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Tue Sep 18, 2018 5:08 pm
MadPick
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_________________ “Finding ‘common ground’ with the thinking of evil men is a fool’s errand” ~ Herschel Smith
"The said Constitution shall never be construed to authorize Congress to prevent the people of the United States who are peaceable citizens from keeping their own arms." ~ Samuel Adams
“A return to First Principles in a Republic is sometimes caused by simple virtues of a single man. His good example has such an influence that the good men strive to imitate him, and the wicked are ashamed to lead a life so contrary to his example. Before all else, be armed!” ~ Niccolo Machiavelli
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Fri Dec 07, 2018 1:31 pm
shaggy
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Location: Snohomish Co Joined: Thu Sep 13, 2018 Posts: 1811
So i cant find any referance to a DMR(or nightvision) version of the BM59. Is there one? I just bought a pair of italian made receivers today for a my italian and Argentine kits. Next they go out to shuffs. Also how picky are .308 garands with ammo?
Fri Apr 05, 2019 10:26 pm
usrifle
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Location: RENTON Joined: Fri Mar 25, 2011 Posts: 20771
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No, but have fired such. With irons, I can't see far enough to pick out a standard paper target bull such that there is a noticeable difference. Lots of good conversions out there, a few Italian factory rifles. CMP has them in the Special grade at $1250. Shuff's Parkerizing has some interesting mods including a BM59 style Garand that takes M14 mags, or what Shufflin calls a Mini-G, a 16" brush rifle. The Mini-G can also be had with M14 mag conversion. I am not a purest. The platform has been around for 80 plus years, almost all rifles have gone through at least one armory, or equivalent, rebuild and there have been hundreds of mods attempted, a few successfully. Getting worked up over spilled milk is pointless. CMP is quite adept at rebuilding rifles, frequently using new parts, particularly stocks and barrels.
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I have an M1A so I would like to keep the Garand in its normal configuration. The receiver dates towards the very end of WW2 so I don't think I am messing up anything collector worthy. It could be a mix master for all I know. I will probably go through CMP. I want to shoot the rifle more than I do now and I think .308 is the way to go.
Mon Oct 14, 2019 8:43 pm
corpsman
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Location: Pierce County Joined: Fri Mar 25, 2011 Posts: 1342
I would agree. Ammo costs and surplus ammo availability are better for .308. Odds are any Garand is mix master. If I needed to replace a Garand barrel I would go .308.
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