Questions about my M-1

[jmoore]

I really think stock fit (bedding) has more to do w/ Garand accuracy than barrels (within reason). If the stock is glass bedded already, don't remove the action from the wood unless absolutely required! If it just fits well w/o bedding, then its not quite so important to leave assembled, but its still not a good idea to pull the rifle apart more than you have to. In either case, when the rifle isn't being used for a while you might consider just opening the trigger guard to relieve pressure on the wood, but some won't even do this to avoid potential zero changes. Back in the fifties/sixties some top shooters would not pull apart their rifle for the entire season unless it either quit shooting well (time for a complete rebuild!) or something broke.

If it shoots 2 MOA or better, don't mess w/ it! You're just as apt to be worse off than when when you started, unless you're into spending cubic money.

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