M1 Build

[mcisniper]

Don't ban me, PLEASE!

I have been contemplating building an M1A from the ground up. In my research I of course looked at SAGE Int. I wanted to keep my M1A un-neutered but then I found something which peeked my interest.

http://www.sageinternationalltd.com/SIL/M1GALCS.html

Yes, its for an M1 Garand.

Im planning on building on a receiver, not stripping a complete rifle down. Does any one have experience with the chassis.

Oh, a modern twist on the BAR.

http://www.ohioordnanceworks.com/hcar

Please dont have me banned

[billybob_jcv]

This is like living at the South Pole. Sure, it can be done, but why in the name of all the small and large gods would you want to?

[Orlando]

Get a M1A

[thenodnarb]

[mcisniper]

I have an M1A. Just want something different in a common caliber.

[Flintlock Tom]

Arggg!

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[MeatyMac]

Don't ban me, PLEASE!

I have been contemplating building an M1A from the ground up. In my research I of course looked at SAGE Int. I wanted to keep my M1A un-neutered but then I found something which peeked my interest.

http://www.sageinternationalltd.com/SIL/M1GALCS.html

Yes, its for an M1 Garand.

Im planning on building on a receiver, not stripping a complete rifle down. Does any one have experience with the chassis.

Oh, a modern twist on the BAR.

http://www.ohioordnanceworks.com/hcar

Please dont have me banned

OP, I didn't know Sage made a modular EBR stock for the Garand, thanks for posting the link. I know the M-14/M1A EBR stock helps accuracy by locking down the op rod guide both vertically and horizontally within the chassis, the specs on the Garand EBR says it uses a "op rod guide" so it must replace the lower band on the Garand, I'm just wondering if this increases accuracy the same as it does on the M-14/M1A...? I suspect that it would.

The other thing you might consider is a scout Garand with a synthetic stock, there are aluminum rear handguards with rails and Bell & Carlson I believe still makes a synthetic stock set for the Garand; I've considered building a scout tanker Garand in .308 or even 7mm-08 but the later would require lathe work on a 7mm barrel blank, the .308 tanker Garand barrel is available off-the-shelf, I even bought the aluminum rear hand guard scope mount and the Bell & Carlson stock set several years ago.

Yeah, this stuff isn't for the C&R purists, but so what, to each his own, do what you want I say.