, the grooves were scarred from corrosive ammo. The crown looked odd, too squared off, but the barrel didn't measure any shorter. I took it to a former CMP armorer who enlightened me with the knowledge that Blue sky had , or so he firmly believed, some machine the somehow squashed the end of the barrel. Then they did a half hacked crown job. I wouldn't have believed this if I hadn't have seen it and trusted the armorer.
Have your barrel inspected and gauged. Chances are good you'll be okay. But if the throat is worn and the muzzle tight, the bullet will be wobbling down the barrel.
Otherwise Blue Sky was like CMP - they mix-mastered USGI parts.



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The handguard on your rifle is probably a different color because it's likely made of birch and not walnut. Both types of wood were used, and were considered interchangeable when the rifles were rebuilt.

Of course, the first thing I noticed is that the sling is on backwards. The hook goes on the rear sling mount so it's easy to disconnect and transition into a loop sling. You can learn all about how to do this and use one of the finest aids to marksmanship ever devised, the USGI loop sling, at an Appleseed event.

Be careful loading the old girl. Many folks have gotten a bad case of Garand thumb from improper hand placement during loading. It's very easy to avoid, but a lot of unknowing folks have had their thumbs smacked pretty good. Garands are known to bite the hand that feeeds them.

Only shoot purpose built Garand ammo through her. Modern loads can bend the operating rod. You'll need an adjustable gas plug to shoot modern .30-06 ammo.

Enjoy her.
 
Theres no better time than now. MILSURP Collector MILSURP Collector has a couple for sale I think.

Warning its hard to stop at 1.

Tell me about it! BTW thanks that HRA sn should look familiar

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