saiga308
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in 308? nice are they any good?
Excellent condition Federal Ordnance Tanker chambered in .308
Open to offers.
Excellent condition Federal Ordnance Tanker chambered in .308
Open to offers.
The ones you see on the market today are all commercial conversions, and many don't function correctly. The "tanker" designation was just a marketing gimmick, as they were never intended for use by tank crews.
Shortened Garands were field-expedient modified for jungle warfare. Only two were produced by SA for evaluation (the T26). The program was shelved as it was impractical.
its hit and miss withThere are a few guys that know how to build them out there. The OP rod mods can be tricky though, if I had the cash I'd chance it.
Federal Ordnance receivers are hit or miss. The metal of the receiver is softer than the bolt and op rod. This leads to bad things happening. Headspace grows, op rods jump tracks, etc.
My buddy had one and it's out of spec in several places.
This is what I'd be worried about. At the time these "tanker" Garands were being put together by commercial vendors, many of the available receivers were salvaged from scrap. And many of these scrapped guns had shot-out barrels. They were bored out and relined with lathe-turned surplus 2-groove Springfield barrels, which were plentiful at the time.some of the receivers were cut and re welded
In a word, no.are they any good?
It’s shortened to about 18”. Look at the space between the rear of the gas cylinder and the stock. On a full length Garand the front hand guard goes there.Actually... now that I'm looking at it... that's not a Tanker... it's just a Garand missing the forward handguard... or am I missing something? I thought Tankers were actually shortened...
Ok. The angle of the OP's posted photo is a little odd... I was looking at it scratching my head.
SOLD! that was fast?