Nov 41 M1 Garand L/L

[RCS]

Years ago when the Lend Lease rifles were more available, people shot thousands of rounds through these rifles (myself included) - only when
information became available during the 90's - that the hazard became known.
I would never use the round firing pin again.

If you save a round firing pin - do some homework and make sure it is a SA round firing pin as there were alot of Winchesters around.

[reed12b]

Can you enlighten a new guy about the issue with a round fireing pin? I have a HR M1 from 1954 that has been rebuilt, so I don't know if the fireing pin is original or not. Thanks

[Bill Hollinger]

The round pins were used on very early M1s. If I am correct, they have a propensity to breakage which can cause catastrophic failure to the rifle when the round goes off out of battery.

[Joe W]

We did discuss this on a similar thread here and the opinion seemed to be just as you say Joe, the LL mark doesn't seem to matter much. Comparitive rarity I guess. But, take note that we still discuss them as LL and non LL. By the way Joe, why would you change your stock before shooting?

Jim

No point in taking a chance of damaging a $ 1000.00 + stock when you don't have to.

[Bob Seijas]

RCS said, "... remember when people would purchase Lend Lease rifles just to harvest the parts"

Yep, I do too ... I also recall that really nice regular barrels from the LL dates were in great demand by people who wanted to replace the one that had those disgraceful Brit proofs and keep everything else the same

[jmoore]

RCS said, "... remember when people would purchase Lend Lease rifles just to harvest the parts"

Yep, I do too ... I also recall that really nice regular barrels from the LL dates were in great demand by people who wanted to replace the one that had those disgraceful Brit proofs and keep everything else the same

Quite right! I don't collect Garands any more, just parts....some of which happen to fly in chronologically correct formation...The post War rebuild programs and years of "collectors" "improving" their rifles make most any early WWII rifle (even some LL examples) quite suspect as to "all original". All "correct" maybe, ...yah, there's a very few, but!!! A good LL rifle is about the only way to be reasonably sure of an original piece- but then it didn't likely see front line service, so -no mystery of history.

[sdh1911]

I think for now I'll leave it be, but, pull the firing pin went it makes the range trips, Thanks you all for your input!-SDH