Grinding M1 Garand Bolts

[Airbob10]

Thanks for clarifying who founded this site. I appreciate the international membership because of the vast knowledge base.
As for the T2's, I have sent mine back looking for a refund of all monies paid. The company said it will not pay for my shipping charges unless they can prove it is unsafe. All they have to do is turn the barrel by hand and it will come undone. As far as I know, a lose barrel on a rifle is not safe. Also. because the rifles were "proofed", they are claiming the rifles with the welded and/or grounded bolts are safe to fire. I just hope nobody gets hurt firing one of these rifles.

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[Claven2]

Thanks for clarifying who founded this site. I appreciate the international membership because of the vast knowledge base.
As for the T2's, I have sent mine back looking for a refund of all monies paid. The company said it will not pay for my shipping charges unless they can prove it is unsafe. All they have to do is turn the barrel by hand and it will come undone. As far as I know, a lose barrel on a rifle is not safe. Also. because the rifles were "proofed", they are claiming the rifles with the welded and/or grounded bolts are safe to fire. I just hope nobody gets hurt firing one of these rifles.

I would agree - a barrel that is not tight to the action is a defect that should be covered by warranty. It might not be "unsafe" depending how loose it is, but it will not hold zero and will not give consistent headspace measurement.

The correct fix would be to roll peen the barrel shoulder and re-tighten the barrel. If this does not fix the issue, then on a barrel that needs to index precisely like a grand and where length cannot be easily altered, a new barrel would need to be installed.