Working on a Tanker M1 Garand, using a Winchester receiver...

[jjrothWA]

but would like to source a WRA barrel.

Who would I contact???

Thanks.

[k arga]

Maybe Debbie on this form, she has a lot of parts, sure some one here can get you her email.

[Major Tom]

Why do you want a 'tanker'?

[Allen]

I've only got one Garand so I'm no expert. I must ask what may be a simple question. What receivers and barrels were tankers made from? WRA Garand barrels in nice condition are scarce and very expensive. If there is such a thing as a WRA tanker barrel I would feel it would be cost prohibitive. Some are 30/06, some are 308 that I've seen.

If it were me I think I would go for an M1A shorty.

[Johnny P]

Short answer was the "Tanker" Garand never was developed for issue. Too many bad features. As tne article points out it's fame came as a post war commercial venture.

https://www.americanrifleman.org/content/tanker-garands-the-real-story/

[Allen]

Thanks Johnny.

[lyman]

do the googly for Shuff's

he supposedly does a workable tanker

[Johnny P]

The next thing was to get the right bend in the shortened op-rod to function reliably. As the article noted, horrible muzzle blast.

[Allen]

Oddly enough there are 2 tanker barrels on ebay right now. One of which is stamped SA 4-44. If real, that would conflict with the NRA article above. It may be a standard barrel cut down but to me that would seem to be way too much precise machining to be worth it.

[lyman]

standard barrels cut down or maybe even sleeved,

[lyman]

the 4-44 for $109 has been sleeved,
you can see the machining marks on the barrel where it was blended or smoothed out and what looks like the line from the sleeve,

the other is hard to say, he does not show any markings very well, but it is a cut down

[Allen]

the 4-44 for $109 has been sleeved,
you can see the machining marks on the barrel where it was blended or smoothed out and what looks like the line from the sleeve,

the other is hard to say, he does not show any markings very well, but it is a cut down

Thanks. I suspected a red flag, especially for the price and date but didn't know about it being sleeved.

The cut down barrel wasn't listed at the time I made my post. There was another one, low price and bad pictures. No makers markings.

[lyman]

years ago Garand barrels were hard to get, so some enterprising gunsmiths etc took 1903 barrels, and worn M1 barrels and grafted them together,
same happened with some Johnson 1941 barrels,

you still see them from time to time, and the tell is the ring just forward of the chamber for the M1's,

[Allen]

Barrels for some commercial M1 carbines were also made from 1903 barrels. The gas cylinder block was welded on. I know you've seen them. I bought a group of them years ago and couldn't figure out why some were 4 grove rifling and some were 2 grove till I found out they were made from the '03 barrels.