M1A or Garand?

[DamnedDirtyApe]

I sold my Garand at Knob Creek last week, thinking I'd get an M1A.

Now I miss my Garand and want another one.

Somewhere along the line I was supposed to be equipped to make difficult and challenging decisions like this. Something about growing up.

I have rows and rows of clipped-up 30-06 that look miserable.

Now what do I do? There's a gun show this weekend

 

[Navy joe]

Garand! I own both, wouldn't part w/ either, but the M-1A magazine logistics is a bear, they are getting pricey. En bloc clips for .50 cents or less.

 

[dude]

duh....................easy!

sell off the .06 (not the clips!) at the gunshow and build yourself up a nice .308 Garand, match barrel and all that good crap

 

[TechBrute]

build yourself up a nice .308 Garand

Or just buy an M1A. No M1 thumb, removable mag, etc...

 

[dude]

no M1-thumb with .308

 

[BerettaNut92]

Navyjoe:

the M-1A magazine logistics

Twoblink? Is that you???

**PING**!!!

 

[DamnedDirtyApe]

the M-1A magazine logistics is a bear, they are getting pricey.

What's up with the mags?

Aren't they M-14 mags?

$20 a copy for 20 rounders?

Uh-oh.

 

[HerbG]

As much as I like the Garand, the M1A is about ten light years ahead in just about every area. Of course, the Garand is cheaper if that is the deciding factor.

 

[Navy joe]

20 bucks a mag? No, that's M-16 territory. I got my like new M-14 mags all over a year ago at about 35 a copy, now like new stuff can get around 50 bucks. Not pretty. The stinking factory new 5 and 10 rds are something like 25 bucks from SA. The aftermarket crap is just that. I can make USA AR-15 mags run like a champ, not so with M-14 mags, bodies are too flimsy.

 

[4v50 Gary]

Navy Joe's answer sounds good to me. I'd get the Garand first and hold onto it dearly. Save your ducats for an M-1A later down the road.