2 Wartime Garands Question

[Joe N]

Gentlemen,
If you had to choose only one Garand, condition, date and price roughly equal (both WW2 vintage), what would you buy? A Springfield or a Winchester? Please don't say both, my wife is ready to give me the toss!!Thanks very much!
Joe

[MikeW]

Winchester, also they had milled triggerguards as opposed to stamped trigger guards

[Joe N]

Thank you Sir!

[bodes]

Winchester, also they had milled triggerguards as opposed to stamped trigger guards

I agree with Winchester, only for different reasons.....Winchesters are the "darlings" of Garand and carbine collectors.......Collectors love them, for whatever reason......Perhaps because the Winchester factory is now defunct and was an American icon, when it came to building guns....As for milled triggerguards, I believe Springfield used these late into WW2 rifles when they upgraded to the stamped ones early in 1945.....Bodes

[MikeW]

If you look in the annual issue of Guns and Ammo, there is a annual issue with an article on Winchester. Show is a workman forging a reciever for a Garand in the Winchester factory.

[Svt40]

As for milled triggerguards, I believe Springfield used these on their late WW2 rifles.....Bodes

Early Springfields used the milled trigger guards. Sometime late int he war they changed to the stamped variety.

[bodes]

Early Springfields used the milled trigger guards. Sometime late int he war they changed to the stamped variety.

I went back and updated my previous posting.....That's what I meant to say.....Springfield went with the milled triggerguard until early '45....That's when they switched over to the stamped guards.....Bodes