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Garand pic thread!
Lets see if we cant get a nice picture thread going for m1 garands! The more and more I toy with my M1 garand I realize that it IS the ONE rifle for me. Or THE one rifle I would grab for bugging out to the ranch. I have Long range rigs,AK's,AR's,Shotguns and pistols. Some handle better have more tacticool stuff on em but when it comes down to it the M1 garand for me is THE battle rifle IMO. I have a connection with my M1 garand that I have with VERY few of my guns. It may not be the best or the nicest collectors grade but it is mine. Mine is a SA receiver imported from blu sky, I guess I got lucky and got one of the ones blu sky didn't ruin mine out shoots my buddies NM garand. I find it quite odd but hey if it works don't fix it. I'll try and get pics up here soon but post away fellas!
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AFPG Garand
This is a good example (there are others better) of an AFPG Garand. For lack of a NM stamp between the gas cyl rings, this rifle otherwise meets CMP NM Type 1, Service Grade criteria. It's not JCG match legal. Hopefully soon, I'll be able to see what it'll do with proper match ammo vs. M2 ball...
All the parts of my rifle are either SA or HRA. The op-rod, gas plug, and trigger group are all HRA. There is no mixing there. Everything else is SA, and appears to be well fitted. I have no doubt that this rifle was built originally as a competition rifle. The stock is glass bedded and fits the receiver quite well. If I could eventually find it's exact history, I'd be completely stoked! Last edited by CSDGuy; 02-17-2010 at 3:26 PM.. |
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Actually just stamped on the bolt as far as I can tell but like I said took it shooting with my buddies NM garand and it smoked it. My buddy thought it was odd so we put both rifles in a vice to make sure it wasn't just him being a crappy shot and it out shot it all day. He says he still kicks him self in the A** because he had the opportunity to get my rifle before I got it "from my ladies father she got it for me last christmas " .
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+ 1 on the Garands. I totally love mine. Here are my SG SA CMP rifles just shipped to me in January. I'm planning on getting a couple more...
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Thanks, Chriso. I love them and going to order more!
Yes indeed, a man's rifle. Now, if only CMp would release some of that Greek ammo....
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See my slide show: http://www.flickr.com/photos/4683174...th/4294900248/
I agree they are the coolest battle rifles ever invented, and even by today's standards a good SHTF rifle if need be. |
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International Harvester #1 w/ correct LMR barrel in a USGI stock.
International Harvester #2 w/ correct LMR barrel in a Boyd (CMP stamped) walnut stock. Last edited by icormba; 04-11-2011 at 9:51 PM.. |
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Thinking of picking up a Garand real soon. How are the Fulton ones? I'd like to pick up a new or refinished to like new rifle. I don't meet all the CMP requirements to get one from CMP.
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Here's my '41 Springfield ::
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Nice rifle!
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Nice collections there guys. Where can I get one with decent price beside CMP?
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Keep Lurking in " Private Firearms Sale"spot here at Cal-Guns
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International Harvester 4.5 Mil. Garand / Rebuilt by Springfield Armory 2-66
International Harvester M1 Garand with Springfield 11-65 barrel.
Rebuilt by Springfield Armory for the Vietnam War in February 1966. Sold through CMP in January 2002. Attachment 53527 Attachment 53526
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Last edited by t0kie; 09-19-2011 at 1:41 PM.. |
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its a springfield, serial is in the 2 millions i believe it was made in 1942, sorry about the bad photo :\
the wood is all original.
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Those are nice Garands!!!! Ill post up some pictures later no tonite. I only have pictures from a year ago. Sold some, bought more!!! Haha
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Amazing collection you got going on there! What are the manufactures and dates?
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CMP M1D from their current batch...
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The Garand is one of those special guns. I find it to be very ergomonic. There's no magazine jutting out or space age sights. It has wood nearly to the muzzel. The irons are far more capable than me. You get eight rounds or semi auto 30 06! If you need more, you are waisting ammo. A fine weapon indeed!
I think there is potential in revisiting the en bloc clips. They are disposable and if put in modern arms chambered in 5.56 you could get clips of 15 rouns or more. Last edited by Cato; 01-18-2011 at 9:35 PM.. |
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