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I've grown weary of most things 'AR'. I blame it all on John Wayne's 'Sands of Iwo Jima'. My new passion is for the lowly M1 Carbine and the mighty Springfield M1903A3. Any kindred spirits among the forum membership? I was paid $7.54/HR to go into harm's way so you didn't have to. | ||
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Well, I got my Garand back from Dad this weekend. It’s been rebarrelled into .308, so it may not count. Had to clean the mildew, it had sat in a rifle bag under the bed for a few years. But, it made him happy to hold one again, so... yeah. Besides, a cotton ball and some vinegar made quick work of the white spots. Did run across a 43 Remington 1903 that was in suspiciously fantastic condition. History unknown (part of an estate), and not yet for sale. So I bought the Walther KKJ instead. Now to get it up to snuff. -- I always prefer reality when I can figure out what it is. JALLEN 10/18/18 https://sigforum.com/eve/forum...610094844#7610094844 | |||
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I'm looking to pick up both a Garand and an M1903. Holding off on the M1 Carbine for now as prices are nuts. I do have a K98, Arisaka 99, Finn Mosin, Enfield No.1 Mk III*, an M1A and an FAL, so I can and do get the "old school" on fairly often. "I vowed to myself to fight against evil more completely and more wholeheartedly than I ever did before. . . . That’s the only way to pay back part of that vast debt, to live up to and try to fulfill that tremendous obligation." Alfred Hornik, Sunday, December 2, 1945 to his family, on his continuing duty to others for surviving WW II. | |||
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I'm with you in spirit, if not the specifics. I use ARs and plastic guns for work. I own a couple of ARs, a P320, and a Glock, and I enjoy shooting them, but my true passion lies with wood and steel. I recently picked up an M1 Garand and have really enjoyed learning about it and shooting it. I also have a wood-stocked Mini-14 Ranch Rifle, and lever actions in .357, .30-30, .45 Colt, and .45-70, and a few bolt actions. I'd love to have an 03A3 and an M1 Carbine, but I missed the boat when these were available and affordable. Maybe some day I'll stumble upon a deal I can't pass up. I'd also be interested in a 30-40 Krag, and some kind of Mauser, particularly a VZ24 would be cool (I lived in Prague for a while, so the Czech connection interests me). Mosins are ok...my brother has one and it's interesting...I should have picked up a couple when they were $69 at Dunham's...but there's no way I'm paying $200+ for a garbage rod. Maybe a really nice Finnish example. | |||
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I’ll say it. M1 Carbine prices are nuts.... for a reason. Yes, it has the history, and the looks, and it is nice and light, and shoots a easy recoiling cartridge. But, there is something else. Something about not just the weight, but the balance and ergonomics. It just feels right. It comes up to your shoulder, the sights aligning... Years ago, when I was younger, and dumber, I owned a carbon-15. It was more accurate from a rest than the M1 Carbine, and the same weight. But, offhand, the WWII out shot it, every time. It balances just right, and feels like a natural extension more than any other rifle. The AR is the only other thing close, but, the Carbine has something special. Then, add in the pretty wood stock, the history. Lower cost ammo than a 308, and a pussycat in recoil. Cost per round is only a couple cents more than brass .223. It is a shame that prices are moving north, that CMP doesn’t have any anymore. Yes, the M1 Carbine is the one rifle I’m as likely to shoot as an AR. | |||
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I have been "old school" since school was new. Model 70s and 722 for me any day. SIGnature NRA Benefactor CMP Pistol Distinguished | |||
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I go old school with lever guns a lot. ----------------------------------------- Roll Tide! Glock Certified Armorer NRA Certified Firearms Instructor | |||
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Frangas non Flectes |
Lowly? Poor choice of words, amigo. It's far from it.  ______________________________________________ Carthago delenda est | |||
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I enjoy older firearms and the M1 carbine is on that list. It has an amazing history serving US troops and our allies from WW2 to Korea, Vietnam and on. Today, it handles almost like a 10/22 with a round with slightly better ballistics than .357 magnum. They are expensive but they will only go up in value. | |||
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Me too. That's not to say I oppose ARs in any way - I don't. I just got tired of them. For me, no beauty, no character, nothing I cared to pass to my son, and moreover, nothing he would have really looked forward to receiving. So I've sold most of the ones I owned and bought some rifles and handguns I had in my younger years that I always regretted selling. Guns I sold to acquire ARs. Checkered wood and blued steel is where my worldy passion has always been. I'm going back to it. _____________ "I enter a swamp as a sacred place—a sanctum sanctorum. There is the strength—the marrow of Nature." - Henry David Thoreau | |||
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Like ruger357, I went older school with lever guns. Although if I was able to get a nice M14, I would definitely do it. | |||
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When I was an LEO I had all of the 'high-speed, low-drag' stuff, as well. I was paid $7.54/HR to go into harm's way so you didn't have to. | |||
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That is EXACTLY where I am, now. Having ng said that, I gave my son-in-law a DelTon Echo AR15 and a G19, plus ammo and mags for both, for Christmas. They live SW of Houston. I gave my daughter a G42 earlier. I was paid $7.54/HR to go into harm's way so you didn't have to. | |||
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I have younger folks see my A2 Match rifle and say that it is a antique,,,,, well past old school,  as much as I like an AR, no collection is complete till you have a M1, 1903 and a carbine (and of course a M14) https://www.chesterfieldarmament.com/ | |||
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I dumped a few ARs with some ACOGs on them. I bought 4 new lever guns, all Marlins. Two 336s in .30-30 and .35 Remington, an 1894 in .44 Magnum, and an 1895 in .45-70. Here they are in a gun cabinet my grandfather made for me (one of two) about 35 years ago. I also picked up two revolvers, a Redhawk and a Super Blackhawk. I owned all these guns in my 20s - early 40s, except the .35 Remington (which I always wanted) and ended up selling all of them to fund other things, like ARs.  _____________ "I enter a swamp as a sacred place—a sanctum sanctorum. There is the strength—the marrow of Nature." - Henry David Thoreau | |||
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absolutely nothing wrong with simple, reliable firearms the gun industry marketing departments hate guys like us though ------------------------------------- Proverbs 27:17 - As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. | |||
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I love my M1 Carbine. Picked it up years ago for a great price, and not a bad time with that gun yet! It's a great plinker. Only one of the 6 mags I originally had gave me problems. The Korean ones are GTG. Ammo is a little expensive in comparison, but overall, a great gun! ______________________________________________________________________ "When its time to shoot, shoot. Dont talk!" “What the government is good at is collecting taxes, taking away your freedoms and killing people. It’s not good at much else.” —Author Tom Clancy | |||
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Nothing sexier than a Daniel Defense M4A1 with all the trimmings. But, old school is plenty good too.  | |||
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Love my M1 Carbine for the history and what Shackleford said...its like the rifle aims itself once you get it to you shoulder. | |||
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Sometime you should try the Airweight version. Unhappy ammo seeker | |||
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