I've used the AmegaRanges mount on my M-1 and a couple of friends have it on there Garands. I use a Burris 2 3/4 X scout scope (German 3 post reticle) with a 200M zero. Love it. One friend has an Aimpoint 9000L 2 X (2 MOA dot) on his and the other guy did some machining on his to fit a Burris Fast Fire red dot (4 MOA) to co-witness it so that he can use the iron sights without removing the sight. It's pretty slick, but having shot both a lot would recommend that if you use a red dot, go with a 2 MOA dot. More practical at longer ranges.
Scope or Red dot your M1 Garand?
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Hey brother, do what you want, if I had a choice I would go with a nice scope of some make, but PLEASE just don't do anything permanent to a M1 Garand haha! Personally even the thought of chopping or tapping/drilling or anything permanent to a M1 Garand is a nightmare come true!
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That's why I bought the Garand and carried it hunting. My grandfather carried one in WWII in the Battle of Hurtgen Forest and the Bulge and earned a purple heart, bronze star, and CIB. Obviously, my experiences hunting are a far cry from what he, you, and all other men experienced in combat, but I do feel a bit closer to him because of the rifle. He's been gone seven years now. I will always cherish my Garand because I think of my grandfather every time I hold it or talk about it.
My grandfather told my father about lying in the snow for days at a time in the Hurtgen forest because if you raised up off the ground at all you'd be shot. One of these years I'm going to get a set of clothes and boots as close to what he was issued as I can and head out into the field in December and feel a bit of what it must have been like for him.
That's why I bought the Garand and carried it hunting. My grandfather carried one in WWII in the Battle of Hurtgen Forest and the Bulge and earned a purple heart, bronze star, and CIB. Obviously, my experiences hunting are a far cry from what he, you, and all other men experienced in combat, but I do feel a bit closer to him because of the rifle. He's been gone seven years now. I will always cherish my Garand because I think of my grandfather every time I hold it or talk about it.
My grandfather told my father about lying in the snow for days at a time in the Hurtgen forest because if you raised up off the ground at all you'd be shot. One of these years I'm going to get a set of clothes and boots as close to what he was issued as I can and head out into the field in December and feel a bit of what it must have been like for him.
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Thanks everyone. All comments/suggestions are highly appreciated.
DeepSouth
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If I was gonna scope a Garand I would with the real thing.....But that's just me.
http://www.gunpartscorp.com/catalog/Detail.aspx?pid=1049470&filter=M84+scope&catid=0
http://www.gunpartscorp.com/catalog/Detail.aspx?pid=1049470&filter=M84+scope&catid=0
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Check out this thread that is going right now on the forum, where they are talking about the exact same thing: http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=626333
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