Posted on 03/13/2015 1:53:45 PM PDT by elder5
My Father in law passed away and left me his M-1. I'm ex-army (M-16 days) and other than the time I spent in the military I haven't had too many weapons in my hands.
The weapon is in great shape except for a small amount of rust in front of the rear site.
My question is how to remove the rust without damaging the weapon.
Thanks.
Head on over to the CMP forum on the M1 Garand. There is more information than you ever knew existed about the M1 Garand.
http://forums.thecmp.org/forumdisplay.php?f=7
There are several possibilities here:
- you may be "misremembering" that it was an '03 you fired once;
- you forgot the sarcastic tag; or,
- you spent too much time beforehand firing your daughter's .22 cal rifle. {:^)
Come on. The M1 is a gentle recoil compared to its older cousin the M1903. But I still wear a recoil pad on my shoulder. That steel buttplate doesn’t have much give to it.
lots of DCM Garands are parkerized, lots of others are not (I've one of each), so go easy on it.
(lots of very nice firearms have a bit of rust on them - unless you're going strictly for $$ value - and over doing it won't help that either).
Stick with the basic stock protection CP cites, fancy gloss finishes ruin value and spirit.
Ammo advice is just as good; I watched a collector blow the action out of his glossy blued M1 using perfectly sound hunting ammo.
I thought it stood for Water Displacement.
I thought it stood for “Water Displacing”. I guess it doesn’t really make any difference tho.
Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bangPING!
Pffft!!!
LOL
I’m watching the Big Lebowski and it hits me all we need is a sap to pin it on.
story of my life.
I remember Daddy telling me how they came across a fat goose during WWII. No one wanted to shoot it because then they would have to take their M1 down and thoroughly clean it.
Someone finally shot it with a captured luger.
After you get it oiled and cleaned, be sure to learn the correct way to load the clip so you don’t get Garand thumb, then have fun!
Actually, powders with a slow burn rate are damaging to the op rod. The slower powders (along with heavier bullets) generate increased pressure at the end of the barrel where the gas is bled to operate the gas system. Several manufacturers load ammunition specifically meant for the Garand. Generally, you need to look for ammo with bullets weighing 175 grains or less (150 is preferred).
My choice for removing light rust is rubbing lightly with CLP and 0000 steel wool.
Okay. Thanks for helping me out.
I must stress though, if originality and/or value are your concerns, do NOT use anything on the surface that will modify it, even polishing. Any competence collector will give you the same advice
I haven't done this myself, but competent enthusiasts have told me it is an option. I have 2 M1's, one is chambered in .308W, I really like it too
I lived in the UK for a few years. My best mate thinks I am crazy for having weapons. However, each time he comes over to the States he enjoys firing them. Perhaps a bit of hypocrisy involved by my mate?
His son is coming over the end of this month. I shall try and corrupt him with high powered rifles. :) :) :)
It will slam on your thumb and it will hang on your thumb until you instinctively rip you thumb away leaving a considerable amount of skin on the bolt face. It only takes one time for you to learn. The learning curve is very steep.
No. I was sixteen and fired one my friends father had. t gave me one hell of a kick.
Which is why I advised the poster to wipe it down with Hoppe’s when the WD40 had done its work.
Fair enough. It is mostly a relative, frame of reference reaction. If you were to fire an M-1 today you might respond, "That is one smooth weapon!"
Have a nice weekend.
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