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Post by FWS on Dec 28, 2012 12:30:01 GMT -6
I don't think they get any better than the M1 Garand, steeped in history and a lot of fun to shoot.   And you might as well have a Mauser 98 as well,  |
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Post by C1972 on Dec 28, 2012 13:42:04 GMT -6
I can hear the 'TING' every time I see one. Especially when I play my favorite game of all time. Battlefield: Bad Company 2
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Post by FWS on Dec 28, 2012 15:45:00 GMT -6
I love that sound, every time I shoot my Garand I just wait for it. I used to shoot the DCM high power matches where you paid like $2 for a 60 round bandoleer of 30-06 in Garand clips. It was amazing how accurately you could shoot those old service rifles at 600 yds. Damn good practice too. I shoot the Mausers quite a bit too, mine are Czech made VZ-24's that looked to be unissued when I bought them, crisp bores, no sign of buffing on the bolts. 8mm Mauser, which I handload or occasionally find cheap in stripper clips.  Rifles that were made to operate no matter what. Every time I see a Garand I wonder about its history, WW2, Korea, and beyond. |
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Post by mostinterestingmanintheworld on Dec 28, 2012 16:54:25 GMT -6
I think about that when I find an arrowhead, wonder what the guy was like, what wa he shooting at etc.
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Post by Jarhead620 on Dec 29, 2012 7:16:03 GMT -6
I don't think they get any better than the M1 Garand, steeped in history and a lot of fun to shoot.
That was my rifle while I was in the Marine Corps. It had a more dependable action than today's semi-auto .223's, was plenty accurate, and was easy to field strip.
Larry
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