How to clean a M1 Garand
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This video goes into more detail on take down. Don't really care for the method of removing the stock in this video compared to above video.
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One thing I have done with my Grand over the years when cleaning and re-assembling. When it comes to greasing the operating rod handle slot and camming surface on the operating rod, and locking recesses for the bolt. I have been using marine wheel bearing grease in place of normal gun grease. It seems to leave a nice water repelling grease filmed surface that stays on really well.
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waltermoe: 32605040172827/comments/32605059175579
One thing I have done with my Grand over the years when cleaning and re-assembling. When it comes to greasing the operating rod handle slot and camming surface on the operating rod, and locking recesses for the bolt. I have been using marine wheel bearing grease in place of normal gun grease. It seems to leave a nice water repelling grease filmed surface that stays on really well.
Great tip, thanks for that.
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Sadly, one of my wish list was a m1 garand but never happened never got up enought $ to get one
But thank you for posting
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I like working on M1 Garands. I built one back in '83 and then built another in '84. I have never found them to be finicky about reloads, shooting everything from 110 gr. SP to 190 gr. Match HPBT. My favorite powder was IMR 4895, but I also used 4064, H380 and others. Some of the slow powders you just filled the case and seated the bullet, but velocities were fairly low.
I know I in the vast minority but I always pronounce the name to rhyme with 'parent', as Gen. Hatcher says in his book. He was a good friend of the man, so I figure he would have known. My dad pronounced it Garund, too. That's how he was taught at Ft. Knox in '43.
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I had an M-14 for four years. But it was just a loaner….
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Yep elubsme mine was M16 but also a loaner…. I'm waiting to see if I can get one of Marks' when LF auctions them.
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Ruger4me: 32605040172827/comments/32605042634651
Yep @elubsme mine was M16 but also a loaner…. I'm waiting to see if I can get one of Marks' when LF auctions them.
Good luck with the bids
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Took me back to ROTC days. Took that damn thing apart thousand times and never got to shoot it.
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That wasn't fair.
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