Hi I have had a great looking 1943 longbranch that the say was converted to .308 by longbranch in the 60s with the match parker hale sight on layaway for a while and was in the store looking at it...
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Hi I have had a great looking 1943 longbranch that the say was converted to .308 by longbranch in the 60s with the match parker hale sight on layaway for a while and was in the store looking at it...
they look great but as you say very hard to find anyone know where in canada any can be found?? I need one badly
the clip isnt ejecting early but when it cycles after firing the 6th round the also ejects the 7th straight out of the clip so there is no round loaded but the clip and the 8th round are still in...
you think it might be the spring is too weak and the clip is moving?
thanks to all who replied I do think mine is a little bent more than it should be but it does cycle. in fact possibly too well.also when i reassembled it this morning it did try the tilt test and it...
Thanks for the advice guys must sound like a nervous nelly but after a two year search for one last thing I wanted to do was have it shred itself the first shot as I am sure you can imagine like...
Just got my first M-1 Garand home and when I stripped to grease and oil it before going to shoot this weekend I found my Op rod is bent not horrible and I can see it has been fired lots with the bend...
Just got my first M-1 Garand home and when I stripped to grease and oil it before going to shoot this weekend I found my Op rod is bent not horrible and I can see it has been fired lots with the bend...
I am also looking for the best ammo types but mine is because i am in western canada and it seems to be about impossible to find M2 of any kind, lots of surplus for Russian or other NATO rounds but...
I had thought of loading my own but am very unsure how to proceed as i have never done reloading and from what i see on here i need had to find powder for these to be correct?
yep hoping I have a deal with mdrim13 for a original set but boyds looks to be about the only place for non americans to get new ones but still not sure where i will find the metal set. kind of a sad...
exactly what i tried to tell them it is just the in the US as i understand it only parts that need a firearms permit to buy or sell are full weapons, ammo, frames - receivers or cylinders to stop...
for those interested I have now heard back from sarco, james river,dupage will not sip tp canada. dgr guns will but their exporter is crazy who is a "gun Dealer" says a stock is part of the frame or...
yes mdrim13 made a great offer to help and i have sent him a PM just waiting to hear back from him.
for those that have done it from them how close in color match are they on different orders ??
thanks to all for the great advice.
I agree that getting one fitted would be best but shipping active weapon across is very much harder in this post 9-11 world also much more expensive, I would...
Hello all now to this forum and to shooting again after many years away.
After a very long search I was able to finally get my hands on a M1 very nice action good condition but some bad person put...