Any Military hardware enthusiasts

Apyle

I am a gun nut before I'm a bike nut. I have a goal to collect a m1 garand, a m1 carbine, a Springfield m1903. Then move on to the other military rifles of the same era, at least anything that I can legally own. I think the next stepping stone will be a m1 garand, I have really wanted one for quite a while now. It always seems to be just out of reach, I've had the money saved up and It seems that something always breaks that becomes a priority.

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TCSTD

I like some of the military firearms. If I remember right, didn't Gen. Patton think very highly of the Garand ? The only military rifle that I have now is a FnFal. I like shooting it, but I don't take it out much anymore.

Apyle

In my oppinion it was one of the variables that won us the war. From what I hear they are a very stout weapon, reliable and accurate. I really want one for it's historical aspect. I am kinda a world war II nut.

gunnut

I had an M1 carbine,loads of fun,and a M16,BOTH WORLDS OF FUN.now we arent allowed self loaders(I was saving for a garand)So I have a mauser 98k,a beast when it goes off,you sure know you're shooing with that one!Had an Enfield in 308,dumped it for my Remmington 700(magnificent piece of American engineering) and am also now the proud owner of an AR15 straight pull custom.My other rifles are military from another era,a Brown Bess musket,a mauser rifled musket,an a spanish piece of ***percussion rifle,(but fun to shoot)Antbody else shoot black powder?

Apyle

I had an opportunity to purchase a lee enfield chambered in .308 I sadly let it slip through my fingers. Now the only ones that I can find are chambered in .303 British, really not a problem except the ammo costs like no other. I have looked at some m1 carbines as well, the ones that I have looked at are just junk.

joyflyin

I agree with you on the 700 Remington. We have one that hubby set up real nice. We had an Armalite target rifle, but it was just too heavy and not that great to shoot for us. We had a 300 yard range on the farm in WV, but we moved it after the timber project so now we only have 250 yards, but we can shoot off the front porch instead of lugging every thing over to the other range. Much better IMO. We will get back to 300 but we have to clear some more trees.

Apyle

There is a reason the 700 has been the best selling rifle for years.

gunnut

Hey,Apyle, ever considered reloading that 303?I can help you out with the details,lots of 303 shooters here.(cept me)

Apyle

I'm not equiped to reload anything. I've started getting the stuff around but I haven't loaded anything. The president of the gun club is going to show me how to relaod some fun rounds for my 6mm remington. I've got some 75 gr. hollow point bullets that just need to fly.

smitty901

Befor Bill Clinton destroyed 1 million on them they use to give M1 and 1903 away from storge.
and you could buy 1911's cheap. But he put them all in scrape.
The M1 and 1903 are 13 lbs, 30.06 heavy by todays standards but great to shoot. Both in trained hands will make 700+ meter shots
I have both along with many other US rifles. If you plan on shooting them do your home work befor you buy.
Depending on the year made metal treatment varied a lot.
The M1 was the first US issue rapid fire rifle and like the machine gun was not well recieved at first. At the time the M1 was issued the Army and Marines were still hung up on large wide open battle field were long shots were the rule of the day. The 1903 had a bit of an advantage over the M1. The biggest reason was nobody liked change.(see history of m16).
And it took awhile for them to understand how to deploy the weapon.
The 303 enfiled is an example it only came with 1 mag. The consept of carring extras preloaded did not skink in for awhile. To this day it is hard to find extras for it. The 303 is a low cost great one to add to your list .
And you will never go wrong with an M14 but a good one is going to cost you.

Neat bit of history 1903 was a good year both the 1903 and Hd came to life that year.

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