10/22 Garand

[hawkeye]

Each Garand stock is a little different so each one I've built has turned out different. Take your 20" 10/22 barrel and grind or cut down the first 1/2" so it can be threaded with a 7/16 x 32 die. The  more square the shoulders the better. Sarco has Garand barrels for $20.00 that are shot out but work well for this project. Cut 2 7/8ths off the muzzel end of the Garand barrel. Drill and tap the barrel end to fit the Threads on the 10/22 barrel go deep enough to allow the Garand barrel end to fit tight. The Garand barrel end can be counter reamed to allow a tight fit with little seam showing. Aline one of the splines so that it is on top center of the 10/22 barrel use some thread locker on the threads. I used a dremel tool to route the stock out ,it helps to use your 10/22 stock to make templates, go slow ,take your time. I cut and glued blocks of wood in the stock to allow the 10/22 receiver to screw up tight and take some of the space in front of the receiver , this way the stock stays the some length as a full size Garand. A little weight in the barrel channel and butt storage and your Garand 10/22 will feel right. after mocking up the stock with gas cylinder you can cut and shape a forward hand guard to fit. The hardest part is shaping the longer rear hand guard and fitting it, I used a table saw, 18" ship's auger and a belt sander to do this. Estimate were the receiver screw goes and drill and counter sink that hole. Use the tallest front sight you can find and the 200 tech sight on the rear. The Garand barrel stub acts like a fake supresser and has no to little effect on the out going round. Other than the Garand barrel the Gas cylinder and other Garand parts can be spare Garand parts and reused if needed I can't put a price on the project because I used parts that I've had for years. Sarco, Dupage, Dougs stocks , can be good places to start your search. This rifle is fun to shoot the guy next to you will not have one.  A rifleman never gives up and persists in his endeavors , good luck .

[Daniel]

How much do they cost to build?

How long?

[hawkeye]

It's hard to put a price on the project, You'll have to price the parts and a piece of walnut from your supplier. you need a front sight,front sight screw,stacking swivel and screw,gas cylinder,front hand guard, front hand guard metal,gas cylinder screw,gas cylinder lock, old barrel,rear hand guard clip, and rear stock ferrule along with the 10/22 and tech-sights. It took me about eight hours to complete. The first one I built didn't have a gas cylinder on it. You may want to start with just the stock as in the picture below.

[CaptG]

What does it feel like weight and balance wise? I now have a CMP Garand, and despite recently getting my Rifleman patch, the Garand is a LOT different to shoot for me, especially in sitting. I had thought about adding some extra weight to an LTR and even a steel bull barrel for the forward weight difference. I want to keep my first LTR as is for a loaner, but to me anyway, the difference is substantial and I'd like to have a cheap to run practice platform that feels closer to the M1.
Guy

[hawkeye]

In picture 2 you can see the lead shot in the barrel channel. There is lead in the butt well were the tools go too. This gives it a heavy feel and the same sort of swing weight as the full size Garand. Most of the 10/22 Garands I've built are a half pound less than the full size one. Other than recoil and the trigger (light)it feels like a Garand.

[DruidicRifleman]

Does any one have a digitized version of the HOW to make a semi auto .22 garand that was in shot gun news if not I'll scan it and turn it into a PDF

[Earl]

That is a really nice project, way above my poor skills. I wouldn't ruin the looks with the long magazine, I like the clean bottom of the M1, but the information on adding weight was also important. Thanks and keep up all your great work, nice there are real craftsmen out there.