Garand op rod damage

[danco101]

I have seen one early uncut op rod come apart and the back end swing past the shooters head. I believe that's why they put the relief cut on them.

[XLF30]

I just came back from the Advanced Maintenance Course at CMP.

They told us op rod damage was common with the wrong ammo. But they said the damage was usually cumulative over time, not a catastrophic failure from firing 1 or 2 rounds.

The op rod can bend (over time) and the machining of surfaces on the op rod can be damaged. Different parts of the linkage can be bent, too.