I need a 30 ought 6 for protecting my livestock. I have to load my own ammo because it's illegal to use full metal jacket for hunting. I was looking for a beater with a barrel at the CMP. turns out I got an original stock with the correct stamps for July of 44. Winchester made in July of 44 according to the CMP I asked the armorer to check the barrel and he said it was made in 55 and the gauge was a tight one like brand new. it shoots well after a good cleaning. I'm very happy to have an modernized not antique that I cannot worry about some collector jumping on me and wanting to beat me up because it's bouncing around in my truck protecting my cows. I shoot 135 grain polymer tip all day long don't have a problem running them at 2800 ft per second. not much recoil compared to M2 ball.
Mine has all 3 stamps! Mine is a winchester 13 which means it wasn’t sent back to the U.S. by the government but instead, was brought back home by the soldier who used it in that time period. This is my 4th m1 Garand and it never gets old holding them.
Looks like the EMcF cartouche at 2:00 has been enhanced. The "S" is not symmetrical and the cross bar on the "A" is too high. The lines making up the "E, M and F" are wavy. The Ord. Dept acceptance stamp is partly sanded away, but the inspector's mark is not. Thing to look for on stocks are the stampings...many are enhanced, restamped, or are on the wrong stock.
brother just go to the CMP store yourself. look at 100 rifles and pick one out. they will gauge it for you and everything and you will go home after picking your rifle. you might not get a collector item but every one of them has been cleaned up and fired. rack grade out the door is about 950 bucks!
I don't see why value would be significantly decreased based on continued maintenance. I understand getting absolute premium on untouched factory rifles, but the history lying within the specific rifle means more to a lot of collectors than 100% factory originality.
