I picked up my first ever Garand from my FFL last night. She is truly a sight to behold. Wish I had thought to take some pictures before I left for work this morning so I could share. I had a question concerning the section of the stock closest to the muzzle, not sure if you'd still call that the fore-grip or what. On my rifle this piece is loose and can slide back and forth, either towards the muzzle or the buttstock. If I had to guess I'd say there is about an 1/8" of play or so. I have read conflicting reports that this piece should be locked down to help with barrel harmonics/accuracy, wheres several folks are saying that it should be loose as this provides a little slack for the stock to expand in the heat of battle. I tend to believe that it needs to be loose and there is nothing wrong with it but I was wondering if there was a definitive answer.
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How loose is too loose for front stock piece?
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The forward handguard is supposed to be a little rattle loose to prevent putting tension on the barrel. Once it heats up that tension is gone and the point of impact will go way off. I learned this 33 years ago with my first Garand.The thief may possess something he stole, but he does not own it.
The owner has a right to take his property back from the thief.
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For a deeper understanding of the relationship between the Front Hand Guard and the Gas Cylinder, I would suggest this page on the CMP website;
http://thecmp.org/training-tech/armo.../gas-cylinder/
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