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Posted: 2/19/2024 10:24:35 PM EDT
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Yes I know they weren't made for tankers...they were actually field modifications from the Pacific.

I just put this one together using a 30-06 barrel.

They are handy and yes somewhat "blasty" but they sure are fun.

This is one of the only reasons to use an adjustable gas cylinder lock screw in a garand since the gas system is no longer original.

Runs 100% once properly tuned.



Link Posted: 2/20/2024 12:59:23 AM EDT
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Is it still C&R eligible once you chop the barrel?
Link Posted: 2/20/2024 8:18:56 PM EDT
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My understanding of the so called tanker garands was it was an idea for a shorter M1 for jungle fighting, and was never made beyond prototypes or fielded in combat. The concept was picked up by importers and various gunsmithing shops with the catchy tanker name - a lot of the earliest cobble jobs I examined or tried to shoot wouldn’t function and most were made on old rewelded receivers
Link Posted: 2/20/2024 11:37:05 PM EDT
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The Mini-G in .308 looks pretty slick.
Link Posted: 2/21/2024 4:35:05 AM EDT
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Good job but not my thing.

Is there actual documentation on a tanker? I don't think the military would want one when you had the m1 carbine and later the m2 that would fill that role perfectly.
Link Posted: 2/21/2024 9:38:49 AM EDT
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Originally Posted By Jerret_S:
Good job but not my thing.

Is there actual documentation on a tanker? I don't think the military would want one when you had the m1 carbine and later the m2 that would fill that role perfectly.
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See my comment ts. There was some call for the full power cartridge in a compact rifle. Springfield did some development during WWII ( test guns would have a T series designation, I think the “tanker” was called a T26 if memory serves) but again was never fielded
Link Posted: 2/21/2024 11:00:35 AM EDT
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Didn't the Panama Canal Department shorten some Springfields during the war as well?
Link Posted: 2/21/2024 2:57:26 PM EDT
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Didn't the Panama Canal Department shorten some Springfields during the war as well?
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Yes.  Called them Bushmasters.
Link Posted: 2/21/2024 3:10:01 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By captain127:
My understanding of the so called tanker garands was it was an idea for a shorter M1 for jungle fighting, and was never made beyond prototypes or fielded in combat. The concept was picked up by importers and various gunsmithing shops with the catchy tanker name...
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This is correct.
Link Posted: 2/21/2024 3:34:32 PM EDT
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Ain’t no field mod…
Link Posted: 2/24/2024 4:52:54 AM EDT
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Originally Posted By captain127:


See my comment ts. There was some call for the full power cartridge in a compact rifle. Springfield did some development during WWII ( test guns would have a T series designation, I think the “tanker” was called a T26 if memory serves) but again was never fielded
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Originally Posted By captain127:
Originally Posted By Jerret_S:
Good job but not my thing.

Is there actual documentation on a tanker? I don't think the military would want one when you had the m1 carbine and later the m2 that would fill that role perfectly.


See my comment ts. There was some call for the full power cartridge in a compact rifle. Springfield did some development during WWII ( test guns would have a T series designation, I think the “tanker” was called a T26 if memory serves) but again was never fielded


Thanks.
Link Posted: 2/24/2024 10:47:25 AM EDT
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