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M1 Garand welded receiver
kuhlewulf
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Has anyone had any experience with some of these "reconstructed" Garand receivers that are made from two de-militarized receivers welded back together? I saw one at the gunshow, and was also offered a barreled receiver by another person. They are worthless as collectors but as just a shooter? I will most likely pass on these and any future offerings as we have a 1942 SA Garand. But just wanted some feedback. Thanks![:D]
James
Whats next? A ban on automatic transmissions?
James
Whats next? A ban on automatic transmissions?
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Captain Kirk, Tech Staff
Hope this links helps you out.
http://www.fulton-armory.com/Weld.htm
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A gun dealer told me not good for shooting but good for hanging on the wall, and that's what I would like to do, but hard to find.
Pim
Also talked with a longtime M1 collector and shooter from another forum who had the same story--mucho bullets down the barrel with no problems.
Again these are/were properly assembled rewelded recievers. I would be leery of a "Bubba" with a lot of obvious weld marks. When you canspend a couple of hundred on a reciever from CMP and know that you are not in any danger---IF the reciever is correctly barreled.
I have rewelds on a Winchester M14 and a Colt M16A1, both done by John Norrell here in Arkansas. Heat treat on the M14 was done at the old Iver Johnson M1 carbine facility. It would take XRays to tell them from factory and I have shot the Hell out of them.
CP