Quoheleth
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Awright...y'all've (compound contraction in Texas) been more than kind to me, answering my Garand questions. I've been encouraged to get the Garand. The other night I sat down and filled out the CMP application and am waiting on a) my TSRA card to arrive and b) my July mileage check to make sure I can swing this entire deal (I have a couple road trips lined up between now and Friday, but it should work out OK). A service grade Garand plus two spam cans of ammo plus S&H top out just south of $800.
I was OK until I hit the "total" button. Suddenly my $600 rifle grew by 30%. Yeah, I know - gotta have ammo to shoot adn it's the cheapest stuff available, but still...$800...
I got to thinking. Besides a Garand, I have a small want/need list that needs attention, too. It includes:
If I get the Garand, the other stuff can always come later - but it might be months before I can start working on the others, and then it'll have to be piece-meal. If I get the wish list in one-lot-sum, the Garand might be off the table for a long time. I do have various reloading components for my pistols, so it's not that I'm going to go dry. The dies, etc., for the .223 have been on back order and I have 1000 rounds of factory ammo on hand for the AR. I do have one holster for CCW purpose - and it's not for the 1911, so I can hold off on the 1911 parts and holster. But...the little stuff would get more regular use than the Garand, which would probably spend a lot of time snuggled into it's niche in the safe, next to Dad's old Winchester '97 shotgun, to be brought out for special occassions or for a testosterone rush.
Note, this isn't a "gun or food" question; it's quality (Garand) vs. quantity (want/need list).
I was good-to-go on the Garand until a couple days ago, but since I'm still waiting on TSRA's stuff, I've got time to think about this and thinking always gets me in trouble. Ask my wife or my 3rd grade math teacher.
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I was OK until I hit the "total" button. Suddenly my $600 rifle grew by 30%. Yeah, I know - gotta have ammo to shoot adn it's the cheapest stuff available, but still...$800...
I got to thinking. Besides a Garand, I have a small want/need list that needs attention, too. It includes:
- - a Ciener .22 conversion for my AR ($160)
- - a new holster for my M&P ($80)
- - set of grips for my Smith model 15 ($50)
- - cast lead boolits ($100)
- - jacketed bullets ($100)
- - necessary stuff to reload for the AR, dies, powder measure, etc. (approx $75)
- - new ambi thumb safety & arched MSH for officer 1911, plus installation ($150)
If I get the Garand, the other stuff can always come later - but it might be months before I can start working on the others, and then it'll have to be piece-meal. If I get the wish list in one-lot-sum, the Garand might be off the table for a long time. I do have various reloading components for my pistols, so it's not that I'm going to go dry. The dies, etc., for the .223 have been on back order and I have 1000 rounds of factory ammo on hand for the AR. I do have one holster for CCW purpose - and it's not for the 1911, so I can hold off on the 1911 parts and holster. But...the little stuff would get more regular use than the Garand, which would probably spend a lot of time snuggled into it's niche in the safe, next to Dad's old Winchester '97 shotgun, to be brought out for special occassions or for a testosterone rush.
Note, this isn't a "gun or food" question; it's quality (Garand) vs. quantity (want/need list).
I was good-to-go on the Garand until a couple days ago, but since I'm still waiting on TSRA's stuff, I've got time to think about this and thinking always gets me in trouble. Ask my wife or my 3rd grade math teacher.
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Quantity - want/need list?
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Quantity - want/need list?
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