Cleaning my Garnd

Many new Garand owners are clueless as to the proper care of their Garands. I see it so many times. Garands that fail to function for the simplest of reasons. I have always tried to help new shooters and Garand owners by psasing along the knowledge I have attained.

First, oil where it rotates (very few places) and grease where it rubs. Lubriplate is great, but I still favor the old USGI rifle grease for the old garand.

Most shooters can figure out a few of the proper lube points, but some are missed. Some of the places to look at are:

Bolt lug where it interfaces with the oprod.
Receiver where the oprod rides (the groove on the right side).
Barrel, lower right side where the oprod MAY touch the barrel.
Locking lug recesses in the reciever.
Underside of the receiver where the bolt rides as it moves to the rear.
Locking "lugs" on th trigger where it locks into the receiver.
Stock ferral where it rides in the lower band (very important area. The lube will allow the action to return to the same position after every shot).
Oprod spring. Pull the spring out and lube it a LITTLE.
Other places where parts rub.

Renmeber, a little grease can go a long way. No need to over do it.