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OK... So I scored a October 1942 Garand at the weekend gun show for $400... after inspection, I need a rear handguard. The front handguard seems to be a stained hardwood, where the stock is walnut, so I am considering getting a new (actually WW2 era) hand guard set...
The barrel is worn slap out it seems... a bullet in the muzzle goes in to the case with room to wiggle still, so I am not sure if it would even register on a gauge... a buddy of mine suggests shooting it and see how it does, which I will, but I am leaning to replacing the barrel with either a 1943 barrel that I found that registers a 1 muzzle and less than 3 throat... (there may be a bit of corrosion in the chamber, but it may clean up)
opinions... should I replace the worn barrel or leave as is? would it help the value of the rifle to replace it with a low wear period correct barrel? The stock itself is in dang good shape. It has the circled p cartouche on the pistol grip, but that is the only cartouche I can find.
What would you think the value of this rifle is? what would the value be with a period correct low wear barrel, and a period correct nice handguard set that matches the stock?
Thanks in advance.
edit: I forogot to mention, the rifle is a springfield. barrel replacement would be a springfield barrel.
The barrel is worn slap out it seems... a bullet in the muzzle goes in to the case with room to wiggle still, so I am not sure if it would even register on a gauge... a buddy of mine suggests shooting it and see how it does, which I will, but I am leaning to replacing the barrel with either a 1943 barrel that I found that registers a 1 muzzle and less than 3 throat... (there may be a bit of corrosion in the chamber, but it may clean up)
opinions... should I replace the worn barrel or leave as is? would it help the value of the rifle to replace it with a low wear period correct barrel? The stock itself is in dang good shape. It has the circled p cartouche on the pistol grip, but that is the only cartouche I can find.
What would you think the value of this rifle is? what would the value be with a period correct low wear barrel, and a period correct nice handguard set that matches the stock?
Thanks in advance.
edit: I forogot to mention, the rifle is a springfield. barrel replacement would be a springfield barrel.
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