QUESTION ABOUT CORRECT BOLT FOR SA GARAND

[GBEAR1]

ARE THE GARAND BOLTS LIKE THE BARRELS AS FAR AS POSSIBLY BEING OFF DATE BY UP TO 3 MONTHS? MORE SPECIFICALY CAN A BOLT WITH A LOT NUMBER THAT DATES 2 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE RECIEVER BE ORIGINAL AS ISSUED?

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[RCS]

GBEAR1, I think as long as your have a -12 SA bolt with the diamond <> at the end of the heat lot code (example S-A1<>) you should be alright

what bolt or bolts were you going to use ?

[Jason60chev]

I will be assembling a March 1944 M1 Rifle from parts. Will NEVER try to pass it off as an original rifle, but should be worth the value of it's components, which are pretty nice. I have been using: USRifleCAL30M1.com
and a few other resources for parts ID specific to March 1944. My rifle will have a February 1944 barrel, with a ME of about 1.9, Type II Lock Bar rear sight, a -12 Bolt of similar color and appropriate heat code, -12 trigger group and a -9 Op rod. Also acquired a pretty nice GAW stamped stock which checked good with one of the knowledgeable forum members.
If not mentioned here, it has in other threads.......the Armory was on a First-In/Last-Out assembly inventory. Meaning that the first or earlier parts dumped into the bins, were the last parts to be used, as the bins would be replinished as new parts became available. We were fighting a war, not assembling rifle for "collectors", so it is quite and usually possible for a later rifle to have early parts and certain drawing numbers, heat lot codes, etc overlapped during assembly. And then, OMG, mass rebuilds in theatre, then at the armories. Build your rifle the way YOU want it to appear using available resources, but if you do so, you are Honor bound not to pass it off as "original". Good luck. Have fun!.