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M1 Garand welded receiver

kuhlewulf
Has anyone had any experience with some of these "reconstructed" Garand receivers that are made from two de-militarized receivers welded back together? I saw one at the gunshow, and was also offered a barreled receiver by another person. They are worthless as collectors but as just a shooter? I will most likely pass on these and any future offerings as we have a 1942 SA Garand. But just wanted some feedback. Thanks![:D]

James

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  • captkirk3@dslextreme.com
    A Professional Reweld and re-hardening is every bit as Strong and reliable as a Factory Reciever....I've owned several Rewelds and they never gave any problems....I'm sure that there are a few rewelds out there that were not done properly....But if you give them a Very Close examination You should see any Flaws...A Pin Hole is enough to tell You to Pass on it!


    Captain Kirk, Tech Staff
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  • intercessor
    Personally, I would not want one as a shooter, but it might make an interesting historical piece in a collection to represent that era of Garand collection, when no recievers were avaliable. The only one I ever handled was at a gun auction, and it functioned poorly and did not seem well done. I appreciated the Good Captains info that some were done to an acceptable degree.
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  • flatdog
    kuhlewulf:

    Hope this links helps you out.

    http://www.fulton-armory.com/Weld.htm

    flatdog.

    "Intelligence has nothing to do with politics".
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  • bobski
    they work real fine ,last long time. just pray it wasnt put on crooked or no matter how hard you try, youll never get it sighted in if the bbl isnt pointing straight! just find one that was cut with a good 02 supply and wasnt splattered when it was cut.

    former air operations officer SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team 2. former navy skeet team, navy rifle/pistol team member. co-owner skeetmaster tubes inc.. owner/operator professional shooting instruction.
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  • pim-nl
    Hi, I have been told that a re-welded receiver is not good for a shooter, but they also are the only receivers that can be sold without a FFL and outside the USA.
    A gun dealer told me not good for shooting but good for hanging on the wall, and that's what I would like to do, but hard to find.

    Pim
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  • Rambosdaddy
    I have a rewelded reciever on a SA barrel which has had several hundred rounds fired through it with (so far) no ill effects.
    Also talked with a longtime M1 collector and shooter from another forum who had the same story--mucho bullets down the barrel with no problems.
    Again these are/were properly assembled rewelded recievers. I would be leery of a "Bubba" with a lot of obvious weld marks. When you canspend a couple of hundred on a reciever from CMP and know that you are not in any danger---IF the reciever is correctly barreled.
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  • cpermd
    A PROPERLY done reweld and heat treat is fine.
    I have rewelds on a Winchester M14 and a Colt M16A1, both done by John Norrell here in Arkansas. Heat treat on the M14 was done at the old Iver Johnson M1 carbine facility. It would take XRays to tell them from factory and I have shot the Hell out of them.

    CP
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