my refinished m1 garand

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I am gonna clean mine up using a recipe from the Gun Stock Doctor. I also have some of his natural 1/3 wax on the way.

hey QD, if im not mistaken, yours is walnut, which is really the cream of the crop when it comes to garand wood, and i agree, the stock docs methods and wax is the way to go on walnut (and even birch for those inclined).....its exactly what i would have done if i was able to find walnut as nice looking as your wood. i just figured i would experiment on mine since it was just birch, and im really happy how it turned out.

Did you also take off the front and rear handguard?.......I was hoping not to have to take off the handguards. Any tips would be greatly appreciated!

ya, i took them off. its really easy. the front one is just held on by the gas cylinder lock. all you have to do is remove the gas lock screw, then spin off the gas lock. it takes all of 2 minutes, lol. for the rear hand gaurd there is a small (maybe 1/8th") roll pin holding the rear handgaurd keeper on (the metal at the front of the rear handgaurd)just use a small punch and tap out the pin, then the metal keeper will just slide off the barrel. then the only thing holding the rear handgaurd on is the little metal clip toward the rear of the piece. its just held captive to the barrel by a couple of grooves cut into the barrel. i was able to get it off by just sliding it forward, then to put it back on, just get one side of the clip back into its groove, and push down on the clip on the other side, and it will pop right back into place.

and thx everyone else for the compliments!!!!
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Thanks FlyinBryan! I just gotta get all the ingrediants. I'll post some before and after pics when I'm done! Thanks for your help!
 
dammit, I hate Garand threads. It makes me feel like the only kid in middle school who doesn't own a skateboard. Like I'm missing out. I need to hurry up and get another job to build something for someone and come up with the money for one.
 
it turned out really good mang, Im not in love with the gloss finish on a war wifle. makes it looks like its made for shooting animals and not nazi's. Im glad I talked you out of getting the plastic stock though. :neener:
 
That greenish tinge to the parking most likely means the rifle is a Greek return. They re-parked them before shipping them back to the States. It's not technically the correct color, but it is VERY durable, more so than the standard USGI parking.
 
Im glad I talked you out of getting the plastic stock though.
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lol, no, i talked you out of it!!!!!
not only that, but you wanted to put an ak folding stock on yours
 
Anyways don't forget to pin stripe it.
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lol, i might as well.

i could never depend on it as a defensive rifle anyway because its not parkerized under the gas block, it doesn't have a properly staked gas key or castlenut, and im pretty sure the front sight base is lacking the customary stamped "f",,,which must stand for "fighting rifle":neener::neener::neener:
 
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i could never depend on it as a defensive rifle anyway because its not parkerized under the gas block, it doesn't have a properly staked gas key or castlenut, and im pretty sure the front sight base is lacking the customary stamped "f",,,which must stand for "fighting rifle"
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Yeah, the Garand was never any good for defensive purposes anyway. Just a old jam-o-matic with a underpowered cartridge...you need to get something that is more reliable, has better power, and has been battle proven...perhaps a 10/22 with a drum mag. of course...and a folding stock so you can dual wield gangsta style. ;)
 
Looks great. But shiny for my taste, and it seems you've lost a bit of the tiger in the handguard on that one. But it looks professional for sure. Well done.
 
lol mav

it looks professional for sure. Well done.
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thx 1k

But shiny for my taste, and it seems you've lost a bit of the tiger in the handguard
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you noticed that too huh?

its really wierd. that piece has a sort of holo effect. if you look at it from the rear you can barely see the striping, but as you move around the rifle towards the front it just appears. sort of like one of those holographic billboard signs the change as you drive past it.
 
dammit, I hate Garand threads. It makes me feel like the only kid in middle school who doesn't own a skateboard. Like I'm missing out. I need to hurry up and get another job to build something for someone and come up with the money for one.
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You mean that you never owned a skateboard too? Sheesh........you're missing out on everything. :D
 
Honestly, that's the cleanest work I've ever seen on a m1. Hats off to the guy who reworked that gun. Your lucky to have it, not many are capable of looking that clean.
 
That is the best looking M1 that I have seen in a while. Great looking wood and metal. I carried one back in the day when they were all fairly new, less than 20 years old. Darn, dating myself. I have been dropping the hint that I would like to have one for my next birthday come October. CMP stated that they presently have the Collector Grade available and could have it shipped long before October.
 
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