Garand Headspace Check; Anvil 114

[@genericpersonx333]

7:13 Assuming this level of break-down was left to the armorers, US Army armorers would have a small vice as part of their basic manpackable field tool kit, so they always had it. Ideally, the vice would be used with special blocks to ensure the best grip, but you can improvise with tree branches and other stuff, even the stock of a rifle if really pressed for options.

[@bbb462cid]

I have a Jorgensen clamp that I'm sure would do the trick, Put it on the tailgate of a truck, somebody stands on the end of the clamp, bam, good enough vice.

[@tedrex8959]

I somehow feel that as an ex-navy man that "Oops" isn't quite what follows the dink! ;-)

[@bbb462cid]

I've worked with an ex USN sailor. Funny thing, he knew all the words I learned as a Teamster!

[@chrise2621]

Nothing quite makes my day like diving down a rabbit hole with mark. Thank you.

[@jolly3633]

If 'not in a vice...' Place the M10 tool into the chamber and close the bolt (gently). Let the op spring provide the pressure to keep the smaller springs in place. Insert a cleaning rod into the same hole you used with the screwdriver, and rotate to lift the extractor out of place. Reverse to reassemble the bolt. Admittedly, the reassembly is a bit trickier, aligning the groove of the plunger takes a few tries, but the whole assembly is laying horizontal. Or just get the $50 tool that does this it for you.

[@fusi0nn]

17 minutes of pure bliss.

[@johyuujin3079]

I can say first hand that I have had several things come from Anniston not exactly right. some minor things, but what I consider major are: several op rods really out of wack, a bolt so packed with debris that the firing pin would not move and a bolt that did not close on GO gage. I have either been able to correct the issue myself or they gladly took it back and made the correction, so they still are the place to go to, but I wouldn't take any rifle directly to the range without a good inspection, cleaning and lub..

[@garetkonigsfeld2]

I always tell people about how my Savage shot gun slaps my finger when shooting it. People look at me like im crazy. You're the first person I've heard talk about how the trigger slaps your finger. I guess im not around enough gun people.

[@Idontwanttosignupist]

Still the best bumper music on KZbin. Carry on well done.

[@dksdg]

Wow, just learned about why disconnectors are spring loaded. Thanks Mark for enlightenment as always.

[@nightstryke]

Thanks again Mark, I'm glad to have this rifle sorted out now.

[@bbb462cid]

nice shooting iron

[@jongilbert5162]

Remember the soldiers were probably trained in boot camp how to take apart and put back together their rifles. But if it was in-depth then maybe they discarded them in the field.

[@bbb462cid]

Field strip and service but there were armorers aroud too

[@jeffhoward9186]

I just love the shot of you shooting the M60 in your right hand and a cigar in your left. Love it.

[@MilesStratton]

Perfect timing on this one Mark. I just got confirmation that my CMP rifle shipped from Anniston. So excited

[@Cavacado1917]

Nice! did you get a rack grade or an expert?

[@williammills7778]

Thanks for such an interesting video. I have had similar questions about my own M-1Garand. I didn't know about the tool. You are a master at what you do. As always it has been my pleasure. Cheers 🍻

[@markgordon4368]

Thanks guys, totally enjoyed that especially the clip clattering

[@cameronmccreary4758]

I would like to see Mark make an M14 style bolt with roller for the M1.

[@ThatPNWGuy2024]

Always a good day when you post. Thanks for the great videos, cheers.

[@Whitpusmc]

I’m active on the CMP Forums. In rare cases something gets by them. Given the volume they have produced it’s inevitable despite outstanding people and processes At Anniston. That said they have epic customer service and they make it right. Why everyone doesn’t join and get an M1 is beyond me.

[@bbb462cid]

In '08 I got my M1 from CMP. Would not accept a loaded clip. Bullet guide was bent inwards. One phone call to CMP was made. I explained the issue and also reported the lockup with the trigger group could be better. This resulted in a free replacement bullet guide and a bag of various parts including a milled trigger gaurd with a good hook. I received all this the next day. 595 bucks for the service grade rifle and peerless customer support. Hard to beat.

