New "O-66" Garand

[SemperFi, 0321]

My buddy from C 1/26 was on the NE end of the runway at Khe Sanh, since he was the FNG they put him on the airfield unhooking parachutes from the bundles as the fork lift hauled them away. He did one tour of 9 months, then WIA with Recon on the DMZ, and another tour in '69, never had an M-16. He said he spent both tours carrying an M-14. Just got off the phone with him a few minutes ago.
And I missed the whole shebang.

[Calfed]

The O-66 Garand arrived at my FFL today to begin it's 10 day "cooling off" period. I got a chance to look it over and it looks good. There is a boxed "P" cartouche on the pistol grip of the stock. The stock and metal are in excellent shape...literally no dents, dings or scratches on the stock and the same on the metal. There are no rub marks anywhere, even in the op rod groove on the receiver. Stock looks like an Overton replacement with a very dark finish..

The barrel is an 11-65 SA, with a sharp, shiny bore that gauges about .5 on the CMP muzzle gauge.

Could be wrong about this, but almost looks like it has not been used since it was rebuilt.

More and better pics after I've "cooled off" for 10 days...

[Calfed]

I picked up the "O-66" Garand today, since the 10-day "cooling off period has elapsed.

It is in great shape. It almost looks like it was overhauled and then went into storage. The stock, bore, and parkerizing are in near perfect condition. There are a few very light rub marks on the stock and very few dents or dings.

The bore is "1-" on the CMP muzzle gauge and the lands and grooves are shiny and sharp.

Everything feels tight and I'm looking forward to shooting this one.