One of the pastimes I had/have is assembling M1 Garands. Most of what I've done has been on the Breda (BMR) and Beretta (PB) Danish receivers, either in .30-06 when I have VAR barrels or in 7.62x51, using Italian "BM-59" barrels (23 1/2" long) and assembling them to the Tipo 2 configuration. This is an odd duck receiver made by Breda for Beretta, and marked for both. She has a majority of PB/BMB parts and is in 7.62x51. Stock is a Mechanica Terni and hand guards are PB, all cut for the Tipo 2. Shots well. The Italian barrels are of good quality in my experience. Cheers, Bruce.
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Nice! thumb1
Wish I could find more of the receivers at a reasonable price. I'd still be making them.
nice wok Bruce, looking good. thumb1
Really nice work there for certain! thumb1
Thanks all. I like my Garands. More to come later.
Gorgeous!
Very nice work! Certainly beyond my gunsmith abilities.
Thanks, P32. I'm not anywhere near being a gunsmith, just an advanced assembler and fitter. Though after building the Garands then going to piecing together AR's, it felt like I went from Tamiya tank models to Lego's chuckles1