Washington 1639 m1 garand work around?

[User 1234]

Gotcha.
Isnt there still a bunch of BS in Wa state that got legislated that if you handed a stripped lower to a friend to look at you just committed a felony for not having done an FFL transfer..!??

No such law that I am aware of.

 

[Diamondback]

No such law that I am aware of.

Not for lack of trying by the Walking Garbage... unless we all learn to sack up, stand together and vote like our guns depend on it, it'll be coming soon enough.

 

[JSJPDX]

Find a stripped receiver and build your own, just like AR guys. Garand will be MUCH more tooling, labor and skill intensive though.

If OP were to purchase a barreled receiver it doesn't take any more tools or skill to build a Garand than it does an AR platform rifle. It only gets more intense if you install a new barrel and have to ream the chamber and set the headspace.

The real issue with building an M1 from parts is the cost. If you can find a decent barreled receiver it will cost as much as you can buy a completely assembled rifle from CMP.

All that said, having built both multiple times from the receiver up, I find it much more satisfying to work on the Garand. But that's just my preference and opinion.