I got to shoot a Garand

[DanTheFarmer]

Good Evening All,

A friend stopped by yesterday and we shot a few pistols (his Walther P22, my Ruger 22/45, and my Bersa 9mm HC). We had a nice time defending ourselves from stationary paper targets. 22's are always fun to shoot and full sized 9mm pistols are satisfying with power, accuracy, and little recoil.

Then he brought out his M-1 Garand. What a hoot! It was a rack grade CMP M1 from the 50's that had been reaquired from Denmark shooting 1970's era surplus ammo from Greece. How cosmopolitan of us.

Anyway, it was great fun to shoot. I hadn't fired a full caliber semi-auto before (plenty of 5.56 from my service days) and didn't know exactly what to expect. It certainly lets you know that it is there but with a heavy rifle and the feeling of all those mechanisms at work the recoil was not bad at all. It had a very different feel than the bolt guns I'd been shooting lately.

Don't turn down an opportunity to shoot an M-1 if you get the chance.

Have fun, stay safe.

Dan

 

[docnyt]

M1 Garands are evil. They tend to attract their brothers to your residence.

 

[Onmilo]

Once you own an M1 rifle you will never again be without one in your collection.
They are one of the finest shooting rifles ever invented.

 

[az_imuth]

Congrats on your opportunity to shoot the Garand!

I've fired quite a few milsurps in my life, and there really isn't another rifle you can fire that feels quite like an M1.

 

[Col. Plink]

I have one just like that! It's the bomb-diggity!

 

[Tim the student]

I think Garands are awesome. I have two, and am contemplating a third (hopefully in the near future).

I don't enjoy any of my other rifles quite like I enjoy Garands. They are addictive.

 

[gloucestergarand]

Sounds like a severe case of .... Garanditis!

Fellers,
Garanditis is the diagnosis for the symptoms you describe. Join the GCA and register at CMP...you might want to snap up a bayonet or three, now that they're on sale with free shipping. Dem rifles sneak up on ya...you start with just one SA, thinking that's all you need and you'll be happy....but like a lusting actor, you break down and gotta get a Winnie, then no collection is complete without a tractor, then with the trio, you simply must add a nice 55 or 56 HRA....whew, beware fellers, Garanditis...it'll spread rapidly, first time you hear that ping!

 

[FMJMIKE]

Garand porn.......................

 

[Tim the student]

Man, I never get tired of looking at Garand pics!

Mike, nice looking rifle. Tell us more please.

 

[FMJMIKE]

That's a five digit pre WWII Springfield Armory 1940 M1 Garand.

 

[FlyinBryan]

beautiful tiger striping in that walnut. did that wood come from the cmp?

 

[Tim the student]

Very nice. What about the stock? New, or GI?

 

[FMJMIKE]

The stock on the Garand when I bought it looked a lot like firewood..................Stock was replaced.

 

[1stmarine]

Dear Garandians,
They come with their own tricks. Veterans in the WWII circle learned that the japs and germans were waiting for that characteristic metal sound of the empty clip to come out and cover you with lead (between reloads) so quickly our smart comrades learned that your squad buddy could "ring" an empty clip by hitting the action so when the enemy showed the head. Bang! there is Joey taking out another kinky!
So funny how something so "un-stealthy" could be turned into your advantage.
Definitely you do not want to be in the wrong end of this rifle!

-Support our troops, police and fire.
-Support our constitution from Communist traitors and , not just online chatting but, ACT NOW.
-Shoot, be safe and god bless you.

E.

 

[Tim the student]

Veterans in the WWII circle learned that the japs and germans were waiting for that characteristic metal sound of the empty clip to come out and cover you with lead (between reloads) so quickly our smart comrades learned that your squad buddy could "ring" an empty clip by hitting the action so when the enemy showed the head.

Heard it before, but I have trouble believing it. Gunfights are loud, and they would have to be mighty close to hear that even without gunfire, and being deaf from shooting their own rifles with no ear pro.

 

[FMJMIKE]

Stock is GI with SA cartouche.

 

[FloridaConfederate]

Got to participate in the CMP over three years ago using the M-1 Garand what an experience !

 

[FlyinBryan]

Stock is GI with SA cartouche.

nice.

you know some troop was proud of that one.

 

[Onmilo]

M1 Garands have a way of making a man feel all warm and fuzzy.

 

[wombat13]

My Garand is definitely my favorite rifle to shoot. Not as accurate as my bolt or my muzzleloader, but much more fun.

 

[32 Magnum]

Here's my favorite pair:

 

[Orlando]

Not the dreaded enbloc ping myth again!!:banghead:

 

[Tim the student]

Orlando, its like a zombie - it just won't die easily.

 

[Orlando]

Ya gotta shoot it in the head

 

[FlyinBryan]

wow 32,,,,,,,

very rare to find consecutives.

ive looked on the cmp registry, but no such luck. closest one ive found to one of mine is a 1944 springer that numbers 711 after my 44.