I just don’t think it’s as rare as you may believe. Nope, not thinking of something different. When did Beretta stop making M1 receivers? I have seen quite a few of the welded receiver BM59 clones, and many years ago I held in my hands a Golden State Arms Santa Fe Division BM59 with a forged non welded Beretta made receiver with receiver heel markings similar to my receiver, that receiver had left side receiver markings identical to my rifle. 308 (7.62x51) Most of those rifles are made from welded (re-welded) USGI receivers with the heel markings ground off and the manufacturer/model and caliber information stamped on the left side of the receiver. I suspect you may also be thinking about the Golden State Arms/Santa Fe (and others) BM59 style rifles that accept a BM59 or M14 magazine that are chambered in. I have no idea how many were made, but I suspect it was not many.
30 M1 with a forged, not welded (re-welded) receiver manufactured by Beretta for Santa Fe Division as stamped on the left side of the receiver. 30 M1 Garand clone, chambered in Caliber.
My rifle is a Golden State Arms Corporation Santa Fe Division Cal. My rifle is nothing like a CAI or Lithgow cast receiver M1 rifle, nor does it have a welded (re-welded) receiver. I think we are talking about different rifles. I just haven’t given them any more time than I would a CAI. I’ve only been into this for perhaps 15 years and they seem to be fairly common. Beautiful rifle, I have seen others, scarce but they are out there. As you have drawn the line in the sand daring us to find another M1 with the same markings as yours have fun because I'm not playing. I know you instructed us not to say the word "welded" but I said it anyway. Where did he say that he saw others with the identical markings as yours? He stated that he has seen many Golden States and some run and some don't, maybe because many of them-not yours-were built on welded receivers. That interesting, as this is the only one I have seen, and I have been into M1 Garands for a few decades.Ĭan you, or anyone else post pictures of other Golden State Arms M1 rifles with receiver markings like mine? Just so I understand you correctly, you have seen many Golden State Arms M1 rifles with receiver markings identical to mine? What do you guys know about these?īefore someone says it is a welded up receiver, it is not.Īll I know is that I see quite a few. Hi all, I have a Golden state Arms Santa Fe Division M1 Rifle.