Springfield Garand Tanker Style, looking for info, Images provided

[Matt P]

Hi guys. I was looking for some info on this Garand that is pictured below.
The owner who has it now has no idea nor I of what this is.
Garand Serial Number 7000974. I need to insure that this is 30-06 and not .308. I do not have the rifle.
Not much else I can say as the images will hopefully provide all or any information.
Looking for any and all info on this along with potential value.
Thanking any and all in advance for all info...

Information

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[browningautorifle]

There's been a great deal done to that rifle, you have good reason to question. The rear of the chamber is my first worry. Something has been done there that I didn't do to any of mine. The chamber, all you have to do is thumb in a cartridge or drill round if you're afraid it will go off in your hand. One will fit and one won't. The receiver tail is still marked .30, M1 right? No marking of 7.62? It should be as marked...should! Back to a 30-06 and 308 round...It's built on a commercial Sprinfield receiver so it's a crapshoot...(who done it?) as they say? It may work or not.

The original rifle was longer and these were done to mimic the short carbines that were done experimentally during the war. They were unsuccesful and these aren't much better. They have a flash like an anti tank gun and a corresponding report, as one vet put it...I'd put my money else where if you're thinking on buying.

[Matt P]

Thanks very much for your input Jim.

I have no fear of chamber checking it, I just did not when I took the images. I did not think to as I assumed 30-06.
Not thinking of buying, much more trying to become more educated on this one particular rifle.

Anyone know who offered that style of brake/comp?
Was this a common modification with this series? First Garand I have seen with a Brake.

[browningautorifle]

The brakes are commercially available. You can find reams of info about the "Tanker Garands" and their comparitive rarity. Basicly, if you find one outside the SA museum, it's fake. They were almost all returned to service standard...I think. This is a mod available from time to time. There's lots of them out there made by a few enterprising individuals. A friend of mine had a new one in 7.62 and as far as I know he never fired it. I wouldn't mind shooting one, but i'd rather stick to my full length models.

[Neal Myers]

Well, you did ask for value. .30-06 tankers are selling in the $700-1,000 range. I'm guessing that there will always be new shooters who don't read the gun forums, & don't know how problematic these rifles are. The better rifles tend to be those completely assembled by SA Inc. The one you shared with us looks near the bottom of the range in qualilty.

[Ben Hartley]

Point that nobody's made: the receiver is a commercial Springfield Armory, Incorporated product, not USGI. The gimme on this one is the 7-million(+) serial number. No USGI M1 rifles were numbered that high.

I don't know if Springfield, Incorporated made a "Tanker," although I'd not be surprised.

Ben Hartley

[browningautorifle]

It's built on a commercial Springfield receiver

I did that Ben...

[Matt P]

Again, excellent information. Thank you so much for the what you have provided.

[Ben Hartley]

I did that Ben...

Ooops! So you did. (Too close to bedtime...)