Who do I want to tune my new Springfield M1? Especially the trigger. Glass bedding would be welcome as well. Thanking you in advance,

Dutch

Check recoil spring. The one that goes in the op rod. should be at least 20". Shorter than that, replace it.
Do the match treatment to your front handguard. (screw it to rear handguard band so it doesn't touch barrel or op rod) Then NEVER EVER again pick up your rifle by the front handguard.

tighten gas cylinder. (it has the sights on it)

lightly peen the splines in the barrel so that you must lightly drive the gas cylinder onto the barrel. If you can slide it off with just your hands, its too loose.

If you have a forged trigger guard, replace it with a stamped guard. They have more spring and will hold tighter.

When the gun is in storage, release the pressure on the trigger guard. Prevents compression of the wood.

Be sure you lube properly. If you are lubing properly, when you go shooting, you should have a single pile of brass at about 4 o'clock from your shooting position. If it's going someplace else, you are not lubed correctly or the op-rod spring needs replacement.

These things will do more than a glass bedding job, at least initially.

Once you get all this done... you can think about getting National Match sights (about $125) and then a glass bedding job.

Let us know how you make out.

Get some books on the M1. There are several available with decent information on tuning the M1. For the trigger find someone that knows what he is doing. Messing with the trigger pull can be dangerous on these rifles. Also if you are planning on shooting in the CMP Garand matches the amount of work you are allowed to do is limited. If you want a NM rifle there is plenty to do.


"Precision Shooting with the M1 Garand" Book by Roy Baumgardner is a good, basic book to get started. "The U.S. .30 Caliber Gas Operated Service Rifles: A Shop Manual Volumes 1 & 2" Book by Jerry Kuhnhausen is almost certainly the most complete with discussion of all the mods there are.

Jerry Liles