Has anybody ever heard of grinding an Garandicon bolt to make it head space properly? I bought a T2 Garand last week that was supposed to be a T2 on an Italianicon receiver with a 308 barrel. When I pulled it apart, I found that the bolt was ground in 4 spots, the barrel could be undone by hand and the gas cylinder was at .532. I sent it back to the retailer selling them in Canadaicon.
I have built 6 Garands and I can't find any where in my shop manual that this practice is acceptable. The retailer states that it was "proofed", so they are deemed safe. I found in the manual that the op rod lug is not to be altered in any way, mine was.
Just wondering if any of you has seen this done.

Thanks.... Bob
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