Double firing on my new Garand?

The CMP Special I purchased was virgin Walnut with no finish. The old Garand I also purchased was quite dry but had previously been finished. I have seen the use of BLO and Tung oil for treatments. I also realize that Casey's is not traditional but does provide a nice non tacky surface and is based on BLO with additional oils that help it harden.

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Originally Posted by pgadsby

I also realize that Casey's is not traditional

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Neither is linseed oil...it isn't "correct" either! Again, Garands were finished with tung oil!

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Originally Posted by John Kepler

DO NOT stone a damn thing until you perform a sear capture test....not unless you want to REALLY b!tch-up the trigger and buy a lot of expensive replacement parts!

Sear capture test: (This is the test performed to insure that the CORRECT sear is capturing the hammer....no other "assumption" is required if the trigger passes this test)

1. With the rifle UNLOADED (don't assume!), the safety off, and the hammer UNCOCKED.

2. While holding the trigger down, cycle the rifle action.

3. With the bolt cycled and closed, release the trigger.

4. Pull the trigger.

5. Repeat at least three times...in each case, you should hear the hammer fall when you pull the trigger. If you do, the sear has fully and completely engaged the hammer and is functioning properly.

If you do not hear the hammer drop, THEN and only then do you have a problem, and it likely has NOTHING to do with the trigger itself, but how its locating itself in the stock!
You DO NOT know what you're doing with this rifle, and mistakes that remove metal are FINAL!

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One of my Garands has that problem where, after reassembly of the trigger group it will shoot one round when you pull the trigger and a second round when you release the trigger. Re-installing the trigger group stops it from occurring. Don't know what I'm doing differently between each re-assembly of the trigger group but thanks for giving me the area to look.

I had the same problem with a CMP Garand. When comparing parts from its trigger group with thaso of another, it was obvious that the hammer was bent. This created a misalignment which caused the hooks to miss catching the hammet [I guess]. Anyway. replacing the hammer cured it's ills. Good luck.
Linthead