[@jjeckerm06]

Cash poor, mostly. Oh well, guess I’m stuck with my 03-A3 that nobody in their right mind would trade even for a Garand.

[@bbb462cid]

@@jjeckerm06 Nothing wrong with an 03A3 and M1 prices are stoopid high because of well, people taking advantage of CMP rules and buying them from CMP for profit. Your rifle is a fine example of US History and a damn good shooting iron to boot. I have two of them, both 1943 Remington. One is an ex-Camp Perry sniper match rifle, it's all 03A4 except for the receiver andit's a tack driver.

[@Whitpusmc]

@@jjeckerm06 Understood, if i was able to go to the CMP store “in the old days” I’’d be broke, homeless and divorced with a heck of a gun collection in my soon to be repossessed car…

[@Slipprymongoose]

Clint from thunder ranch said it’s best. “You just shot 8 rounds of 30 ought 6, everyone around you is deaf” nearly every ww2 movie has lied to me because they all depicted the clip eject as a really loud event. I barely heard that one as the round went off.

[@KelzCasa]

School of the American Rifle’s channel is amazing, and this is the first video I’ve watched of yours, but was seriously just blown away about everything I just learned in this video. 🤯

[@av8bvma513]

10:05 Priceless! Go Mark Go! Get Some! Get Some! Get Some!

[@brucemiller8109]

been buying Canadian designed rifles from cmp since 1982..ALWAYS DELIVERED A GREAT RIFLE.

[@dozerboy67]

Brownells sells a special tool that holds the entire bolt enclosed in a small aluminum frame and has a lever that puts pressure down to remove the parts. Obviously, the benefit is that that ejector spring doesn’t go flying off the planet! 🤣 anyone who owns or shoots an M1 Garand knows this as well as M1 thumb! 🥴 I honestly believe that the Garand is like a Swiss watch, John Browning was an absolute frickin genius. Thanks for another awesome video, very informative! 🇺🇸💪👊👍

[@christopherbradley4829]

In the field you would close the bolt on the m10 tool and use the oprod spring as the vise

[@dbmail545]

I had never seen a carbine stripped. The similarity to the mini-14 is amazing.

[@tpaktop2_1na]

Another well done video. I always learn from you. I appreciate the engineering talk.

[@occamsrazor1285]

3:!6 Oh wow. I LOVE how mechanics in general has so much overlap! There's a very similar tool in the automotive world called a brake spring compressor tool (and just the brake spring tool. This tool for the Garand is sort of like the two combined into one).

[@tiltedflip4491]

Awesome video. I've never seen inside the system let alone the comparison. Thanks!

[@kylematthews86]

Love your videos mark. Wish I could follow you 100 times over. Can’t wait for More videos

[@Jordan-ce7sf]

So glad to hear a shout out to my beloved TRW.

[@bbb462cid]

I know! They made the pistons for my 462 build. Nice forgings.

[@CachingCadre]

Ain't got no thing if the Garand don't go PING!

[@jim-me9wm]

The last DCM rifle I received in 2021 had a bent op rod and would only fire the first round and refuse to feed the second changed rods and the rifle works wonderfully. Learn a lot on this channel, what to attempt and what to leave to the experts, Thanks Mark

[@grouchyoldpatriot]

Even though I qualed on the M14, and have a nostalgic affinity for it......you just gotta love that Garand PA-TINGGG!!

[@allanbarber4038]

I qualified with the M14 too. Still mad at Ruger about the "X-GI" being turned into the mini-14 in .223! Springfield Armory fixed that with the M1-A :-)

[@PatriotFromWarsaw]

Nightstryke and Anvil Great work on the M1 Garand

[@bbb462cid]

10-20 years ago the M1 was almost a fetish object. Recently it's been called a fudd gun by some. I've always thought of it as a Damn Fine Rifle. I think I'll clean my '44 Springfield tonight. As always thanks for the vid Mark!

