James River Armory Italian BM-59 7.62x51 Grade A Rifle, G2 Billet Receiver, Surplus Stock, Bipod, - BM59-GRADE-A

BM-59 .308 Caliber Mag Fed Semi-Auto  “Grade A ” Rifle, With 1-20 round Mag, New Barrels on J.R.A. New Gen II CNC Billet Cut All Steel Receivers that are heat treated to proper Mil-Spec, by James River Armory. One of the sweetest shooting rifles I have ever had the privilege of pulling the trigger on. This is the Grade A Model. Unlike the Service Grade Model found elsewhere on the site the Grade A Model will feature a furniture set ( stock and handguard) that is either new, or has been refinished to like new by James River Armory.  All rifles include the original fold-up bi-pod. Rifle ships in a Hard Case. with one 20-round magazine, original multi tool packet, and owner’s manual.  See the extended description below for full details.

The BM59 is the final version of the M1 Garand. With U.S. assistance the Italian government began manufacturing the Garand rifle in the late 1950’s. In order to modernize the Garand and transition to the 7.62 NATO caliber Beretta developed a top quality magazine fed rifle based on the Garand which was designated the BM59. This rifle was considered the foreign equivalent of the US M14 and by utilizing many Garand components it was very economical to place into production. The BM59 was the primary issue rifle by the Italian Army into the 1990’s and is still in use by the Italian Navy.

Specifications:

• Manufacturer: James River Armory
• Caliber/Gauge:7.62×51
• Action: Semi Automatic
• Barrel Length: 21.5
• Round: 1-20 Round Mag