Linstrum
06-16-2008, 05:40 PM
I have two Garand receivers from unissued rifles but only one set of operating system parts, and no wood at all. I just did a subject search here at Boolits for busineses selling Garand parts, unfortunately without finding very much that will help with this particular quest.
Back 20 years ago at a place long since gone out of business called Federal Ordnance in South El Monte, California, there were a whole bunch of good Garand and .30 carbine parts by the crate load. I went down to this "candy store" and picked up two unissued Garand receivers with slight cosmetic rusting for $50 each. I wish I could have afforded to have purchased the International Harvester, Winchester, and Harrington-Richardson receivers they had plenty of, but in those days at $600 for all three I just didn't have enough "scratch" for my collector "itch". I also looked at the .30 carbine receivers and ground my teeth when I saw the Standard Products-marked receivers, the rarest of all carbines, along with Rockola and IBM! I wish I could have gotten those three, too. Both of the Springfield Garand receivers I got were from brand spanking new unissued rifles that had just come out of storage in Korea, some of which had been disassembled for parts. The rusty portions of the receivers were below the wood line so they look just fine.
Then fifteen years ago, another one of the major gun parts dealers had grab bags of good used Garand parts for $50 that were supposed to be in complete sets for assembling one rifle if you supplied the wood and receiver. Like usual, I could only afford one grab bag, but I got a bolt, trigger assembly, used barrel, operating rod, sights, and all the rest. ONLY FIFTY BUCKS and it even had an International Harvester bolt!
I sure would like to assemble two complete rifles, so I need two complete sets of wood and another set of operating system parts. Bottom line is I need everything for one rifle except the receiver along with two stocks and sling groups.
When I was in high school I read an article in the Gun Digest Treasury about tuning up and shooting the Garand and I immediately wanted one. That was back when they weren't yet allowed for public consumption. I finally got one back thirty years ago when they still weren't very common and I've been a fan ever since. When tuned up with a good load they are an absolutely joy to shoot!
rl355
Back 20 years ago at a place long since gone out of business called Federal Ordnance in South El Monte, California, there were a whole bunch of good Garand and .30 carbine parts by the crate load. I went down to this "candy store" and picked up two unissued Garand receivers with slight cosmetic rusting for $50 each. I wish I could have afforded to have purchased the International Harvester, Winchester, and Harrington-Richardson receivers they had plenty of, but in those days at $600 for all three I just didn't have enough "scratch" for my collector "itch". I also looked at the .30 carbine receivers and ground my teeth when I saw the Standard Products-marked receivers, the rarest of all carbines, along with Rockola and IBM! I wish I could have gotten those three, too. Both of the Springfield Garand receivers I got were from brand spanking new unissued rifles that had just come out of storage in Korea, some of which had been disassembled for parts. The rusty portions of the receivers were below the wood line so they look just fine.
Then fifteen years ago, another one of the major gun parts dealers had grab bags of good used Garand parts for $50 that were supposed to be in complete sets for assembling one rifle if you supplied the wood and receiver. Like usual, I could only afford one grab bag, but I got a bolt, trigger assembly, used barrel, operating rod, sights, and all the rest. ONLY FIFTY BUCKS and it even had an International Harvester bolt!
I sure would like to assemble two complete rifles, so I need two complete sets of wood and another set of operating system parts. Bottom line is I need everything for one rifle except the receiver along with two stocks and sling groups.
When I was in high school I read an article in the Gun Digest Treasury about tuning up and shooting the Garand and I immediately wanted one. That was back when they weren't yet allowed for public consumption. I finally got one back thirty years ago when they still weren't very common and I've been a fan ever since. When tuned up with a good load they are an absolutely joy to shoot!
rl355