Garand barrel recrown/touch up crown against JCG "as issued" rules?

[Shomway]

Based on the "P" stock proof your stock is not correct and appears to be a HRA.
Have you ever owned a Garand, shot one, or shot a Garand match before?
I personally think you are making more out of the muzzle ding than whats needed.
If you plan to shoot matches with this rifle you might want to get a new stock from Dupage and finish it off. A new stock will provide you with a tight lock up which could give you a better shooting rifle.
As mentioned many times already, shot it and see how YOU and the rifle perform.

[Tommiep54]

I wouldn't mess with it. I'd say if you wanted a match gun and were really worried about it I would sell that one and get another regular service grade for cheaper or get a CMP Special etc.

A collector would be happy to have that rifle as is and preferably not recrowned. Also, I'm pretty sure that's an HRA stock...and a nice one.

It's your rifle in the end, but someone on here would probably take it off your hands if that one just doesn't do it for you.

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[Tcheeks38]

Originally Posted by Tommiep54

Also, I'm pretty sure that's an HRA stock...and a nice one.

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Yeah looks like you're right about the stock... That sucks. I thought I had something special. All springfield, age-appropriate everything except the stock...

[Skeet6]

https://pacifictoolandgauge.com/barr...rown-tool.html
https://pacifictoolandgauge.com/barr...rown-tool.html
Take your pick. Done properly, it is an easy fix and a with a little cold blue it will look perfect. A regular gunsmith may just use whatever crowning tool he has, which will work but not look correct. Recrowning is not rocket science, and is very common. Good luck.
Mike B

[Tommiep54]

Originally Posted by Tcheeks38

Yeah looks like you're right about the stock... That sucks. I thought I had something special. All springfield, age-appropriate everything except the stock...

I'm sure someone would trade you for the correct SA stock that needed one for their HRA. All you need is a 1/2 inch DAS Springfield Stock.



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[MyTurn]

Great rifle as is, I think.

[Tcheeks38]

Originally Posted by MyTurn

Great rifle as is, I think.

Much appreciated. I just like for things to match.

[Mountain]

Originally Posted by Tcheeks38

I did purchase this as a service grade 6 mil garand but according to the differences between service grade and correct ratings, a correct grade is listed as having no crown flaws and no gouges on tthe wood stock. Mine has all age appropriated parts for the s/N and has this crown ding and 2 very small gouges on the stock which in my opinion is the reason it was sold as a service grade with all correct parts rather than a correct grade.

Any thoughts?

Thoughts?

Yes- You have a great rifle and should enjoy it however you see fit. Anything super special would have been set aside for CMP auction. Highly experienced armorers with years of experience and who have handled thousands of these are not likely to miss something that should go to auction. Remember that CMP's mission is to support marksmanship and sales of the M1's is a means to an end. Why would they not do the best job they can to maximize the funds available to support the mission? Perhaps there's a random chance something could sneak out that would have done well in an auction but given the current situation I think that is highly unlikely.

The collectors among us try to buy the most correct rifles they can, then chase parts to reach the most correct status they can. Those rifles are still mix-masters but are at least historically correct for the original production dates. I much more enjoy the 'living history' aspect and only have M1's that I shoot in CMP matches, but I like learning more about these fine rifles from the folks who are into it for collecting and appreciate what they do and what they post. Be happy that yours has a lot of correct parts. If you prefer the collector route you are that much farther ahead and if you want to simply shoot it, you're not going to be affecting the collector value.

[Tcheeks38]

I finally got all the components to reload 30-06 and threw 150 rounds of hornady 150gr fmjbt in FC brass with 47.6gr of imr4064. These gave me 2 moa at 50 yards. Then I took this out to a friends. We had no problem hitting a smaller profile steel person silhouette out to 250 yards. The hardest part was seeing the steel target at distance as the front sight was the same size at that range. Seems that crown nick has no effect and it is currently more accurate than I am with iron sights (this is my first rifle with irons other than shooting the m16 in basic). My Ar's all have scopes/red dots.

Thanks for convincing me to give it a try before getting rid of such a sweet shooter. I also was able to get a correct post war springfield stock for it for a steal of a price.

[SharpShooter82]

Originally Posted by Tcheeks38

I finally got all the components to reload 30-06 and threw 150 rounds of hornady 150gr fmjbt in FC brass with 47.6gr of imr4064. These gave me 2 moa at 50 yards. Then I took this out to a friends. We had no problem hitting a smaller profile steel person silhouette out to 250 yards. The hardest part was seeing the steel target at distance as the front sight was the same size at that range. Seems that crown nick has no effect and it is currently more accurate than I am with iron sights (this is my first rifle with irons other than shooting the m16 in basic). My Ar's all have scopes/red dots.

Thanks for convincing me to give it a try before getting rid of such a sweet shooter. I also was able to get a correct post war springfield stock for it for a steal of a price.

Good to see that you shot it first.

I have been using iron sights since I was a kid, I still like using them but @ 56 I tend to shoot better with a scope.

Eric


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