if you could only own one, ar15 or garand?

[PT1911]

Quality AR without question... more complete and versatile weapon available in more versatile calibers.

 

[latisimusd]

I think you need both!
New and old technology - really can't go wrong with either.
Support past & present.



I voted for the Garand

 

[knights_armorer]

lol, agreed, but which one did you vote for?

 

[SharpsDressedMan]

M1 Garand. AR is only practical to 800 yards, and I don't like to get that close to the enemy.

 

[Quentin]

As awesome as the Garand is, it's kind of like comparing a vacuum tube to a laptop, IMO

RP88

Well the transistor and AR-15 both made big gains in the late 50's and early sixties, shoving aside vacuum tubes and larger calibers.

I love older guns but would have to go with the AR over the Garand.

 

[FlyinBryan]

this was an epic pole, and i just figured id give any new guys that havent seen it a chance to vote.

i honestly figured the ar would win hands down. its incredible how close it is.

 

[Flatbush Harry]

I have 4 Garands, 2 M1As and a Colt AR15A2. I guess that says it all.

FH

 

[Ignition Override]

If you ever stand in the fox holes of E and F Companies outside Bastogne, Belgium, there is only one answer-especially if you like only classic military rifles.

 

[XxWINxX94]

Gonna go with the Garand becuase I own one!
Not trashing the AR at all, I've shot one and did very good with it.

 

[FlyinBryan]

If you ever stand in the fox holes of E and F Companies outside Bastogne, Belgium, there is only one answer-especially if you like only classic military rifles.

i would love to take one of those tourist trips over there before im gone and see those places.

all the respect i have to give

 

[FlyinBryan]

the family (not including kids and grandkids)

 

[nwilliams]

Couldn't decide between the two so I split the difference and opted for the M1 Carbine instead

If I had to the walk the wastelands of a post-apocalyptic future I would have an M1 Carbine slung over my shoulder and not an AR, AK or any other rifle for that matter.

 

[Avenger29]

A quality AR-15.

I can't afford to shoot .30-06...

If I had a Garand, it wouldn't get shot much...it'd be like my Mosin-Nagant, kept for history...

 

[Rshooter]

I would have to go with the Garand, I own both but I would never part with my Garand.

 

[skipbo32]

didnt Gen. Patton say that "the AR15 is the dooshiest battle implement ever devised", ?

 

[Ignition Override]

FlyinBryan:
You have a wickedly beautiful 'battle rifle'. My first arrived after a friend's trip to the CMP three weeks ago.
This topic seems to exclude ammo prices and reloading can reduce them a fair bit.

The Garand is impressive by itself, and has no need to be customized.
It helped liberate much of the globe in WW2 with no extra gear.

Reid73: True, although our F-105 "Thuds" etc (based at Udorn etc in Thailand?) were required to enter North Vietnam on three designated routes, similar to what we do arriving into larger airports via standard terminal arrival routes (STARs).

And they could not attack Soviet cargo ships in Haiphong Harbour, but one Thud or F-4 pilot zapped the type of Soviet ship which had a load of SA-2 missiles. He was kicked out of the Air Force because of that, but probably saved the lives of some B-52 or TAC crews. My Dad worked with the guy in the US.
These were just a tiny fraction of the rules our forces had to comply with.

 

[Zanad]

man this was a hard decision.....give me an m1a and call it good. or at least a mini-30, but please, please something in .30 cal