M1 Garand with Insight MRDS
M1 Garand has great sights for day time. At night, the rear aperture is too small. A red dot is faster in any case, so enter M12 Ultimak mount and Insight NVG-compatible micro red dot. It’s mounted far enough forward that ejected clips don’t hit it.
Insight MRDS
The red dot weighs almost nothing and is mounted near the center balance point anyway, so handling doesn’t change. The extra surface created by the rail also acts to cool the barrel faster.
Plenty of rail space in front for a night vision device
So here we go — a 1945 Garand updated for today and tomorrow.
M12 mount by my friend Lyle | Insight MRDS
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Beretta BM59 is a Garand with a 20rd magazine.
i mean not replica, but upgrade of real garand, but thanks!
How does this compare with the one made by fulton armory?
Fulton Armory doesn’t make one; they resell the rails made by Amega Ranges. I can’t make a direct comparison, but I have an Ultimak on and AK and an Amega Ranges rail on my tanker M1. They both work very well, and neither has given me any trouble. I have a Burris pistol scope on the M1, and it mounts nice and low.
Ahh, I always wanted an M1, but this post actually made me order one from CMP. Thanks, Oleg, for making my wallet some $1k+ lighter! 🙂
I ordered a stripped receiver, actually, and I’m going to order the rest of the parts from Fulton Armory. I’m leaning towards .308 barrel though, because ammo is significantly cheaper than 30-06.
The interesting thing is that the US Army Ordnance Department experimented with reflex sights for the M1 rifle during the Second World War. At the time, the drawback to these devices was the size and longevity of the batteries.