m-1 grand springfield rifle rechambered to 308.?

Question

Just rechambered great condition, guinuine springfield parts professionally done: what is it worth?

tankers rifle short new barrel; completly gone though.

Answer 1

Bound's hubby here:

You have many things to consider here.

First, Garands that are chambered in .308 are referred to as Mk II Garands. A Garand can be made a Mk II by either inserting a reduction sleeve in the chamber of a .30-'06 barrel (the first method the US Navy used to make .308 Garands), or replacing the barrel with one containing a .308 chamber.

Second, is your Springfield Garand a GI issue reciever or a commercial receiver? If the receiver states Springfield Armory with a TM mark, you have a commercial receiver. Otherwise, you have a GI receiver which will be of more value to a shooter or collector.

Third, the "Tanker" variant was never officially adopted or produced by the US government. Therefore, it will have very little value to a military collector.

In addition, the "Tanker" Garand will be of little interest to a competitive rifleman, because it does not fall within the category of a service rifle due to the shortened dimensions of the rifle.

All this taken into consideration, your project rifle will have little value to the majority of the collecting/shooting world, unless you find someone that wants a "Tanker"-style Garand. I would suspect you could probably get about $1000 if you were not in a hurry to sell it. CMP Garands (which are all former US Issue rifles, have sold for between $300 and $1500, depending on grade and condition (they are currently sold-out, so collector/shooter value has increased). Springfield Armory (the commercial operation) is selling a commercial Garand for an MSRP of $1439. Considering what you have invested in this project, I would not be in a hurry to sell it!

Good luck!

Answer 2

Get a professional evaluation from a few qualified FFL dealers who are heavily into military military firearms. Too many variables to even guess without seeing the gun. Should be worth $400 or more, maybe a lot more.

Don't understand "rechambered". Was it rebarrelled as a .308? Rechambering an original .30-06 barrel would mean setting back the barrel, which wouldn't make sense on this gun.

Answer 3

There are a lot of military surplus M-1 rifles .

When I was in Navy boot camp, the Soviet Union fell, and as a result, the powers that be decided that Navy recruits didn't need rifle traing anymore.
The M-1 's were taken out of the barracks and loaded into pickup trucks, around April 1991.
There were massive numbers of M-1s for sale in classified ads in the back of publications such as 'Guns & Ammo' and 'American Rifleman' in 1991 and 1992.

Answer 4

The rifle would have been worth more before you had it re-chambered.If you are interested in getting rid of it send me a email.

Answer 5

i would have to say around 500 dollars. its no longer original

Answer 6

$700.00 + depending on condition, however when you modified the caliber somewhat less..