coosbaycreep
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I just got it from another dude here off of THR. I've read most of the comments about them on here (mainly negative), but I've also read a lot of posts stating that if you get a good one, then they still make good shooters although they won't last as long due to having a cast reciever instead of forged.
The guy I got it from said it shot good. I haven't shot it yet due to not having a clip for it and just getting LASIK done on my eyes. I took it into the gun shop today because I still wanted to have it checked out before I shoot it anyway, and he told me he didn't even have a headspace guage (which seems to be the most important thing to check prior to shooting them for the first time from what I've read), but he told me that Century M1s have a problem with the bolt jamming up and breaking because of it. Is this true? He told me it should be just fine to shoot, but that eventually the bolt will break and that I'd be better off selling or trading it instead of investing the money to stock up on ammo for it.
Instead of relying on the opinion of one gunsmith, I'd rather get advice from numerous people off of THR.
I'm hoping to get a chance to shoot it today. I've been wanting an M1 as a permanent part of my very small gun collection, but I don't want one that's going to be unreliable or unsafe to shoot over the long run. Matching numbers don't matter to me as much as reliability. This one also has mismatched furniture on it, so that'd be another $50-$105 for either synthetic or wood furniture to make it look better if I did end up keeping it. So, assuming the gun shoots decent, would I be better off keeping or selling/trading this M1 to try and get a CMP Garand later on?
The guy I got it from said it shot good. I haven't shot it yet due to not having a clip for it and just getting LASIK done on my eyes. I took it into the gun shop today because I still wanted to have it checked out before I shoot it anyway, and he told me he didn't even have a headspace guage (which seems to be the most important thing to check prior to shooting them for the first time from what I've read), but he told me that Century M1s have a problem with the bolt jamming up and breaking because of it. Is this true? He told me it should be just fine to shoot, but that eventually the bolt will break and that I'd be better off selling or trading it instead of investing the money to stock up on ammo for it.
Instead of relying on the opinion of one gunsmith, I'd rather get advice from numerous people off of THR.
I'm hoping to get a chance to shoot it today. I've been wanting an M1 as a permanent part of my very small gun collection, but I don't want one that's going to be unreliable or unsafe to shoot over the long run. Matching numbers don't matter to me as much as reliability. This one also has mismatched furniture on it, so that'd be another $50-$105 for either synthetic or wood furniture to make it look better if I did end up keeping it. So, assuming the gun shoots decent, would I be better off keeping or selling/trading this M1 to try and get a CMP Garand later on?