[@barefoofDr]

As Gen. Patton said, " The best battle rifle ever made.".

[@matthewmorales8184]

Oh man, you havent been on reddit or other channels like Garand Thumb or Brandon Hererra then, the M1 is still a fetish item (sometimes literally, yikes) and very rarely do I see it called a fudd gun unless in jest. She thankfully is still getting all the credit she deserves even from us youngins

[@bbb462cid]

​@@matthewmorales8184 yes, naturally I wouldn't have any idea about what I see without reddit or Brandon saying it was so first.

[@matthewmorales8184]

@@bbb462cid that... wasnt the point? Like at all. You said it is becoming seen as a fudd gun, all I'm saying is places where many of young people in the gun community hang out dont see this rifle as a fudd gun in the slightest, and it's legendary status is still going strong, which is a pretty cool thing IMO

[@bbb462cid]

​@@matthewmorales8184 holy crap you're obtuse.

[@Tallus_ap_Mordren]

Love the M14, I have three of them. One of the things I don’t like about it is that the stock fitment will affect the functioning of the gun. The rotating trigger guard latch is really all that holds the stock, receiver and trigger pack together. I bought a replacement chassis stock for one of mine, and remarked how little effort it took to rotate the trigger guard latch into the assembled position. During test firing, after a few rounds fired I would get a failure to feed. I then noticed the trigger guard had rotated out of position. i was able to fab a couple of shims from an old credit card, and tighten up the stock fit. That seemed to fix the problem.

[@armorer94]

"I don't know how you do this in the field". Being a mini-14 armorer what I can say is first, you swear a lot .

[@ronsorrentino6207]

Hahahahaha

[@1gordon4u]

great - to have all three of them side by side and acknowledge there different design features. Even for the novice a great video

[@ericlaird7508]

Man,I really dig the show Mark,love watching you make old broken things work like new again!.....KEEP ON ROCKING IT!.....Mark Novak........................

[@Chiller01]

He smells that brass like it was a 1990 Burgundy.

[@john-paulsilke893]

Outstanding!

[@johnjunge6989]

Good demo, great info on the carbine!

[@edelm6062]

Just found your channel. There seems like there is going to be a lot that is going to keep my interest. Thanks.

[@sabregunner1]

would it be a fair simplifiction between the m1 garand vs the m14 to say that the m14 is a short stroke, gas piston, box fed m1 garand? again, as an over simplifcation

[@rossvanderpoel3907]

I love you, Mark!……awesome stuff my friend!

[@babyjay3055]

Absolutely brilliant content please go into the m-2 Winchester and 22 mag carbines

[@stevetpa590]

Always making the rabbit hole educational!!!

[@ronsorrentino6207]

When I rebarrled mine, and asked questions on the CMP Forum, as well as looked online at/from reputable sources, I was told M1 Garand parts were made to be interchangeable so they could be repaired/fixed in the field or back at base. I didn’t have a video when I took the extractor and ejector out to do the go/no-go checks. That one appeared to go a lot farther on the no-go gauge then mine did. I too replaced it with a period correct bolt. I also have the trigger housing that is perilous correct that I’m hoping to someday brave and change over! Thanks again for the video. It lets me know that even though I checked online and hacked and rechecked and rechecked, it reaffirms that I did it correctly.

[@bbqsauce8854]

I know it ain’t a military rifle, but how does the Ruger Mini-14 compare here?

[@hallelujah4296]

🌞👍one of my favorites ,love your show and the garand

[@Commonwealthcollector]

Awesome overview and comparison, I don't have an M14 to compare and was interested to see all 3 on the bench. Also if you were curious you have a Type IV fabricated trigger housing made by IBM on your M1 carbine, other types were milled and that one was stamped and brazed together. Pretty sure it is IBM although I only could make out the BE- and not the final letter, Keep up the awesome videos!

