New years resolutions

[BEAR]

New years resolutions are a wasted effort and make you a liar. I figured since the greatest gun salesman in US history goes away (maybe?) on the 20th of this month, then it is time to go no further in debt by not purchasing firearms in 2017. Good resolution!

On the 2nd of January I walked into my local gun shop and saw them putting out an M1 Garand on the shelf. "Ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! Purdy gun thingy!"

So now I have more debt and more guns.

It is an Anniston rebuild (A4 2-65), HRA receiver.
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More pictures later if anyone is interested.

[dryheat]

Ooooh, is right. I just picked up a 5.7 HRA and part of the reason was it was marked AN, but yours is nicer.

[BEAR]

Thanks dryheat. Now I've got more pictures.
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The wood looks brand new. There are no stamps on the stock except in the barrel channel. In the channel is an ink stamped "300/268" and a hand written "KD".
Is this a non military mfg. stock?

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Thanks for looking

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[psteinmayer]

Sweet looking Garand sir!!!

[bruce]

Gorgeous rifle! Beautiful stock. Looks commercial. Very nice way to start New Year! Sincerely.. bruce.

[dryheat]

I kind of study HRA rifles. I have a long list of ser. nos. There is an amazing number of rebuilds in the 5.7 area. Both my LEAD and AN are 5.7's.

[BEAR]

Thanks for the kind words. I have owned 3 Garands in my life time. First one I bought in 1971 at the B&I in Tacoma. It was a National Ordnance. This was before my days of knowing that there were only 4 manufacturers. Sold it in 1985. A little wiser in 1989, I purchased a 1944 Winchester that had been rebuilt in '65 by Anniston. Guy said it was a DCM gun but he didn't have the papers.

My interest then turned to M1903s and has been there until I saw this one. I am happy.

Thanks for looking.

BEAR

[Oyaji]

B&I Market Place on South Tacoma Way.......former home of Ivan the Gorilla.

[musketjon]

Commercial stock. WWII trigger guard with SERIOUSLY deformed locking lugs. I just can't into that silver-gray finish. Other than that, nice rifle.
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[dryheat]

The lugs are a little out of spec. I love the finish. I also study rebuilds and your rifle must have been the first one to go into the solution(they get darker as the parkerizing gets dirty). I've only seen one other rifle that looked that sharp and I kick myself for not buying it when I had the chance.
That rifle will never be original(Boyds commercial stock). But Boyds wood is tight fitting for sure and it will help with accuracy, if nothing is out of whack and rubbing on the oprod which is not an uncommon occurence. I'd push someone down to get at that rifle.

[BEAR]

B&I Market Place on South Tacoma Way.......former home of Ivan the Gorilla.

Same one, but Ivan is long gone and the store is not the same as it was.

musketjon;Commercial stock. WWII trigger guard with SERIOUSLY deformed locking lugs. I just can't into that silver-gray finish. Other than that, nice rifle.

I have already planned to replace the trigger guard to make it more in line with that year and the finish is not quite as silver as shown probably caused by the black background and flash.

[BEAR]

The lugs are a little out of spec. I love the finish. I also study rebuilds and your rifle must have been the first one to go into the solution(they get darker as the parkerizing gets dirty). I've only seen one other rifle that looked that sharp and I kick myself for not buying it when I had the chance.
That rifle will never be original(Boyds commercial stock). But Boyds wood is tight fitting for sure and it will help with accuracy, if nothing is out of whack and rubbing on the oprod which is not an uncommon occurence. I'd push someone down to get at that rifle.

Well, I knew it wasn't original when I purchased it and the stock needs some work but that is minor. It fills a niche in my collection for a post Korea rifle.

Thanks for looking.

BEAR