My buddy found one in an old house he bought if you can believe that. It was tucked away in a cabinet that was in the basement. All original parts 1944. He's gonna sell to me cheap.

@Karpletunnel

13 күн бұрын

Sounds like an excellent find. Should clean up nice. But be careful, basement cabinets are usually pretty prone to corrosion. Light surface rust should come right off

CMP I paid just a little more and got something with a new criterion barrel and stock. If you order from them put a sticky note on the paper work if you're looking for a specific year range and usually they try to oblige.

@kennykippen2146

2 ай бұрын

I’d rather have the original barrel and stock

@dancortes3062

Ай бұрын

@@kennykippen2146 I'm with you. It's really not a piece of history anymore in my opinion. At that point it's practically a new gun.

This was a little hard to watch

The Garand did not serial number match parts. All parts had drawing numbers. These denoted improvements from original designs. You will commonly see part numbers followed by a dash number. The only part that shows a date is the barrel (1-45). Winchester shows only the emblem. Check out some books by Bruce Canfield and Scott Duff.

@Karpletunnel

Ай бұрын

Yea, I realized after I bought it. Going to be looking for all matching IH

@jasontorre3267

Ай бұрын

@Karpletunnel Expect to pay twice as much or more for an original International Harvester. Also, do a LOT of research before buying.

Not really. I get it, it's your first M1 and you know nothing about them, that's OK. You need to watch some KZread videos and study the Manual of Arms, don't worry, you'll get the hang of handling a Garand with just a little effort. As for the value for the 1200 you could get a Service Grade M1 from the CMP for 900 delivered with a better stock & barrel. I just bought my 4th from them, a 1942 SA build rearsenaled in 1955 and it not only is in fantastic condition but the barrel gauged +1, +1, almost new. It shoots to just over 1 moa and is as smooth as butter using American Eagle 150gr M1 loads. I would consider that rifle a Rack Grade you could pick up from the CMP for 600-700 depending, don't worry about the dings and blemishes. It just adds character. I would send it off to Orien 7 on Long Island, NY and for 70 bucks they will fully inspect the rifle and make sure it's ready for you. They saved my bacon years ago when I bought one from a friend for 400. It was his fathers and he didn't know anything about it. I sent it to Orien 7 and they inspected it and found it had been demilled and had the receiver cut in half and rewelded, they replaced the receiver and went completely through it for me. Hope it's a good shooter.

CMP route would have been somewhat less expensive for a better product, but for a RTI that is definitely a hit. You can't find these for 1200 anywhere in the open market. handguard is cracked and there is surface rust but overall it should clean up very well, finish looks great and the muzzle crown looks good. Soak the stock for 30 min in hot water to raise some of the dents and scratches and super glue that crack. Please do an "after" video.

@Karpletunnel

3 ай бұрын

I’ll do an after vid and a shoot vid in may

This a CMP rifle you got from another source? Field or Rack Grade?? That looks like a Rack. A very rough looking rack at that. I know with CMP is a 50/50 shot on what kind of gun your gonna draw with the grade you select.

@Karpletunnel

3 ай бұрын

I bought this off of Royal tiger imports. And it was one that Ethiopia decided to neglect. After some cleaning it’s not that bad(except the wood is still rough). The barrel and bolt are not matching. The bolt is a 48 and the barrel is a 50. The barrel ( the video doesn’t do it justice) has excellent rifling. This one wasn’t listed as a random grade/pull option. It was listed individually. I chose it because most of the rifle is from ww2. But now I’m thinking about looking for a harvester

@DC-bc9lk

3 ай бұрын

@@Karpletunnel check out CMP. The paperwork is not really a big deal at all. If you reside in a state that allows ordering from them. Biggest inconvenience is getting one form notarized. I’ve also heard from a few guys I know, they added a note with their paperwork and luckily had a CMP armorer pull a rifle type (IH, H&R, etc) they were looking for. Even though its ‘luck of draw’ when ordering from CMP. Good luck with the rifle, its got alot of character and stories in that stock!

Sick nasty

CMP baby!

@Karpletunnel

3 ай бұрын

I want my next one to be an intl harvester

GET HELP !

@Karpletunnel

15 күн бұрын

Halp! I need somebody, Halp! Won't you please please Halp!

I understand your working with what you have but, do yourself a favor.... Purchase a brass brush, coated bore rod and muzzle guide to protect the muzzle from further ware when cleaning with the rod. Also an m1 combo tool and chamber brush. Should be plenty available at your local gun show. Field strip and GREASE all ware areas op-rod, bolt lugs, rear of the receiver. Stocks and barrels probably in rough shape from poor storage in Ethiopia for the last 70 years. Good luck with your purchase.

@Karpletunnel

26 күн бұрын

Thank you for the info. I'll look into it. The barrel on this one has been replaced one from the 50s. The rifling is pristine. The stock however.......