New M1 Garand Owner - Hello and Questions

[Rhino-lfl]

So I fully stripped her down and put all the pics on my photobucket ... there are about 90 of them. Feel free to look through them all ...

M1 Garand Fully Stripped

If it is a help, here are some of the numbers I got off her.

Serial Number: 2914238
Trigger: 6628290-SA
Trigger Guard: C46025 W.R.A
Hammer: 646008-6 SA
Receiver: D28291 34
Guide Rod: D35382 6 SA
Barrel: 6535448 1 67 MD68
Slide: D28287-123A

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There were dried up old bugs all on the inside lol.

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[Rhino-lfl]

ok so I scrubbed her down with #9 and a nylon brush. All the bug parts came off just fine and there was some hardish red stuff in the innards ... probably really old gun grease. You can see a few areas that have some bubbly little rust patches on them ... notably about the barrel and around the safety and that metal plate. I didn't notice any hard corrosion or wood rot anywhere. I'm not sure exactly how to get that rust off outside of some type of sanding or filing. I was wondering if soaking some of the bits in a little WD40 might help ... but I don't know what that might do to whatever parkerization is left on it. Anyway once cleaned a applied a thin layer of grease on the areas in a Brownell's video and some oil ... additionally I applied a tad on areas I could clearly see rubbing. I put her all back together, rubbed the wood down with a little Old English and a rag and called it a night. I ran a stripper clip full of snap caps through her and it seemed to be nice and smooth. The next test will be at the range with live rounds. I have some 150 gr Hornady American Whitetails and some 150 gr Federal American Eagles that say 'M1 Garand' all over them lol.

[sarge508]

There is a lot of good and a little not so good info on "the greatest battle implement ever devised," on the net. There is a forum very similar to this one with a lot of the same members specific or nearly so, to the Garand. Link below. I have also attached a link to a M1 Garand user manual from Springfield. I was pretty happy to find it. I'm not an expert, but your rifle looks dry. They need grease, grease not oil in several locations. I like a synthetic grease called Super Lube, a 3oz tube from Amazon will last for years. Seriously grease it before you shoot it. You will love the ping. Oh I see a 1903A3 in your future.

User Manual: http://pdf.textfiles.com/manuals/FIR...d_m1garand.pdf

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[browningautorifle]

There is a forum very similar to this one

What was wrong with this one again?

[sarge508]

Jim, maybe I was misunderstood, this is a great forum with wonderful members. I was just trying to point a direction to more information as others do when suggesting the CMP forum or Brownell's. Best wishes to all, Ed