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zipperzap
Well, here's the dilemma.

I've got two original Garands that I get guilty about each time I take them out shooting with the boys/Grandkids. Hate to have one dropped and crack a stock.

I think it's about time to buy a new shooter.

I've been looking at the Springfields in the old .30-'06 ... but I'm also thinking maybe .308.

One of my favs is a Springfield Armory M1A "MA9101" Mil-Spec. .308. It's nice.

So, has anybody formed an opinion of the Garand in .308?

I know it's personal pref. but is there something I may be missing?
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  • nmyers
    I think that you are confusing 2 completely different rifles. Springfield Armory, Inc makes an M14 clone in .308, called the M1A; they also make a version of the M1 Garand, which can be had in either .30-06 or .308.

    Despite any names given to their models calling them "milspec", SA Inc makes nothing to USGI military specifications. All their receivers are cast, & dimensions vary from "USGI milspec" to different degrees.

    If you want a Garand chambered in .308, the cheapest (& best) way is to buy a CMP rack grade M1, & have it rebarreled with a commercial .308 barrel. Any gunsmith should be able to do it.

    Neal
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  • beachmaster73
    Ditto what the distinguished Mr Meyers said. The new Springfield Armory M1's are a pale pale shadow of a real M1 and have no collector value of real resale value whatsoever. For far less than the $1500 you would spend on a POS Springfield Armory Inc M1 you can get a classic.
    Figure $295 for a Greek rack grade M1 from the CMP, $100 for decent wood(a little more if you want to get real fancy), $250 for a Douglas medium weight barrel in .308, and $100 to your favorite gunsmith to put the barrel on. Now if you want to match it out figure an extra $100 for National match sights and $200 for a bedding job...if you can't do it yourself. Just under $1000 and you would have a rifle capable of shooting at the National Matches....of course you can't use a .308 M1 or a glass bedded M1 in the J.C. Garand Matches. Beach
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  • boeboe
    Or, if you wanna spend $1000, for just $1250 you could buy a Garand that will have some collector's value and is all MIL-SPEC, as long as you consider genuine Beretta Garands MIL-SPEC. They would be far, far superior to the SA, Inc. versions by all accounts. Problem is, they are so close to being collectable now, you probably wouldn;t want to shoot one of these, either, http://www.reesesurplus.com/

    To err is human, to moo is bovine.
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  • haroldchrismeyer
    Unless the Garands you have now are perfect collector grade specimens, then why worry about it?? If they can survive a war, or two, then they can survive you and the grandkids. These rifles were made to shoot, and they do that well. If ammo is the problem, there is a source for $80 per 384 rounds in Garand clips. Shoot those Garands, and just be sure you keep them clean and lubricated. Now go out and buy something you really want, and don't use the Garand's being delicate as an excuse.
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