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I love those rebuilds... On the contrary, I built my Match Rifle to be a true mixmaster : parts from all 4 mfrg's
So what I'm getting out of this is that even "correct" Garands really aren't actually any better than anything else. There are rare parts and unicorns but as a whole even if everything matches, it's really nothing special. It might make me feel cool to have every part from the same mfg but it's not like that's how it was assembled seventy years ago. Even the WRA Field Grade Garand won't have all matching parts as it was originally built, right?
So with that being said, what is the best value from CMP? The Special Field Grade or the Service Grade?
My head hurts
Everyone, thank you for the advice. Based on anticipated availability, I'm going to buy a WRA then probably a special once I see what the WRA Field Grade looks like. I expect the specials will be more readily available since they are mostly new production parts.
Maybe RIA has another spring auction with great lots like last year, the M1 Carbine is one of my favorite rifles.
Good idea of what to expect. I love the FGs, some look like they have some nice parts on them.
http://forums.thecmp.org/showthread.php?t=214104&page=20
HXP from the CMP, or PPU (M1-specific load). I heard Federal makes an M1-specific load, but is overpriced.I understand that the WRA Field grade may be a little rough, which is why I am very likely to follow its purchase up with a special grade for (semi) regular shooting.
Gator, thank you for the offer and I may very well take you up on that offer for a volley or two.
Does anyone have a link on preferable/suggested ammo for the Garand?
I need brass to reload which means starting with loaded ammo. I will buy a case of PPU, thanks.
I need brass to reload which means starting with loaded ammo. I will buy a case of PPU, thanks.
I guess that means I will need clips huh?
Shit, I can legally say that I need clips for my boolets now.
If you ever have shaken a teachers hand, you know why he dropped the rifle.Blue talk to me at the meatup. I have a lot more brass then I will probably ever need . I got a lot of hxp when it was .50 a round ( and we bitched at the markup ).
UPDATE on my m1. Took it to tge range today with a buddy who is a history teacher and really wanted to shoot it.
We were getting set up and I ran him through the operations of the rifle when I handed it to him and started to turn away I watched my rifle bounce off the benchrest and onto the concrete ground.
It stock got dented and scraped up. The park survived.
I figure this rifle has been through a lot worse but it looked me to see.
I know the teach felt really bad but man.
After inspecting the rifle I found that hiswedding ring was quite detrimental to the stock also.
I guess that's why I've avoided marriage haha
Blue talk to me at the meatup. I have a lot more brass then I will probably ever need . I got a lot of hxp when it was .50 a round ( and we bitched at the markup ).
UPDATE on my m1. Took it to tge range today with a buddy who is a history teacher and really wanted to shoot it.
We were getting set up and I ran him through the operations of the rifle when I handed it to him and started to turn away I watched my rifle bounce off the benchrest and onto the concrete ground.
It stock got dented and scraped up. The park survived.
I figure this rifle has been through a lot worse but it looked me to see.
I know the teach felt really bad but man.
After inspecting the rifle I found that hiswedding ring was quite detrimental to the stock also.
I guess that's why I've avoided marriage haha