Finally after years of waiting I own a Garand

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Originally Posted by browningautorifle

You mean the op rod spring?:eek: Good thing it wasn't fired like that, hard to say what would have happened... Anyway, good to go now.

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Sounds potenaly nasty Jim, is an out of battery detonation possible with a Garand if the bolt isn't fully locked?

Yes, it's apparently happened. The spring keeps the bolt from bashing the receiver tail though and that too can be damaging. That's what I thought of with a damaged spring.