The Garands

[USMC6094]

First is a family portait

Second from the left and last one on the right are 7.62 NATO. Former is an IHC and latter is a 4 Digit SA made in 1938 (receiver). The rest are all in the orignal .30-06. And they're a Winchester, IHC, and HRA.

Heres my 4 Digit, started as a bare receiver I won on the CMP auction in 2001, it took till 2009 to get her built. She's in a Boyds Salt and pepper laminate stock, all of her guts are either lightly used or NOS. Lock bar rear sight with an un-hoooded NM apeture and NM front sight and the barrel is a Fulton .308 finished out to 7.62 NATO.


This is the most recent add, low 4 million HRA I rescued from a pawn shop. She was basically original, but had been bubba'd into a Faux NM rifle and her original barrel was completely shot out. Other than a new Criterion barrel and a new front and rear hand guard shes just the way I brought her home.


Ahh and my first high dollar Garand, lol. Back in 2001 I was up to re-enlist in the Marine Corps and got a bonus for doing so. So I had a Garand built to my specs to me from me. And this is her. IHC receiver, some Italian parts from a kit I bought, NOS gas cylinder, fancy walnut stock set, and chambered in 7.62 NATO.


Last is my Winchester. I got her also from the CMP. She's a Danish return with a 1960's VAR barrel. For an issue rifle she shoots like a house on fire. This is actually the garand that got me my knowledge on assembly and dis-assembly, she completely full of cosmoline when I got her. Took three days of gasoline and lots of elbow grease to get her clean and ready shoot.

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[browningautorifle]

The re-up money gun's got gorgeous figure in the wood. Nice momento...

[Sarge1998]

A very nice collection and it's nice to see your family portrait.

[AZPhil]

I love those Family Pic's
Very Nice
Semper Fi

[22mike]

You have good taste in rifles !!!!!

[Joe W]

Good looking wood on the IHC. You must have "shipped for six" for that one. Semper Fi

[USMC6094]

my first contract was for five years, and since the new guys have boat space preference I re-upped early and spent another almost five years in and got out right at nine years.
The IHC was a special build for me, I had Deans Gun Restorations build her from the ground up just for me. And it came out to less than a Loaded Standard M1A when it was all said and done. Thanks for the kind words guys.

[Joe W]

Looks like they used the same stencil on mine as was used on your HRA. LOL Semper Fi

[USMC6094]

theres no telling, the original front handguard had "2nd Wing" stenciled on it. I have a funny feeling it might not have left in the normal manner. The real up side to her was that I got a genuine USGI NM front sight, the real bummer was the original barrel was wasted.

[GUTS]

Absolutely a beautiful set of Garands, I am quite envious.