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No 7th round repair?! That's even more of a wow then the SN. I thought all those went to auction...

Does anyone have a short Italian style 7.62 Garand? You see the parts to convert/build one (stock/barrel/oprod) for sale, but I was wondering how well they work. Any problems/pitfalls/gotchas?
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Keep 'em coming! I always enjoy SA pics we haven't seen before.

Good inputs. Good enough to confirm to me I need to send this to a pro to diagnose and fix. If you'd like to see it in person, you can email me. Otherwise I'll find a 'smith in the back of the...

That is awesome!

Paul,

They look great. I normally don't like the look of birch, but I'd still shoot yours! haha Nice Work.

Brett

Gents,

Aren’t the receiver ends of M1 barrels cylindrical with the same OD on the bottom? If so, and the bore is aligned perpendicular to the receiver face, then it should not matter if barrel...

Gus,

Did you ever see cases inverse to that--a barreled receiver that was very picky to the op-rod that fits? In other words, only 1 of 10 op-rods woked in that barreled receiver versus an op-rod...

Mark,

The friction is when the op rod is in its last half inch of travel to the REAR. There is no friction/binding previous to this. Friction is the same with or without a bolt installed.

I...

DD,

No trigger group. Just a barrel, receiver, op-rod and too much friction.

Dan,

Some type of odd receiver problem is all I can think of and I'm at a loss to try and figure it out...

The problem is the exact same whether I have a gas cylinder installed or not. The op-rod does not bind on the cylinder in any way. I tried it without the cylinder installed to assure that it was...

Gus,

I used the same gas cylinder to align the barrel. No parts swapping.

DD,

The binding happens when a gas cylinder is not even installed.

With just an op-rod (all rods I've tried),...

Gus,

I used the Badger Ordnance gauges from Brownells. I aligned the barreled receiver with a very tight NIW gas cylinder (no burrs) and using the rear sight flat. I measured the barrel...

I’ve spent so much time on this barreled receiver measuring and comparing with others and I still see nothing wrong. I’m pretty sure the barrel is not bent as I was guessing previously; it parallels...

All right guys, I’ve put by “bad” barreled receiver and a good one on a true surface (scrap piece of polished granite) and measured just abut every way I could to determine any barrel “down tilt.” ...

Kurt, good inputs, thanks. I will buy a reamer.

Mark,

I used a bubble level and the Badger Ord gauges. I don’t have a $200 machinist’s level, but a metal 3” level that is quality enough for...

Thanks Kurt. I don't think I removed too much off the lugs during lapping but I guess I won't know for some time! Has anyone installed a NIW USGI barrel that headspaced without finish reaming?
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Thanks for the help so far, I've done some more troubleshooting:

I know I do not have an op-rod problem. My NIW rod works fine in another rifle, passes the tilt test with flying colors. I tried...

Hello gents, I had an absolute great time yesterday building my first Garand. Years accumulating the tools and parts and I was finally ready to go. For the most part it went well, but I have a few...

I'll miss the tan background!