before waiting 2-6 months for the CMP...

 

It took four months just to get my last order posted. Might be somewhat quicker for the Specials. I've alway had mine rebuilt my a gunsmith out of TX. Takes a while but worth it. Went that way because I ddn't want the standard Boyd's stock this time around.

 

Tony has an excellent rep in the field. I'd have no problem dealing with him if I was local.

Yup, I had heard of the Garand Guy in Rahway, and will probably make his acquaintance at some point in the future, I am sure, since he is local to NJ. As I said, I was in no real hurry, plus I had not heard of any bad experiences from CMP and also want to support that organization. It will be a shooter, I am not a collector. Will see if I can get the time to put a full bandoleer thru it Sun. Then clean, and probably order the real tung oil, for the stock. But again, no rush to refinish. I got the thing early, I guess, for a reason, and I think its to get out and shoot it! :mrgreen:

I managed to get out to CJRPC GP range yesterday, and went thru a bandoleer (48rds) of HXP. Had target at 100 yd, and my beanbag type rests. Ballaparked the elevation & windage, was a slight breeze, had to change 1 click down and 1 right, but was hitting the target on all shots from sitting w/ rests. I could only scare up a 100 yd smallbore target, did get most inside 7 ring or closer and a few in the X. No issues, the Greek clips needed extra pushingdown to seat & release the oprod catch so the 1st round would get fed & bolt close, I dunno how much of that was due to newness on the coating of all the bits. I am sure it will be easier as time goes by, just had to push a little harder and hit the oprod lever. Also shot the 10/22 at the same target & figured out the bullet drop offset so I could hit that pretty well. 8-) After getting home, fieldstripped and disassmbled, left gas cylinder alone & the TG together, just wiped that with CLP and greased the one part of it. No Easy button equired, piece of cake to take apart & put back together. Cleaned outside metal with CLP on a patch. Gotta get chamber brush, next Brownells order.......Next have to do the 200yd zero, gotta get the right targets---a fun day, ended up by myself, someone canx on me, their loss. 8-)

Good for you Matty. I bought a good Garand assembly/disassembly book which helped me take my H&R from CMP apart and change the stock. I plan to do the same with the SA garand I bought earlier, but will probably have a NM barrel put on that one. BTW, I bought alot of parts from Fulton Armory in Maryland if you're looking for additional sources. I'll most likely will have them change the barrel for me and so on.

 

http://www.fulton-armory.com/

Oh, and I saved all my brass as well as picking up about a dozen or more .30-06 cases of Lake City brass that were lying about there, Were also a bunch of 223 and 308 brass lying around as well, no one claimed or even picked 'em up. So much for policing yer areas!