The M1 Garand: The Greatest Rifle of All Time

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That video rocks! I did shoot mine in our local clubs "action rifle tactical zombie tactical operator tactical league" once. Not my style of shooting, but was at the club for a meeting and the M1 was in the truck. New competitors shot free so what the heck. Made a clean run in a time that beat some of the tactical carbine AR guys with significantly more reloads needed. Muzzle blast blew over 2 of the targets, all of which were far to close, those 2 definately so, and several Holy S***S and Jesus H Christs were muttered. Found that to 20 yards, the maximum range of the targets, one doesn't aim, just point like a shotgun and cover the belt buckle area with the front sight. Was a fun evening.

Had a similar experience with the CETME I used to own later the same summer. The guy with the timer that got too close on my right side despite specific warnings to avoid that quadrant required minor medical attention after experiencing extreme ejection of 7.62 NATO brass.
 
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That video rocks! I did shoot mine in our local clubs "action rifle tactical zombie tactical operator tactical league" once. Not my style of shooting, but was at the club for a meeting and the M1 was in the truck. New competitors shot free so what the heck. Made a clean run in a time that beat some of the tactical carbine AR guys with significantly more reloads needed. Muzzle blast blew over 2 of the targets, all of which were far to close, those 2 definately so, and several Holy S***S and Jesus H Christs were muttered. Found that to 20 yards, the maximum range of the targets, one doesn't aim, just point like a shotgun and cover the belt buckle area with the front sight. Was a fun evening.
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I run my Garands in 3-gun/multigun regularly with the exact same results. Blowing cardboard torso targets off their sticks is always a fave. :D
 
saiga308 said:
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my 1917 eddie enfield sporter has 6 shots in the mag just 2 short of the m 1 grand and a bolt action is better accuracy then a semi
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On the Enfield, I read where the WWI vets said it was more of a WAR rifle than the 03.
 
d2wing said:
Having had martial bayonet training in the Army with an M-14 I can appreciate that. I always thought the M-16 made a pretty poor club.
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I think the Scottish Highlanders in Afgh. ran a bayonet charge on some insurgents with L85 bullpups.
 
Kano383 said:
The Mauser M98 pattern is still produced to this day, and is the top pick for high-end custom rifles...

An uninterrupted production run covering three different centuries, totaling in the tens of millions for the different variants, I'd say it's hard to beat...
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Kind of like a good set of teeth. Primitive but necessary
 
mshootnit said:
And the darned thing needed its own spring, Oh the excess!
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Yep, ol John was pretty adept at getting two separate operations out of most of the springs in the Garand. :D

you also would have saved money and gotten a more accurate rifle if you bout a $120 savage axis on closeout at walmart
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Oh, while the axis may be cheaper than a Garand and shoot pretty well, don't sell the Garand short in the accuracy department given comparable sights on the two.
Shot 5 shots low right, adjusted sights and shot centered .665" 5 shot 100 yds off sand bags.
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Regards,
hps
 
Am I the only one who thinks this is cheesy as hell?

That was a terrible waste of 4 minutes of my life.
 
I'll take my Red Ryder anyday. Much easier to march with than M1:thumbup: And your thumb will last much longer.
 
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