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Info request on M1 "Match" rifle

Firecarpenter said:
I am interested in knowing if an M1 Match rifle can be disassembled without effecting the "glass" bedding. I am new to this site, thanks for any input.
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Every time you disassemble a gun that the action is glass bedded it will affect accuracy, the degree to that affect can be very slight but over time it adds up to the point that you will have to have the glass bedding redone by a professional gunsmith or the manufacturer if possible.
 
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Absolutely NO snark or troll tinge intended here...Firecarpenter do you mean M1A?

I ask only because I have not seen an upgraded M1 with a match barrel, nor have I run across one locally with a bedded barrel, but the concept is intriguing and worth more research on my part if that is a common thing for guys to do. The M1A can be purchased now with a "Match" grade (National Match) barrel, trigger, sight, etc and barrels are regularly bedded....but are guys souping up their Garands? Maybe JRA is making new NM M1 barrels aftermarket? Sounds interesting...although paying for all that and using iron sights...might be overkill....I'd like to see an M1 bedding process if that's really what you meant. Seen Gunblue490 do an M1A...never saw an M1.

Everything Keystone said is solid, BTW...
 
Jfal said:
Absolutely NO snark or troll tinge intended here...Firecarpenter do you mean M1A?

I ask only because I have not seen an upgraded M1 with a match barrel, nor have I run across one locally with a bedded barrel, but the concept is intriguing and worth more research on my part if that is a common thing for guys to do. The M1A can be purchased now with a "Match" grade (National Match) barrel, trigger, sight, etc and barrels are regularly bedded....but are guys souping up their Garands? Maybe JRA is making new NM M1 barrels aftermarket? Sounds interesting...although paying for all that and using iron sights...might be overkill....I'd like to see an M1 bedding process if that's really what you meant. Seen Gunblue490 do an M1A...never saw an M1.

Everything Keystone said is solid, BTW...
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There were, and are, National Match M1 Garands.

www.americanrifleman.org

An Official Journal Of The NRA | The National Match M1

The M1 was potentially as accurate as any service rifle ever made.
www.americanrifleman.org www.americanrifleman.org
 
5/24 Good Morning, This Winchester National Match M1 Garand .308 Win was recently found at auction.........It is quite a beautiful piece, in my opinion, and it looks as if it was never fired. What really caught my eye was the engraved "Iwo Jima Flag Raising" on the butt. I spent time at Parris Island in 1970 and I am familiar with and qualified SS with the M14. Surprisingly to me is the weight difference (?), this M1 seeming heavier......possibly the glass bedding (?). My original idea with disassembly was to have a closer look and satisfy my curiosity. The reason for my original post was my hesitation towards damaging the bedding, due to adhesion. Look forward to further discussion. Good Luck to All.
 
Firecarpenter said:
5/24 Good Morning, This Winchester National Match M1 Garand .308 Win was recently found at auction.........It is quite a beautiful piece, in my opinion, and it looks as if it was never fired. What really caught my eye was the engraved "Iwo Jima Flag Raising" on the butt. I spent time at Parris Island in 1970 and I am familiar with and qualified SS with the M14. Surprisingly to me is the weight difference (?), this M1 seeming heavier......possibly the glass bedding (?). My original idea with disassembly was to have a closer look and satisfy my curiosity. The reason for my original post was my hesitation towards damaging the bedding, due to adhesion. Look forward to further discussion. Good Luck to All.
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Pictures, pictures, pictures please!!!
 
See attached photos Winchester .308 M1 Match
 

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I was like a little kid, waiting to take possesion...........only saw pictures prior to buying, so hoped it was as nice as it looked. My uncle was a platoon sgt. and saw action on Iwo Jima, landed just days before the flag raising. It was the engraving that prompted me to bid$...........................Getting back to my original disassembly question? I was still thinking along the line of proceeding to inspect the piece........At some point I'd like to get to a range and actually fire the rifle. Thank you for taking an interest and replying to the post! see attached.
 

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Firecarpenter said:
I was like a little kid, waiting to take possesion...........only saw pictures prior to buying, so hoped it was as nice as it looked. My uncle was a platoon sgt. and saw action on Iwo Jima, landed just days before the flag raising. It was the engraving that prompted me to bid$...........................Getting back to my original disassembly question? I was still thinking along the line of proceeding to inspect the piece........At some point I'd like to get to a range and actually fire the rifle. Thank you for taking an interest and replying to the post! see attached.
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Blessings and deepest Thanks for your service, Staff Sergeant Hegarty.
 
That sure appears to be a purty boom-stick....I think that one, if determined to be "new" inside, is not necessarily a shooter...it looks like a museum piece. Given the price one might have to pay for such a sample, removal of the barrel and receiver from the stock for inspection would be a prerequisite for me for either a shooter or a display rifle
 
Jfal said:
That sure appears to be a purty boom-stick....I think that one, if determined to be "new" inside, is not necessarily a shooter...it looks like a museum piece. Given the price one might have to pay for such a sample, removal of the barrel and receiver from the stock for inspection would be a prerequisite for me for either a shooter or a display rifle
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Your opinion on the "M1 Match", it being a shooter or not(?), makes a ton of sense.......and I agree as to your "prerequisite". I've done a fair amount of woodwork/finishing and to look at this rifle, I can appreciate the work that went into the finish/prep......the outcome with the Iwo Jima engraving, also making it a display piece. Thank you for your thoughts.
 
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