[Eaker]

So this was the cause of Eakers rifle kay-boom? I knew of it but was not clear about the cause.

Absolutely not. It was a brand new SA M1 Garand field serviced by a former Marine using brand new Winchester ammo.

The problem was a manufacturing defect by SA. The weapon was too damaged to visually figure out the actual sequence of events and the weapon was returned to SA so they could figure the problem out and fix it rather than killing some folks.

Smart money would have been to send it to an independent lab so I could have filed a lawsuit but I too was more interested in SA fixing their problem than cashing in. After wards SA would not discuss what caused the catastrophic failure of their product.

[MileHi]

That is what I thought, the cause was not determined. Disconcerting. Was the Winchester ammo for Garands or common commercial ammo?

Also I thought I heard that these late M1s were assembled with parts that SA had until they were used up. Mine had a faulty clip latch that also did not match the finish of the rest of the receiver. I ordered a surplus part and it solved the problem. It also matches the finish.