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scope on a garand

jdb123jdb123 Member Posts: 471 ✭✭✭
edited May 2002 in General Discussion
i know, i know, it sounds crazy and even though i prefer open sights, are there any GOOD scope mounts for an m1 garand? my garand is a cmp dated 1943 so anything that would affect collector value{tapping, drilling} is of course out of the question. any info would be great.
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  • njretcopnjretcop Member Posts: 7,975
    edited November -1
    Try Velcro.........just kidding. No scope on your Garand, they're for weenies as Dano 2 would say.

    -Charlie

    "It's the stuff dreams are made of Angel"NRA Certified Firearms InstructorMember: GOA, RKBA, NJSPBA, NJ area rep for the 2ndAMPD. njretcop@copmail.com
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  • oneshyoneshy Member Posts: 417 ✭
    edited November -1
    B-Square makes a mount that does not require drilling. It mounts on the left side in order to clear the bolt, so if you're right-handed it'll take some getting used to. I believe any mount for the M1 will be set up like this. It's also a little tall, and you'll have to remove the rear sight. Price should be around $85.
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  • mudgemudge Member Posts: 4,225 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    jdb123....They made a scoped Garand. The M1C and M1D. You should be able to pick up a nice "D" for about $3K or a "C" for $5K[D]

    Mudge the helpful

    I can't come to work today. The voices said, STAY HOME AND CLEAN THE GUNS!
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  • garandfangarandfan Member Posts: 271 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Come on jdb123, fight the urge, don't do it!!!!
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  • bullelkbullelk Member Posts: 679 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    JDB,
    After you find a mount, you will need the cheek pad so you can hold your head up higher and to the left of the stock. You can probably find one at a good gun show. They are leather, they lace on and were made for the M1D's & C's.
    Gino
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  • beachmaster73beachmaster73 Member Posts: 3,011 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    jdb....don't do it to a CMP Garand. Get some POS Garand from the Blue Sky Armoury that has spent the last 50-60 years in Taiwan or Korea and do it to one of them. Your CMP Garand commands a premium that would be destroyed by tapping for a scope. I kinda liked the reply to go out and buy an M1D. They really get a lot of attention when someone shows up with one at a range. Beach
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  • bullelkbullelk Member Posts: 679 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Beach,
    I have a M1D, Winchester mfg. Korean War vintage. complete w/M84 scope. Does anyone know if they make a mount for that to take a 1" scope? Not that I want to do it to mine.
    Gino
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