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Post by serialsolver on Mar 19, 2013 16:49:51 GMT -5
there are many like it but this one is mine.  |
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Post by nolongcolt on Mar 19, 2013 17:53:30 GMT -5
Ya gotta love the M1. I got mine in 1990 from the old DCM program. Shipped right to my front door for $165. I got a very nice H&R with new barrel and used it for years in NRA HighPower matchs and did pretty well with it. Its one of my never sell guns for sure. Thanks for the reminder of a great gun!
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Post by vonfatman on Mar 20, 2013 10:54:51 GMT -5
serialsolver, Nice. I like the hay as a backdrop to your rifle. Don't shoot mine enough. But is a dandy too. Picked it up from a buddy who wanted a spare AR I had....he'd bought this one years ago through the CMP Program. It's not real "collectible" but it's throat and muzzle are like new...it's a Korean War vintage rifle. A Springfield. I much prefer shooting it to my 1903-A3. I shoot mine as a single shot....I'm a lefty with no desire to find out what "Garand thumb" feels like. Bob  |
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Post by serialsolver on Mar 20, 2013 11:33:08 GMT -5
Mine is a Springfield also with a barrel dated 47. I really like the dark wood that is on it.
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Post by bradshaw on Mar 20, 2013 12:27:56 GMT -5
TECHNIQUE for CHARGING M1 GARAND:
* Operating rod locked back.
* Align heal 0f 8-round en bloc clip with guide flutes in magazine well.
* Hold right hand straight and stiff as for a salute. Thumb on en bloc clip. Heal of hand (little finger) against op rod.
* Press en bloc clip all the way into mag well.
* Maintain "salute" hand. Arc hand forward and up.
* If bolt fails to chamber top round, hit back of operating rod with heal of hand.
TECHNIQUE for DRY FIRE or to LOAD ONE ROUND:
* Operating rod locked back.
* Position heal of "salute" hand against op rod, with thumb on follower.
* Retract op rod just enough to free follower.
* Holding rigid salute hand, press follower down with thumb.
* Move rigid salute hand forward just enough for bolt to override rear of follower.
* Arc rigid salute hand upward. Bolt slams into battery.
TIP:
Keep SALUTE HAND in line with forearm, wrist straight. Pivot from elbow.
The infamous "M1 thumb" comes from sloppy technique. The shooter holds the follower down with his thumb, while yanking his hand off the operating rod.
The M1 Garand is the instrument with which I learned the High Power rifle. My instructors were WW II gents, including Robert "Doc" Carroll, H.P. (Hartley Perry) "High Power" Smith, and Sam Burkehalter, brilliant riflemen.
David Bradshaw
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Post by dmize on Mar 20, 2013 12:40:29 GMT -5
I managed to get one several years ago,tho sadly its not a "real one".
The way my dads eyes lit up when I showed it to him.....
68 years old and he still pulled off the inspection drill without snagging his thumb.
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Post by bradshaw on Mar 20, 2013 13:55:52 GMT -5
dmize.... a"real one" is a big blood blister under the base of the thumbnail. I've seen the M1 thumb, never had one. Certainly don't want to start now.
Obviously your father has what skiers call "time on the mountain."
David Bradshaw
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Post by dmize on Mar 20, 2013 15:17:07 GMT -5
LOL!!
My mistake. My Garand isnt a real one.
I gather it was a rifle cut up for re-import.
A company made reproduction recievers and reassembled the parts.
The rear of the reciever is blank and all the nomenclature is on the left side.
I can load a clip without getting bit, but I dont do it the military way.
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Post by serialsolver on Mar 20, 2013 17:26:50 GMT -5
I never got a m1 thumb. I did fire a mini-30 with my thumb behind the op rod once. Does that count?
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Post by bradshaw on Mar 20, 2013 18:16:58 GMT -5
serialsolver.... OUCH!
As a footnote, Ruger casts receivers for the "Springfield Armory, Inc" M1. Last I knew, the casting was shipped to Australia for machining, then assembled in Illinois. Believe M1A receivers are cast somewhere in upper mid-west.
David Bradshaw
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Post by dmize on Mar 20, 2013 20:31:57 GMT -5
My M1 is from Century Arms I think,it is way back in the back of the safe next to the 03-A3 "that doesnt shoot worth a crap" and behind the rolling blocks etc. FWIW I believe I bought it when duchebag err Clinton was in office,I know it was way before Springfield reintroduced them.
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Post by bradshaw on Mar 21, 2013 12:57:49 GMT -5
High Power shooters who know their business are called HARD HOLDERS. You screw the butt into your shoulder. Your shooting hand holds 75% of the weight and pulls the butt into your shoulder. Your offhand supports the forend, holds no more than 25% of the weight.
The Mi is an antique. So is a axe and a Bowie knife. The M1 and its direct offspring M14 represent the last of our rifles designed for butt stroking.
The M1 Garand is as close to a LIVING PERSONAL MONUMENT to American service in World War II as we have. On these grounds alone it should be a Hanging Offense to destroy an M1.
David Bradshaw
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Post by dmize on Mar 21, 2013 14:33:36 GMT -5
The M1 Garand is as close to a LIVING PERSONAL MONUMENT to American service in World War II as we have. On these grounds alone it should be a Hanging Offense to destroy an M1. David Bradshaw An THAT is the primary reason I own one. |
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Post by curmudgeon on Mar 21, 2013 14:54:12 GMT -5
Don't remember the mfg of my first one issued in the Reserve but the S/N was 1935097, when I went Reg USMC mine was just shipped back in from Korea and was covered with blood. S/N was 2073252, again don't remember mfg shot pretty good in Boot camp, allowed me to shoot a 248X 250, was Hi-recruit for a couple months USMCRD San Diego circa 1953...
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Post by dmize on Mar 21, 2013 17:11:40 GMT -5
And with Mr.Juras' post I am reminded of yet another interesting fact. I have had great fortune in knowing more than a couple WWII and Korea vets and it seems that most all of them remebered 3 things till the last day.
1. Their serial number
2. Their rifles serial number
3.The number of clicks for elevation and windage on their Garand.
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