[@bobrees4363]

Not sure about with the tool meant for the M-1, but the M-14 combo tool does allow bolt dis-assembly and reassembly without a vise. There is a bit of a trick to doing it quickly though.

[@jjeckerm06]

The M14's gas system makes me think of the Hotchkiss, too! I'm also a car bean guy!

[@KRN762]

@marknovak Please do an M1917 Enfield .30-06 headspace check. My understanding is that they headspace a little differently than the M1 or Springfield 03s. I've got an Eddystone I'm on the fence with. It fails my Clymer .30-06 gages.

[@dbmail545]

Read Hatcher's notebook. With the extractor removed, you want the no-go guage to go in the chamber if you force it, but not with the same ease as the go guage. To repeat, you CAN chamber the no-go guage with enough effort.

[@shaunjackson7248]

Love this channel ! Thanks for all the info and knowledge Mark !

[@warrenharrison9490]

Thanks Mike, for the M1 Garand to work on👍

[@richardturk7162]

Great video Mark.

[@ggenovez]

The tool fits in the chamber so you can disassemble the bolt in the field

[@BigEdsGuns]

PING'D the Ending! Cheer!

[@coryhoward3801]

Is there a video or explanation on what you need to do when head spacing is not correct?

[@gb123-ej8wh]

That’s a good question. I know as a reloader if headspace is a little out then fireforming and partial full length sizing is an option usually as is neck only sizing. If it’s not deemed safe by the gunsmith then normally setting the barrel back and rechambering is recommended. How far is too far? That’s a question for a gunsmith. I suspect because the other bolt was in correct headspace like he said they would’ve made it look better, but if another wasn’t available or able to correct the headspace, and 30-06 headspace’s on the shoulder the barrel would be replaced or set back. I know the question is for Mark and I hope he answers and if there’s a different answer I would be very interested to hear about it.

[@dbmail545]

There are places on the bolt and in the receiver that can be filed to increase or decrease the HS by a few thousandths, but on a mass produced gun it is usually easier (by far) to find another bolt that fits better. The Garand is barely into the modern age of gun manufacturing but I would still expect different bolts to be a close fit. More modern designs usually have more consistent bolts.

[@patrickcolahan7499]

Love my M1, would never sell it. Thanks very much for sharing.

[@bbb462cid]

you are a man of fine taste and sound opinion

[@quiettime6871]

I sold my M1 once....ONCE!

[@patrickcolahan7499]

@@quiettime6871 I did too once, hence never again.

[@shaneharrison4775]

Had me guessing I didnt hear the that garan ring when it emptied so i figured there was more comeing.

[@josephcormier5974]

Excellent video sir I enjoyed it very much five stars

[@762cat]

Are the m1 carbine rear sights the same as the ones on the 1903a3 Springfield

[@cudamank]

My dad suggested a Garand be my first rifle. I love them.

[@luizcarlosdeiricci8957]

Hi Mark Thanks for the post Greetings from Brazil

[@Paleoman]

Have you ever been tyo a clapton concert? You will see people with signs "clapton is god" etc etc. Well my 2cents falls along those thoughts when watching your videos. Credibility is everything. I dont think i have ever found much to disagree with when watching your posts. Always spot on. Thank you for these, i know i have learned immensely. Especially what not to do as have others. Please keep em coming .

[@REXOB9]

Great video comparing 3 great firearms. Thanks!

[@bobdaves4257]

Thanks for the great information.

[@rickykurtz516]

Great presentation!!! Ricky from IBM

[@Texas_Red_01]

Oh, yeah! I love that gratuitous "PING" at the end! :-)

[@timblack6422]

Always learning… thank you!

[@TomLSTD]

Love it. Well done as always.

[@RUSTYSURPLUS]

Thanks Mark the bolt tool was all new to me... PING 😄

[@nightstryke]

Believe it or not there were multiple tools issued to work on the M1 Garand Bolt and Rifle and the M14 Bolt tools also work with the M1 Garand Bolt as well.

