Exposure
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I hope this is not a repost. I did a search and came up with nothing.
This is NOT my rifle.
But it is an interesting story. Guy buys a repro Springfield Garand and some "reloads in a plastic bag"
The pictures tell the story better than I can here. But I will say that I own one of the Garands and have listened to flack for years about the cast recievers being inferior to forged ones. Look at the damage to the rifle and notice the reciever is still in one piece.
This is also a very good lesson in NOT buying reloads of unknown origin. How this guy i still alive I have no idea.
WARNING: Graphic Garand destruction pics ahead.
http://www.surplusrifleforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=53&t=66812
This is NOT my rifle.
But it is an interesting story. Guy buys a repro Springfield Garand and some "reloads in a plastic bag"
The pictures tell the story better than I can here. But I will say that I own one of the Garands and have listened to flack for years about the cast recievers being inferior to forged ones. Look at the damage to the rifle and notice the reciever is still in one piece.
This is also a very good lesson in NOT buying reloads of unknown origin. How this guy i still alive I have no idea.
WARNING: Graphic Garand destruction pics ahead.
http://www.surplusrifleforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=53&t=66812