Greetings gentlemen, I recently purchased my first M1icon Garand. She has seen better days but she is mine. When I got it, I decided to replace the stock due to the one that was on it had been repaired with what looked like brass brads and had been horribly sanded. Fitment around the receiver/ trigger group was really loose and I figure that will affect accuracy. There was also no sign of cartouches on the stock. I'm going to keep that old stock, but it is in pretty bad shape. I ordered a Boyds walnut stock installed it and it fit great and was an huge improvement. I also bought the kit of new metal for the stock.

My next change will be the barrel. The one on it is marked Blue Sky/ Arlington VA. I was told when I bought the rifle both the ME and the TE were about 4. I don't have any gauges but the muzzle is extremely worn. If you put a round in it there is about a 1/64 gap all the way around. Now come my dilemma. Should I go with a new barrel or a period correct barrel? I found one that was dated one month before my receiver and is advertised as ME-2,TE-3.5. Price seems reasonable. I do plan on this being my primary shooter so I'm torn.... New or period correct?

I originally got into WW rifles when the son came home from 4 years in the Marine Corp. He was home about 2 months and was missing his girl (M4) and drug me along to buy one. It all started with a Mosin and is still growing. I'm infatuated with the history behind these old girls and that is what has me leaning towards a period correct barrel.
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