I did an overhaul on 6 of the Garands issued to the VFW post yseterday- varied from SA to Internation Harvestor to Winchester. All very dirty from the blank rounds and the BFA's, 3 will have to be returned to the Army Arsenal, located near Detroit, but a tribute to the design genius of John Garands, they still function with the blank rounds. A few were the spot welded variant, to prevent something. Why any body would do that is beyond me. They also had 2 Winchester 1917 BA rifles, and 3 1903's as well. Great day, good test fired with 8 rd, clips with the blank rounds. Thanks to all for the help, especially you, Mike. RWTF
