My new garand will not breakdown

[Chris4366]

My name is chris I need help with a garand, I can not get the barrel out of the stock.I have tride every thing I do not want to break it.The rifle looks new and will shoot under a inch at 100 yards with 1963 match ammo that I got with the gun,now I want to clean it thank you.

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[AFJon]

Chris,

Normal cleaning does not require the removal of the stock.

Question one have you removed the trigger assembly?

If so turn the rifle upside down and smack the stock with the flat of your hand. That should loosen the stock from the barreled receiver.

Here is a link to some files on disassembly of the M1.
Dropbox - M1 Garand

Jon

[ed skeels]

If it is that tight, probably bedded IMO.
Ed

[WarPig1976]

Have you used the largest hammer available to you? If so, get a bigger one.

[Seaspriter]

rifle looks new and will shoot under a inch at 100 yards with 1963 match ammo that I got with the

I have a 1943 Winchester Garand that was upgraded to National Match grade with a 308 stainless Krieger barrel. The barrel was bedded in the stock. I won't even try to remove it as it will change the dynamics of the gun. If yours is bedded, you might just leave it alone.

[jmoore]

Best advice is to leave it in the stock until it needs rebedding. If possible. You can every once in a while pull the gas cylinder, but if it's tight, like it should be, then probably just pull the plug and swab it out in place. If you shoot it like a team rifle then you might need rebedding once a year, and probably a barrel change and general rebuild every couple or three. But that's unlikely!

[CINDERS]

Sometimes I think a fiddling with stuff is detrimental to the weapon as PL has alluded on many occasions if its working why pull it apart, I know I have done it we all have but the last 3 years or so I have heeded the words of the wise. I wonder how many times a good shooting rifle has had its dynamics changed for the worse by tinkerers and become a hand full of wheat rifle. Or the other thing not taking the fore-stock of a MkIII and undoing the stock bolt Oh? Lordy does that bring tears to the eyes yes siree

[Seaspriter]

I wonder how many times a good shooting rifle has had its dynamics changed for the worse by tinkerers and become a hand full of wheat rifle.

I concur Cinders. If this ....

rifle looks new and will shoot under a inch at 100 yards

, I wouldn't touch it, except to keep it clean. This is sniper grade. Messing with it can do it no good.

[jmoore]

One other thing NOT to do with a match prepped Garand: Pick it up or otherwise muck with the front handguard! It should be free of all contact with the rifle except at the band, where it's likely either screwed or glued in place.

[Seaspriter]

I can not get the barrel out of the stock.I have tride every thing

One other thing NOT to do with a match prepped Garand: Pick it up or otherwise muck with the front handguard! It should be free of all contact with the rifle except at the band, where it's likely either screwed or glued in place.

Chris, I'm not sure you are still following this post, but if you are, do you know what "bedding" a National Match grade Garand means?? In my case, the bedding actually is a glue in the barrel channel of the stock -- some of which can be observed at the seam where the barrel or receiver meet the wood (I can see the glue on mine). Also, you might check the rear sight: on mine is stamped NM (for National Match).