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m1 garand ?

master mechanic
Can anyone tell me about this rifle?It is an H&R serial#is 5532206
All the numbers match,it's about 80%.
Any info would be appreciated.

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Scott

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  • master mechanic
    Need to clarify, have a buyer from California interested in buying a M1 Garand receiver from me. From Google which seems vague, did the semi-auto bill pass or was it vetoed? Plain and simple, can a Cali resident legally own a M1 Garand if I were to ship now? Seems to me you can legally own only if registered and you already have one??
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  • countryfarmer
    Nicely done, someone up north does those conversions but I don't have a link to him. I'm thinking up around one of the Great Lakes states.
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  • Spartacus
    very nice!
    looks like the barrel was cut back 6", which would leave just over 7" of exposed barrel (from the stock to the end)
    are my #'s close? I'm thinking about doing this to one of mine.
    can I ask what it cost?
    thanks
    tom
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  • Colt Super
    Run a search for "Mini-G". He is one of the guys that do short Garands well, for about $1,200.00

    Doug
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  • master mechanic
    found some info about this m1 thought you may like


    National Ordnance "Tanker Garand"
    In 1961/1962, while visiting the Springfield Armory in Massachusetts, Bob Penney observed an M1 Garand prototype (T26) with a shorter barrel that had not been adopted and never went into production. This motivated him to experiment with the concept, while running National Ordnance. The end result was what is known as the "Tanker Garand".

    Between 1962 and 1965 the "Tanker Garand was built using the M1 Garand receivers being refurbished by Valley Ordnance, assembled with surplus GI parts. Penney did not add the National Ordnance name or the Alpine name to any of these rifles, or any of the Garands he assembled. They retained their original manufacturer markings. [Interviews with Bob Penney by this author, 2008; Tanker Garand; An Apocryphal Martial Weapon by Phyllis Benson, Man At Arms Magazine, November/December 1980, pp.49-51]. Many people have assumed this version of the Garand was a government issued weapon, as the markings are the original manufacturer of the barrel, receiver, and parts. The "Tanker Garand" concept started with U.S. Army Ordnance, but the rifles were made by Bob Penney and his employees at National Ordnance in Azusa, CA in 1962, then Alpine in Azusa, CA 1963-1965.

    After Alpine closed in December 1965, Arnold decided to produce National Ordnance "Tanker Garands". The majority of these rifles were built on investment cast receivers using surplus GI parts. The receiver was marked NATL ORD INC. Those that also indicate SO. EL MONTE, CAL were built after 1968 and before the company closed in 1974. It's not known how many of these National Ordnance "Tanker Garands" were produced.


    this is the info on this gun.
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  • Sparty_76
    There is a guy over in Michigan that does this. I found his site Googling "M-1 Garand". I have his website upstairs on the other computer. I think he lives in the K-zoo - Battle Creek area. I would second the suggestion to Google - Mini G, Mini Garand, or just M-1 Garand. He has guns to purchase or convert you M-1. If I get the other PC up I will email it to you if you want it.
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