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I can imagine German & American soldiers having arguments regarding which caliber had the most "stopping power"...the 8MM or the '06.

But I don't think there were too many arguments about who had the best gun...

"The greatest battle implement ever devised." -- General George S. Patton, Jr.

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A clip?

A CLIP?

Oh, yeah, that's right. Sorry. Just a reflexive reaction, I suppose.

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Originally Posted by alxone

yes i already knew the m1a comes in 7.62x51 (.308 win), i was wondering if they made a version in 30.06 ?thought someone here might know something i didint about the m1a .as i dont know squat about them chances are pretty high . but just the same the hunt begins for a B.A.R.

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In the late 80's back in the flatlands, I had neighbor who owned a Browning semi auto rifle in 30.06 he took to a smith and had it converted to a box magazine fed. So there must be something similar for the Garand.
You surely are not the first to think of this.
I still have an M1 Garand near the top of my want list.

Beretta made an M1 with a box magazine. It is called the BM59. They command a premium price for real ones. Or you could make a replica.

Keeping it 30.06, there is a conversion for a Garand to box magazine fed at: losokcustomarms.com . Check it out. Kind of pricey though.

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Originally Posted by Tweety Bird

A clip?

A CLIP?

Oh, yeah, that's right. Sorry. Just a reflexive reaction, I suppose.

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yes i know everyone gets hung up on that one but as we all know the m1 garand only uses en-bloc "clips" not "mags "

looked in that conversion very cool but i think ill just keep mine original and just look for that wacky bar or bm-59 . unless i get another garand then ill mod it up .

I think the BM59 was chambered in 7.62x51 NATO. Looks like an M1 receiver with an M14 mag and flash-hider.

There are probably some on GB. I'm guessing, for the price, a guy would be better off buying an M1A. I have no idea how hard BM59 mags would be to get.

The BM59 was 7.62 Nato, not 30-06.
Finding usable mags for a 30-06 is usually limited to BAR mags. The military could not get them to work reliably when they tried in the 1940s and 1950s to modify the M1 to a mag fed rifle. This whole process later developed into the M14.