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    Garand Receivers (where did they all go????)

    Been looking for 2 m1 receivers fo a while now to finish up a couple projects i have. Any ideas guys

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    I haven't seen any for sale since before the scamdemic. Maybe now that the gun shows are starting up again some more will be available.
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    Everything has gone crazy. I've actually gotten in to Galils - which historically have been expensive - because they still only cost about a grand to build. Wait until the coming hyperinflation takes hold!

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    CMP stopped selling them a few years ago and has made it clear that they will never be selling stripped receivers again, only complete rifles. The influx of cheap BM59 kits in the last 6 or 7 years sucked up all the loose garand receivers that were sitting around.

    Current market price for a decent stripped receiver is only about $100-150 less than a CMP rack grade. buying a receiver makes no sense anyway
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    Only place I know to get them is gunbroker.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Eli View Post
    Everything has gone crazy. I've actually gotten in to Galils - which historically have been expensive - because they still only cost about a grand to build. Wait until the coming hyperinflation takes hold!

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    Hey Eli- You do a Galatz yet? How accurate?

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    Nah, was looking to get in to the Galils mainly because it's a Jewish AK. Reality has set in a bit, though, and although $350 for a parts kit and $350 for an 80% receiver isn't too bad the fact that the cheapest barrels are $300 and the wait list is months is maddening. Then there's the cost of 5.56, which is right up there with 7.62 NATO.
    So, I decided to build in 7.62X39. The Galil, after all, is just an AK - right?
    The problem there is barrels are even more expensive - custom only, and over $400 - so you end up with over $1100 invested in an AK that weighs a ton. Ammo is only 30 cents per round, though!
    I'm to the point now that AKMs - with a $100 receiver, $600 parts kit, and $200 cold-hammer-forged chrome-lined barrel, and 2 pounds lighter - are starting to look extremely attractive again.
    ARs are out because I don't like them, and my son is left-handed.
    I should have a build finished soon, I'll post pictures when it's done.

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    Been damn near impossible to find anything that approaches reasonable....ugh

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    Quote Originally Posted by Stephen S Palano View Post
    Been damn near impossible to find anything that approaches reasonable....ugh
    anything under $400 is considered a good deal for a stripped receiver. Anything under $300 is probably a welded or rusted piece of scrap
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    Quote Originally Posted by seaninmich View Post
    anything under $400 is considered a good deal for a stripped receiver. Anything under $300 is probably a welded or rusted piece of scrap
    And over a year later, the situation has not gotten any better. I saw where Fulton Armory is supposed to be releasing their M-14 receiver. I wonder if A) they are any good, and B) if they are/would consider doing an M1 Garand receiver? At this point, there does seem to be a growing demand for a well-made one, if the others have dried up to this point.

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