M1 conversion to 308 kit?

[Camo]

Finally figured out what this is after I found the paperwork. Anyone ever seen/used one before?

 

[rmark]

IIRC, early 1960’s the military did some but the inserts would pull out at random, so not suitable for service.

 

[wolfkpr]

As i understand, the navy did convert some after the initial “ failures” of the chamber insert, but they just did a barrel swap. Mine shoots good.

 

[HiredHand]

Nice! Thanks for sharing that bit of history. I found an interesting article that goes into more detail about their use and why they ultimately didn’t work well.

https://www.forgottenweapons.com/navy-308-garand-conversion/

 

[Camo]

Nice! Thanks for sharing that bit of history. I found an interesting article that goes into more detail about their use and why they ultimately didn’t work well.

https://www.forgottenweapons.com/navy-308-garand-conversion/

I have found varying articles on these. I just thought it was a cool piece. I don’t have an M1 grand so I have no use for it, but it was interesting learning about it.