SOG M1 Garand

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Drachenstein

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Just got in a M1 Garand ordered from SOG - hand select. I must say I'm pleasantly surprised. Some minor pitting and a little interior surface rust that's all sitting in a vat of cleaner right now. All parts are SA and the bore looks good. I would gage it if I could find my gage but I fear that has gone the way of my post hole digger;:confused: borrowed and not returned. The wood is in good condition, just dirty, a little dinged from age, but no cracks or repairs. Got it in two days which sure beats CMPs delivery time. I wonder if these are from the Korean cache everyone is talking about. If it gages 3-5 I'll be one happy camper.

Frank
 
Dings and dents

If you have dings and dents in the stock (and they aren't sharp creases or scratches) you can get them out most of the time.
Lay a wet and very well squeezed out washcloth over the damaged area and hold a clothes iron (on high "cottons") to the cloth. The heat and steam produced will raise up the dented areas. I "Ironed" an entire stock on an old beat up mauser and got almost all the dents out.
 
On the right hand side of the barrel, in small letters; C.A.I. Geogia VT.

As far as the dings and such, I consider them personality. As long as there aren't any cracks. I cleaned the stock today with murphy's oil soap and then applied boiled linseed oil. Much the same as is used to clean Luger grips. Looks good :D
 
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