i made it to the range today for a hi-power match. one of the guys that was shooting there brought 3 m-1 carbines and 2 garands and put them up for sale. i already have a carbine, but not a garand, so...
garand 1 appears to be in new condition, and the wood is new (not sure how old the wood is, but it is not original to the gun and is flawless). apparently this is/was a danish gun, and was built in 1944(?). it was re-barrelled with a danish barrel in 1960, and really not touched since then. ask price is $600.
garand 2 is in good condition. it was built in 1945(?) and re-barrelled in 1965. the bore and internals are in great shape, but there is minor pitting under the action its not readily visible, but it is there. the function of the rifle is not impeded in any way, and were it not for the pitting i doubt many people would think the gun was anything less than perfect. the wood is original to the gun, and has some marks on it. nothing too awful bad, but it is certainly not perfect. ask price is $500.
both guns are by springfield armory.
i know absolutely nothing about garands. in fact, today was the first time i ever even touched one.
are these guns at these prices pass or play? if play, which would you choose? my purposes for the garand are 'just because'. i am likely to shoot it on occasion - i'm not a collector, just an accumulator.
i don't recall exact serial numbers... the danish one started with a 2, and the 'regular' one started w/ a 3. both of them had a similiar amount of numbers, though i couldn't tell you if it was 6 or 7 diigits long.
thanks for any help.
garand 1 appears to be in new condition, and the wood is new (not sure how old the wood is, but it is not original to the gun and is flawless). apparently this is/was a danish gun, and was built in 1944(?). it was re-barrelled with a danish barrel in 1960, and really not touched since then. ask price is $600.
garand 2 is in good condition. it was built in 1945(?) and re-barrelled in 1965. the bore and internals are in great shape, but there is minor pitting under the action its not readily visible, but it is there. the function of the rifle is not impeded in any way, and were it not for the pitting i doubt many people would think the gun was anything less than perfect. the wood is original to the gun, and has some marks on it. nothing too awful bad, but it is certainly not perfect. ask price is $500.
both guns are by springfield armory.
i know absolutely nothing about garands. in fact, today was the first time i ever even touched one.
are these guns at these prices pass or play? if play, which would you choose? my purposes for the garand are 'just because'. i am likely to shoot it on occasion - i'm not a collector, just an accumulator.
i don't recall exact serial numbers... the danish one started with a 2, and the 'regular' one started w/ a 3. both of them had a similiar amount of numbers, though i couldn't tell you if it was 6 or 7 diigits long.
thanks for any help.