M1 HRA barreled receiver + Sarco has M1 kit ?

[ATS76]

[Sailormilan2]

Personally, if it was me, I would go down to Northridge Int with my barreled receiver and some headspace gauges and get a bolt that headspace properly on the action. You might be able to hand pick some good parts that.

[ATS76]

Thank you for your advise. Unfortunately, I live in No CA.

[ocabj]

Why not just buy a rack grade rifle for $400 instead of a parts kit from Sarco for $300? That extra $100 is buying you a rack grade barrel and receiver that you could resell for $150 (more depending on what the TE and MW are). That money could then be turned over to get the headspace gauges if you don't already own them and then you could trade bolts with someone or sell and buy a new one if the bolt from the rack rifle doesn't headspace on your SG barrelled receiver.

[eviioiive]

i head H&Rs are junk ..give it to me and ill throw it away for you...

[ATS76]

stock from Rack Grade

Thank you for Ocabj's advises. Since my H&R barreled receiver is like new, I would like to put it on a nice stock set. The stock from Rack Grade is poor. A new set from CMP costs $130. May be I should follow Eviioiive’s suggestion and save the trouble.

[michaeld1004]

Tony Giacobbe (http://www.garandguy.com/specials.htm) also sells a parts kit with a new stock. It's more money ($500), but all the parts are reparked and great quality.

-Mike D.

[NRAhighpowershooter]

If you want a GOOD stock set.. forget about the CMP sets.. they are sanded down boyds by Dupage.. order a Wenig fitted, finished stock set from DGR (Deans Gun Restoration www.dgrguns.com) as far as Sacrco... they are verrry hit or miss!!! Since you say your barreled receiver is like new.. then do your self and your Garand a favor and get NOS parts for it... Orion7 as well as Bill Ricca has them.

www.m1garandrifle.com (Orion7)
www.billricca.com (Bill Ricca)

[ocabj]

The CMP stock sets aren't bad. I ordered one for a friend and it was a good stock. Tight fit, good contour.

But yes, the Wenig stocks sold by DGR are excellent. It's only $165 for the unfitted/unfinished basic walnut set. So it's about $45 more than the CMP stock set, which isn't much more. All you need to do is do some basic sanding and fitting if the lock-up is too tight, and add your favorite oil.

[MisterDudeManGuy]

If you're making an investment-quality weapon, getting the correct vintage parts and cartouched stock is worth the effort, but it will cost you a lot more. A correct grade rifle is worth much more than a mixed-parts gun. But it's kind of a shame to shoot a correct grade gun and wear it out. If you store it and don't wear it out, it will retain value better than a mixed-parts gun.

If you are simply building a shooter, it's not really much of an investment then. The mixed-parts market says you can get something like $500-800 for a good-looking mixed-parts Garand, although this is very hit or miss and subject to parts quality/finish/overall match of refinish work. I've seen good guns go for $500, and crap for $850. I've seen refinished mixed guns get less than poor finish mixed originals, and vice-versa.

If you put $300 barr rec. + $300 parts +175 stock into it, you're simply on par with the market for a good mixed gun. Tough call. Only you know how much you plan to use it...

Enjoy!