M1 Garand or WASR 10

M1 Garand or WASR 10

  • M1 Garand

    Votes: 207 89.6%

  • WASR 10

    Votes: 15 6.5%

  • Other

    Votes: 9 3.9%
  • Total voters
    231
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I guess I just have a fondness for dirty commie guns...and now I'm done blustering.

Did the OP ever make a decision as to which firearm will be purchased first?
 
WASRs are common and will be for a long time. Good Garands at reasonable prices are getting scarce fast.

As had been said, the WASR is about the bottom of the AK barrel.

--wally.
 
I just got bitten by the CETME / HK roller delayed blowback bug, these things are brutally simple, good ergonomics, easy to tear down, and hey the design has been scaled from a battle rifle (CETME / G3), to a legendary sniper rifle (PSG1 / MSG90). a submachinegun (MP5 series), and a few other interesting variations in between.

:uhoh: Am I the only one in here that thinks this way?
I feel Im being surrounded by the the religious followers of the holy M1, and they're not happy.:eek:

Yes WASRs are junk, but they are junk that goes bang every time.
The Garand, Its a traditional looking auto-loading .30-06 battle rifle from WWII, what more could you ask for?:cool:
 
>JHansenAK47
Don't knock the Khyber pass Kalashnikov, it may be held together by duct tape and coat hangers, and loaded with corrosive ammo from the 1960s, but it has a happy switch, and yours doesn't.:D
 
Get the Garland, it cost more but like everyone said its value will go up. The WASR is ugly, and rough, but it won't let you down and can and will take the beating all AK's get and keep going. The best part is, the WASR will always be there you can get it later.
 
Only one of the above was known as "the greatest battle implement ever devised."
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While the other is still in active use the world over due to its simplicity and practicality. I do love the AK for everything it is, but the WASR...well, that's the garbage model. The M1 is a great rifle and you'll really enjoy it!
 
Okay, The greatest battle implement ever devised verses a german weapons knockoffs knockoff.

If the large cap matters in any way, ill say the power of a real battle rifle cart. and accuracy more then makes up for a WASR with a 30 rd mag, not to mention by, say, your 5th reload in a row you should have the skill to reload that 8 rd'er faster then you can even empty 8 rds from that WASR. IMO.


Reliability? The M1 was reliable before it was cool for an autoloader to be so. A russian AK will be somewhat more reliable. a WASR? who knows.
 
No-brainer. Today I traded an AK (not a WASR) for a 1943 Springfield Garand without hesitation.
 
How is this thread still here? If anything, it's proven that age has not affected the M1 Garand's mystique and place in the safe.

Get a Garand. Thread done.
 
lol, no doubt cz.

a wasr or a m1? A WASR?????!!!!!

I would not hold it against the thread starter. it just makes more sense to presume that he doesnt know the weapon (m1)

once he does, he will know. its not that he isnt doing his homework. this is his homework, and theres nothing wrong with that, at least imo.

once he knows the m1 garand, it will be as easy as choosing between two telescopes that are similar in price, and one says walmart on the side and the other says hubbel.
 
This is definitely comparing apples to oranges but I'll waste a few minutes. Really, comparing the M1 Carbine and the WASR would make more sense. For a battle rifle I'd love to have a Garand but would choose the M14 over it mainly because of the 7.62 NATO cartridge.

Kinda hard to compare the big ol' 30-06 with the 7.62 Russian short... Ok, my reply is a mess just like the poll but I voted for the WASR since I actually bought one. Never got around to the Garand yet. Honestly I have much more use for a good AKM than the Garand. And the WASR truly is a good AKM even though you see many negative comments.

One thing both rifles have in common, they're excellent for the purpose they were designed for!


Edit: One thing I forgot to mention, you have to be very careful with the ammo you use in the old Garand. Can't use just any 30-06 loads or you have a dangerous situation. The WASR can eat up just about anything you throw at it.
 
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The garand imo is just as reliable as the wasr and it'll keep its value and go up FOREVER. my uncle has his fathers m1 from world war 2 that is still in the cosmoline. never fired, perfect condition. now that is just a work of art.
 
The WASR is a fine SHTF gun. If the zombies were attacking that would be my choice. However the Garand is poetry. Every red blooded American owes it to themselves to have both. 30 zombies vs 8. :cool:
 
my uncle has his fathers m1 from world war 2 that is still in the cosmoline. never fired, perfect condition. now that is just a work of art.
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So, he never had to clean the cosmoline off of hs rifle? Uncle's dad never had to zero his rifle, test fire it at the range, anything?
 
Shame not to shoot a Garand..

OT question about the WASR, wouldn't it be considered a "surplus" gun. It's techinally used, correct ?

(Oh, and I own a WASR 10/63 so I'm not knocking them)
 
I prefer the spork over a spoon and fork,less to clean afterwards,and it makes the best for corn eating,but in answer to the poll a wasr 10 ,its cheap to shoot and if you owned and shot both the gun you would take out to blast away with will always be the wasr 10,the grand will sit and gather dust"not a fate the garand deserves,but it will happen"
 
I have several AK's but only had 1 Garand and had to sell it when going through a divorce and I have hated my ex every since.

I own a M1A and love it but I still want another Garand.

I own a HK 91 and still want another Garand.

I have 2 AR 15's and I still want a Garand.

They have national matches to shoot Garands.

The Garand can be shot out to 1000 yards with accuracy.

The AK is near its limit at 300 yards.

My son and I used to take my Garand and a can full of 30 06 out and shoot all day until we came home at night with blood bruises from the recoil and to this day with all the rifles I have ever owned my son still talks about the all day shoots with the Garand and he wants me to find another one so we can start doing it again.

An AK is a AK is a AK and you can find them all over the place.

But there will only ever be one GARAND!!!!
 
Younggunner:

The garand imo is just as reliable as the wasr and it'll keep its value and go up FOREVER. my uncle has his fathers m1 from world war 2 that is still in the cosmoline. never fired, perfect condition. now that is just a work of art.
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That makes no sense. How did he get ahold of his father's M1 Garand without going through every one in the CMP to come across it? If he never handed it back in after WW2, wouldn't it be classed as stolen Government property, and why would it be in cosmoline?
 
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