[@colblood4426]

The M1 the greatest battle implement ever devised " Gen .George S. Patton "

[@ronbianca1975]

Another good video! I have a M1 A for some reason when it ejects the shell it scuffs the wood on the stock. What is going on?

[@LowQuatsSquats7529]

If it's possible could you go over the headspacing on a rimmed cartridge like 303 British?

[@slowhand1198]

He has. Check his library.

[@LowQuatsSquats7529]

@@slowhand1198 Awesome!!! thank you

[@bobsyouruncle1008]

How do I contact you? I have a 1943 k98 bcd I want you to go over, possibly a 1903 springfield after that. You are absolutely right, I have a 53 cmp m1 garand that is perfect.

[@PatriotFromWarsaw]

Must have been fun working on that M1 Garand with Anvil

[@KD0CAC]

YT --- should have an option - when I see your video again yrs later --- I should be able to give you another LIKE ;) Thanks again

[@robertharper3754]

Thank you for sharing such great knowledge!!!!

[@hernandovillamarinbuenaven7476]

Oooh!!.. That 'Garand PING' IS a Time Machine... ⏳️

[@jakeoutdoors9600]

Your interpretation of loosing a spring is a little off. I have never said "oops." When a spring goes 'doink.'

[@BilgePump]

I see what u did ther, u say fbleep.

[@singleshot2218]

Nice to know Mark! Mike is an acquaintance of mine, I chat with him from time to time! Good people! I’d like to meet you sometime also! God bless, take care, thanks for sharing this! 🙏🎚🇲🇾🇲🇾🇲🇾

[@thetruthseeker5549]

So now, why was it necessary to swap the bolt? Just to make it "LOOK" more like it would have at an earlier time? Or was there an actual problem?

[@UFPTX]

Better topic how to headspace correct a Garand…. There is a listing of bolts with shortest to longest dimensions somewhere that help.

[@geetarmanpete]

Soon as I heard his voice I recognized Nightstryke, really cool he got to meet Mark Novak.

[@Paleoman]

Hey Mr. Novak, I respect your opinion and was hoping you could offer a few thoughts on what you think of Garands sold by Federal Ordnance in the late 50's, early sixties. Not all were rewelds. T he early ones were from milsurp parts.

[@flopdockmcock]

Hey Mark, have you ever watched other channels firearm restorations? I would love if you made a reaction video to some of them. I just watched a nightmare of a "restoration" on a channel called "Ammunitions Arms"

[@80spodcastchannel]

we used to have fun with my friends, when they shot Garands, we'd throw a empty enblock on the ground before they ran out and they'd have this WTF look and we'd laugh and tell them..YER NOT EMPTY!!!!

[@tjaxe]

My M1 Car 😊 is my favorite rifle to shoot. So smooth and light… and accurate!

[@genericpersonx333]

I love Taofledermaus' video on why we say one or the other. Really reminds us how language is not set in stone or easy to keep consistent. I, for one, will keep saying Car because it is what I call it and if it bothers anyone else, that is their problem, not mine. 😀

[@JohnAlberts827]

I truly enjoy your videos!!

[@markdavis9833]

Why are you checking the m1 headspace with the oprod on ?

[@dbmail545]

How else do you expect to feel the difference between guages without it? Not a lot of room for your fingers in a Garand receiver.

[@randymagnum143]

Don't slap that trigger, Mike!😁

[@nightstryke]

I'll try not to. 😁

[@sdvc244]

Mark, what brand of cigars do you smoke in the video? Thanks

[@davidellenbaum1229]

love wood steel and old school

[@gerry343]

8:40 carBEEN 13:52 carBYNE Gotcha!

[@bbb462cid]

equal time

[@paulblubaugh589]

thanks for the PING!

[@orionfixr7713]

What gun guy doesn't get a kick out of "the ping" ?

[@renflo86]

Great video!!

[@dougpoteet3846]

Great flick and i like Mark's energy and presentation! Good job...............Subscribe