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SAINT
While upwards of 6 million M1 Garand rifles were produced between 1936 and 1957, almost all of these were .30-06 models made under Army (War Department) contract and then filtered out through the U.S. military.
A much smaller slice was the Navy-ordered circa 1960s MK2 7.62 NATO conversions of which AMF upgraded 17,050 rifles and H&R another 15,000 rifles using a 3:1 mix of converted .30 caliber barrels (the MK2 MOD 0 rifle) and new-made 7.62mm barrels from Springfield Armory (the MK2 MOD1).
The Civilian Marksmanship Program, the DOD’s clearinghouse for surplus civilian legal rifles, has recently obtained a stockpile of these guns from naval storage.
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A much smaller slice was the Navy-ordered circa 1960s MK2 7.62 NATO conversions of which AMF upgraded 17,050 rifles and H&R another 15,000 rifles using a 3:1 mix of converted .30 caliber barrels (the MK2 MOD 0 rifle) and new-made 7.62mm barrels from Springfield Armory (the MK2 MOD1).
The Civilian Marksmanship Program, the DOD’s clearinghouse for surplus civilian legal rifles, has recently obtained a stockpile of these guns from naval storage.
The Elusive Navy MK2 7.62 NATO Garand (not so Elusive for now)
While upwards of 6 million M1 Garand rifles were produced between 1936 and 1957, almost all of these were .30-06 models made under Army (War Department) contract and then filtered out through the U…
laststandonzombieisland.com
