Good place in the metro to get my Garand fixed?

[RmeJu]

Title pretty much says it all. My M1 is acting up and ive been meaning to get it fixed. Not a museum piece, I just use it for plinking. Any tips on someone who knows their way around a Garand would be appreciated.

ETA: I've been told I have "op rod disconnect." Basically, the op rod disengages with the bolt lug upon firing, and travels rearward after disengaging, and gets stuck. It's a PITA to disassemble, and I don't think it's good for the gun.

[farmerj]

Acting up how?

[Sprouticus]

I don't know of anyone local.

The CMP can do any work required to get her up and running.


The most common cause for Garand problems is a weak op rod spring.
I buy my replacements from Orion7 http://www.m1garand.com/store/m1_garand_orion7_17-7stainless-steel_operating_rod_spring.html

A nice web site that gives info on keeping the Garand working properly is at garandgear.com
https://www.garandgear.com/m1-garand-tutorials


Good Luck

[photogpat]

Acting up how?

+1...what's the issue? Doesn't feed, won't go bang, doesn't eject, sass....?

[mmcnx2]

Acting up how?

+1...what's the issue? Doesn't feed, won't go bang, doesn't eject, sass....?

I thought maybe it was staying up late, bringing home strangers, or just being a smart a**.

[Ironbear]

Acting up how?

+1...what's the issue? Doesn't feed, won't go bang, doesn't eject, sass....?

I thought maybe it was staying up late, bringing home strangers, or just being a smart a**.

Funny! I was thinking, at the Garand's age, it would be more memory loss, confusion, bad-temperedness, and yelling at the kids to "get off the lawn"! Also general whining about the poor work ethic of those M-16 year olds, and the out-of-control behavior of those M-4 year olds.....

To the OP... sorry I have no suggestions.

[JJ]

+1...what's the issue? Doesn't feed, won't go bang, doesn't eject, sass....?

I thought maybe it was staying up late, bringing home strangers, or just being a smart a**.

Funny! I was thinking, at the Garand's age, it would be more memory loss, confusion, bad-temperedness, and yelling at the kids to "get off the lawn"! Also general whining about the poor work ethic of those M-16 year olds, and the out-of-control behavior of those M-4 year olds.....

To the OP... sorry I have no suggestions.

Such snotty replies

[farmerj]

I was able to tune both my Garand and M14 to toss brass close enough to not chase it or put it into the next shooter.

[mmcnx2]

Such snotty replies

[RmeJu]

Original post updated to clarify the malfunction I'm having.

[farmerj]

If you want to get together and work through this, I'd be game to help you out.

[Erud]

If you want to get together and work through this, I'd be game to help you out.

Unless he's a dentist...

[JJ]

If you want to get together and work through this, I'd be game to help you out.

Unless he's a dentist...

FTW

[farmerj]

If you want to get together and work through this, I'd be game to help you out.

Unless he's a dentist...

Don't ever see you offering to help folks out.


And it would seem you were a bit myopic to truly understand what I was saying in the first place.

[Sprouticus]

Sounds like your guide lug (or tab) is worn out.

This happened to me on an HRA I have.

I sent the op rod to Columbus machine for repair.

http://www.columbusmachine.com/oprod.htm



M1 Garand Operating Rod Specifications

Piston Diameter: .5260 to .5253 (under .5250 calls for rejection)
Piston Thickness: .190 to .155
Tab/Lug Height: .320 to .317 (under .310 calls for rejection)
Tab/Lug Thickness: .100 to .095
Tab/Lug Width: .265 to .235