Ignition Override
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Brand-new on this website. Sure, this is a dumb question, but my ego is not so brittle.
Also, I've only owned a .22 for many years and have only fired a few times since 1985, due to lack of public land near here. I have a growing interest in buying either an M-1 Garand or a .308 bolt-action rifle (possibly a Lee-Enfield or a civilian type) and would like to be a much better shot. I have a buddy at work who is on the Navy Marksmanship Team and he has an M-1 Garand and HK (or Glock) pistol etc. I just read that an M-1 Garand might over-stress civilian brass .308 shells. This was on somebody's military rifle website (Wikipedia?).
Even a civilian .30 caliber rifle would be fun to own if quite reliable, whether as a new hobby or to become better prepared for any civil "unrest", due to an earthquake (long over-due here), major electrical blackout or whatever (just a much milder, "mini-Katrina" situation...).
Here is my Basic Problem: will look at outdoor ranges which offer more than just a piece of paper to practice with. An old acquaintance with private land near here wants no noise to scare off the deer walking around... he would only find pieces of watermelons and oranges against in a creek or small pond, like in '85 at the Wolf River. Anything but a piece of paper on a clip in a building! Anybody near here with land would be rewarded with a free full case of 'something' for a liquid de-briefing, but probably unwilling.
Also, how reliable is a clean M-1 Garand in good condition after many rounds are fired, compared to 'standard' bolt-action .308 rifles, whether civilian or military (Lee-Enf. or Mauser etc?)? How about the time needed to reload an average (civ. r military) standard clip on the bottom compared to an M-1's clip from above?
Thanks very much for any general comparisons and advice etc.
Also, I've only owned a .22 for many years and have only fired a few times since 1985, due to lack of public land near here. I have a growing interest in buying either an M-1 Garand or a .308 bolt-action rifle (possibly a Lee-Enfield or a civilian type) and would like to be a much better shot. I have a buddy at work who is on the Navy Marksmanship Team and he has an M-1 Garand and HK (or Glock) pistol etc. I just read that an M-1 Garand might over-stress civilian brass .308 shells. This was on somebody's military rifle website (Wikipedia?).
Even a civilian .30 caliber rifle would be fun to own if quite reliable, whether as a new hobby or to become better prepared for any civil "unrest", due to an earthquake (long over-due here), major electrical blackout or whatever (just a much milder, "mini-Katrina" situation...).
Here is my Basic Problem: will look at outdoor ranges which offer more than just a piece of paper to practice with. An old acquaintance with private land near here wants no noise to scare off the deer walking around... he would only find pieces of watermelons and oranges against in a creek or small pond, like in '85 at the Wolf River. Anything but a piece of paper on a clip in a building! Anybody near here with land would be rewarded with a free full case of 'something' for a liquid de-briefing, but probably unwilling.
Also, how reliable is a clean M-1 Garand in good condition after many rounds are fired, compared to 'standard' bolt-action .308 rifles, whether civilian or military (Lee-Enf. or Mauser etc?)? How about the time needed to reload an average (civ. r military) standard clip on the bottom compared to an M-1's clip from above?
Thanks very much for any general comparisons and advice etc.