TM M14 Conversion to M1 Garand - Part One

leecas · January 24th, 2007, 18:43

Well, I have finally had a chance to work on my conversion and I have pretty much finished part one of the conversion.

I say part one because my goal for part two is to use a wood stock to complete the conversion to a full wood and metal rifle. I also say pretty much done part one because there is still a couple of things that I need to figure out, one being how to make the faux wood look less chocolate and take the shine off of it. So if anyone has any ideas please feel free to contact me.

At this time I am only going to post the finished mod and I will write up the full mod with pictures and put it into a PDF. I hope to do that this weekend. But for now here are a few pics of the finished mod.

Oh yeah, the total cost for the mod was approx. $150 Cdn.

M14 to M1 Garand PDF

MrEvolution · January 24th, 2007, 18:46

WOO!
It is no longer all quiet on the western front!
looks pretty good Lee. but the front seems a bit lighter than the rest.

leecas · January 24th, 2007, 18:51

That's one of the things that I need to work on.

MrEvolution · January 24th, 2007, 18:59

i dont know much about painting wood, but I suggest a stain of some sort.

CDN_Stalker · January 24th, 2007, 19:10

What are you gonna do about the flush internal mag of the Garand? M14 has the removeable mag that sticks out, the Garand................

Get that front end stain sorted out and I'm gonna shit myself (am close regardless), excellent work so far!

MrEvolution · January 24th, 2007, 19:22

in the Original document of the mod (its on ASC Somewhere) he explains how to make the mag shorter I think.

Konig · January 24th, 2007, 22:55

Really nice work Leecas, it's nice to see WWII era guns and mods being done. When guns were guns, none of this laser dot sights and other various add ons.

Zeke · January 24th, 2007, 23:33

Wow....that really, really looks great....tempted to do it to mine...

Dungey · January 24th, 2007, 23:49

looking good lee

ShadowPDW · January 24th, 2007, 23:50

Very nice! How big were you able to go in the battery department. I did a wood kit on my m14 and with a 8.4 2400 the walls were getting pretty thin.

Fader · January 25th, 2007, 06:13

OMG... Lee that is amazing... Great work.

Have you tried to ask John Robinson Jr about the finish???

BTW... Why don't you go and post this on the WWII Airsoft Association Forum: http://ww2aa.proboards45.com/index.cgi

Go and Search for M1 Garand AEG... 2nd Bat (John) might be able to help.

Dogfood · January 25th, 2007, 09:07

Looking good Lee. I can hardly wait to see it in person!

leecas · January 25th, 2007, 09:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by CDN_Stalker

What are you gonna do about the flush internal mag of the Garand? M14 has the removeable mag that sticks out, the Garand................

Get that front end stain sorted out and I'm gonna shit myself (am close regardless), excellent work so far!

I haven't modified the mags yet... but I will be cutting them down so that they stick out about an 1/8 to 1/4 inch

leecas · January 25th, 2007, 09:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by ShadowPDW

Very nice! How big were you able to go in the battery department. I did a wood kit on my m14 and with a 8.4 2400 the walls were getting pretty thin.

I haven't modified the wood stock as of yet... that's part two. The stock that you see in the pics is the plastic one cut down. I'm hoping that I will be able to fit at least an 8.4 1700 without having to bore out too much wood.

leecas · January 25th, 2007, 10:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fader

OMG... Lee that is amazing... Great work.

Have you tried to ask John Robinson Jr about the finish???

BTW... Why don't you go and post this on the WWII Airsoft Association Forum: http://ww2aa.proboards45.com/index.cgi

Go and Search for M1 Garand AEG... 2nd Bat (John) might be able to help.

I haven't because John (2nd Bat) actually sells the kits for $350 US so I didn't figure that he would be too eager to give away any trade secrets.

Anyway, I'll figure it out. Plus, the front stock that I'm using in the pictures matches the wood stock that I will be eventually using. But I think that I will be refinish the wood to be darker.

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January 24th, 2007, 18:43	#1
leecas The Rain Man Trader rating Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: London, Onatrio	TM M14 Conversion to M1 Garand - Part One Well, I have finally had a chance to work on my conversion and I have pretty much finished part one of the conversion. I say part one because my goal for part two is to use a wood stock to complete the conversion to a full wood and metal rifle. I also say pretty much done part one because there is still a couple of things that I need to figure out, one being how to make the faux wood look less chocolate and take the shine off of it. So if anyone has any ideas please feel free to contact me. At this time I am only going to post the finished mod and I will write up the full mod with pictures and put it into a PDF. I hope to do that this weekend. But for now here are a few pics of the finished mod. Oh yeah, the total cost for the mod was approx. $150 Cdn. M14 to M1 Garand PDF __________________ *Ontario Airsoft WWII Reenactors.Com* Last edited by leecas; March 28th, 2008 at 01:38..

January 24th, 2007, 18:51	#3
leecas The Rain Man Trader rating Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: London, Onatrio	That's one of the things that I need to work on. __________________ *Ontario Airsoft WWII Reenactors.Com*

January 24th, 2007, 19:10	#5
CDN_Stalker Official ASC Bladesmith Trader rating Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Ottawa, Ont.	What are you gonna do about the flush internal mag of the Garand? M14 has the removeable mag that sticks out, the Garand................ Get that front end stain sorted out and I'm gonna shit myself (am close regardless), excellent work so far! __________________ STKR Knives http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/STK...17036668380871

January 24th, 2007, 22:55	#7
Konig Trader rating Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Port Hope, Ontario, Canada	Really nice work Leecas, it's nice to see WWII era guns and mods being done. When guns were guns, none of this laser dot sights and other various add ons.

January 24th, 2007, 23:33	#8
Zeke Trader rating Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Niagara Falls, Canada	Wow....that really, really looks great....tempted to do it to mine... __________________

January 24th, 2007, 23:49	#9
Dungey Trader rating Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Brantford, Ontario	looking good lee

January 24th, 2007, 23:50	#10
ShadowPDW Trader rating Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Regina Sask	Very nice! How big were you able to go in the battery department. I did a wood kit on my m14 and with a 8.4 2400 the walls were getting pretty thin.

January 25th, 2007, 06:13	#11
Fader Trader rating Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada	OMG... Lee that is amazing... Great work. Have you tried to ask John Robinson Jr about the finish??? BTW... Why don't you go and post this on the WWII Airsoft Association Forum: http://ww2aa.proboards45.com/index.cgi Go and Search for M1 Garand AEG... 2nd Bat (John) might be able to help. __________________ *Ontario Airsoft WWII Reenactors.Com* 2nd Lt Matthew R Woodley (Re-enactor) Easy Company 2/506th 101st Airborne Last edited by Fader; January 25th, 2007 at 06:38..

January 25th, 2007, 09:07	#12
Dogfood Trader rating Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Oakville Ont	Looking good Lee. I can hardly wait to see it in person! __________________ *Ontario Airsoft WW2 Reenactors* MP-40, HFC M712, WA M1911A1, TM Thompson TM AK-47 x 2, K98 x 2 , M4, MP-44, Luger, FAL, Sten If all else fails USE THE SHOVEL!

TM M14 Conversion to M1 Garand - Part One

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