tc,
i too recently decided to do a 308 conversion.....
in fact i just today received back my greek racker from springfield armory, inc. on a 308 garand re-barrel. it was less than $200.00 total for the barrel , headspace/installation (with a 308 clip spacer put in). their turnaround was about three weeks.....i haven't shot it yet (SA, inc. test fired it though), but it looks like a very nice build. its a parkerized wilson barrel i believe. i've been impressed with sa, inc. so far on this project.
it was more cost effective for me to have sa, inc. do it, than to buy a barrel for $160, then send it out for an install/headspace and refinish (most barrels out there are short chambered and in the white) and ship it back to me.....hth
tc, just call their customer service line....1-800-680-6866.
they will give you a return authorization no. and you send it in. they call back when its done with the price. mine was under 200$ all told.....good luck
cornbread2,
all due respect to dgr and some of the other fine garand smiths on this board, but is there something dangerous about having Springfield Armory, Inc. do a garand re-barrel? i think they have some experience with 308 garands and garands in general......???
this ain't an "off" 12 yr old down the street, heck, this ain't even cai, inc.!!!
ive had a couple of m1a's in the past and they've been great rifles....i haven't experienced anything to lead me to think otherwise of sa, inc.'s build quality........ill be testing it out this weekend and ill let everyone know how it goes.......
I agree with this 100%. I ahve a friend of mine who is a gunsmith and works on Garands. He can do it for you very reasonably. He has a Class 1 FFL. Let me know if your interested.
Now THAT is a good idea I have never heard or thought about. I have always gone on the assumption that if the rifle hit near the center of a 200 yard target with the rear sight centered,the front sight centered, and 12 clicks of elevation on then all was O.K. in the world of indexing. This seems a bit more accurate and may pick up small 1 or 2 degree changes that my method would miss. Thanks for an idea I can use as soon as we get the 6" of "light dusting" off everything here in the Blue ridge :roll: TJR
Lets assume your front sight was just slightly leaning to the left. It could be just slightly off where you could not notice it and your rear sight could be center with your 100 yard zero.
Every elevation click you put on would also give you a bit of right windage. It may not even be noticable untill you went up about 16 clicks to get to the 600 yard line and you find that you are shooting about 8 inches to the right.
A perfect barrel index is very had to get and even the very best rifle builders find it hard to get it exactly right where your windage zero does not change with lots of elevation clicks put on.
If the kids at SA INC did it right it would have to be an accident.
Well, I sent an M1A back to the SA custom shop to be rebareled (I provided the barrel) and reparked.
I have to say that they did a fantastic job. Barrel indexing was good & the finish was great. Based on that experience I wouldn't have a problem using them again. The price was good too.
hi all,
i took my springfield 308 re-barrel (of a cmp greek rack grade) out this weekend. double checked headspace.....it was what i liked: 1.633. only got to fire 40 rounds (7.62 malaysian) down range, but function was 100%. no ftf, failure to fire, or fte at all. the recoil is sharper than 30-06, but that is normal for 308 garands im told. did not test for accuracy, but it hit center of mass on the paint bucket at 100 yds. the barrel appears to be indexed well as the sights pretty well lined up w/ poa at the exact center tick of the windage hash marks. im pretty happy with springfield's work on my rifle....
MWC; This was in response to an earlier thread right? Yeah I think you will like it,in general the .308 is this most fun and accurate to shoot. I had the shortin my ejector spring alittle bit as it would want to throw a case in to your forehead once in a while. After I got that fixed I put a N.M. rear apature on it and a narrow front sight blade,try some Australin or Pourchegese .308 in it and watch the groups shrink, also you might get a Shuster adj. gas nut ,they work real good on improving accuracy. Next I want to make one into a .270 with a new barrel,who sells them anyway?
http://www.fulton-armory.com has .270 the last time I looked. I have not seen them anywhere else. Maybe you can buy them directly from Kreiger barrels.
The only issue I see with the .270 is that you will have to handload as no one I know of make a .270 round within the pressure range that the M1 needs to operate. But if you handload, should be as much fun as 30-06 or .308.
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