I have one in very good condition. I am actually thinking of getting rid of it. Don't shoot it anymore and I am out of room in my safe. Am...
The Tanker you refer to was never amilitary issued M1 Garand variant. It was a civilian modified weapon. MIke
I disagree. I own 12 Garands, shoot them often and have competed in John C. Garand Matches. While not too complicated, topping off a Garand can be...
The US needed a Semi-auto more than the British or Germans. I respectfully disagree with this. The US did not "need" a semi auto rifle "more"...
If you read a lot of the first hand accounts of your typical combat officer that saw action in WWII or Korea, many would use the Garand. Officers...
Never made it to HALO. I did have 138 jumps, did one out of a hot air balloon in Korea. That was pretty cool. I got to jump a lot when I was...
SF- I was 11B and 43E (parachute rigger). I was not SF qualified. I served in the 12th SVC Co., 12th SF GRP (ABN) primarily as a rigger. Great...
SF- I stand corrected by posting that the fluted chamber is to blame. I meant that this was the case on my rifle. All in all, in my opinion, the...
There's a semi-auto version? I never knew. Yes- Auto Ordnance ( now owned by Kahr Arms) makes the Thompson 1927A1 Deluxe. It is fully legal in...
The 7.62x25 round is very underestimated. This round can penetrate body armour. I have both the Colt 1911 and the Tokarov. I am very partial to...
Yes, I have. I shot both the fully automatic and semi automatic version. I own the Model 1927 Deluxe. Mine has the 16" barrel on it. I took it to...
Found the forum and wanted to respond to a thread. I mainly collect 20th Century firearms. Dont have a big collection by any means, (35 longarms...
I own the SVT40 and I own several M1 Garands. I am not going to get in to a debate here, but, in my opinion the M1 Garand, by far, easily wins the...
