M1 Garand Question

[Bob Womack]

Hey Bob,
I can´t imagine those companies taking time to match all the M1s with the correct SN. I was hoping that my barrel was marked as 30-06, but couldn't find any 30-06 marks in any part. Regards

The companies took all the rifles apart and chucked the parts into common pans. Because the parts were interchangeable, they just grabbed a bunch of parts and built a new rifle out of them. The parts didn't have a serial number like European arms did, they just had drawing numbers for their lot. At that point, as far as I know, all the M1 Garands in the Army were .30-06. I wouldn't know where your rifle got another bore. If it were me, I'd get a gunsmith to measure the chamber and bore and verify the caliber it is chambered in.

Bob

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[EddieM]

The companies took all the rifles apart and chucked the parts into common pans. Because the parts were interchangeable, they just grabbed a bunch of parts and built a new rifle out of them. The parts didn't have a serial number like European arms did, they just had drawing numbers for their lot. At that point, as far as I know, all the M1 Garands in the Army were .30-06. I wouldn't know where your rifle got another bore. If it were me, I'd get a gunsmith to measure the chamber and bore and verify the caliber it is chambered in.

Bob

Thank you for the advice to check the barrel.
Look at the picture, the barrel has those marks, those tell you something, Bob?
Regards
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