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Listen , what you have their is an winchester made M1 GARAND Caliber is 30-06, with a 8 round capicity via. internal stripper clip, take the advice from the others and seek advice on this firearm, it should not be taken lightly, it is a VERY powerful rifle. PLease don't alter it in any way. You can get a replacement stock for it. NUFF SAID
 
I found an old double-barrel shotgun in an attic and I’m thinking about doing something like that with it. It has some pretty bad corrosion on the sideplates but I think I can clean that up with a disk sander….
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Cougar Allen said:
I found an old double-barrel shotgun in an attic and I’m thinking about doing something like that with it. It has some pretty bad corrosion on the sideplates but I think I can clean that up with a disk sander….
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Cougar I know what your saying, When my grandfather died he left me a 16 gauge , greener double I have been thinking about shortening the barrels with the torch's in my garage.
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guyonthesofa1989 said:
if they made 5 million why are they so rare?
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Good question.

Many were lost or destroyed in WWII and Korea. Many were destroyed by the government. (cut up and scrapped) The same goes for M1 carbines. I have no idea as to the number of rifles scrapped, but I remember seeing boxcar loads of M1 receivers and barrels going to the smelter.

It's hard to explain why they are so desirable. They are not suitable for conversion to hunting rifles as are the Mausers and '03s and '03A3s. Many are used in military type rifle matches.

The CMP seems to be running out of them and most of them are kind of crappy. (I have seen a few.) When they are gone, there will be no more except from private parties.

http://www.odcmp.com/Services/Rifles/m1garand.htm
 
It's a 12 gauge but I don't think it's worth much -- it's old and I don't think it was even made in America. It ain't no Mossberg or Remington, some name I never heard of. Might as well cut it down and use it for home defense -- if I can clean up that corrosion....
 
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I found an old double-barrel shotgun in an attic and I’m thinking about doing something like that with it. It has some pretty bad corrosion on the sideplates but I think I can clean that up with a disk sander….QUOTE]


That discoloration is pretty bad and it's got those strange scratches all over it. I'll take it off your hands for 50 bucks if you take PayPal and include shipping. :rolleyes:
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Modifying any firearms size and or firing mechanisms can put you in some serious doo-doo,probably a federal offense.The B.A.T.F.E takes nothing with a grain of salt.Every state has its own laws on this,I know here in the empire state i cant put any kind of folding stock on my AK.

Couger I'll give you 55$ I KNOW I can get that corrosion off with the OL' KMG......

I'll buy the butchered garand too :)
 
Cougar Allen said:
It's a 12 gauge but I don't think it's worth much -- it's old and I don't think it was even made in America. It ain't no Mossberg or Remington, some name I never heard of. Might as well cut it down and use it for home defense -- if I can clean up that corrosion....
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Ya that case harde.... Um I mean RUST is a pain.. I would go at it with a angle grinder and a 40 grit flap pad that should make it look purdy again.
 
UffDa said:
It's hard to explain why they are so desirable. They are not suitable for conversion to hunting rifles as are the Mausers and '03s and '03A3s. Many are used in military type rifle matches.
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They are just plain ol' fun to shoot,heavy ,accurate as any modern rifle and once you know how to load one it looks really cool :cool: Not to mention it's a piece of history.The men that called the Garand their weapon of war were truly heros in my eye's,what do they weigh like 20 pounds
 
I vote to ban the original poster of this thread! You know that this is a lame piece of spam to start a flame war.
 
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