My New Toy (YAGT)

[MedicBob]

Would love a Garand, but want an M14/M1A before it.

 

[BrunoPuntzJones]

IIRC they've said at the current rate of sales their supply will be gone in the next 1-2 years.

Humm, maybe they've sold a lot

I just remember a long while back, say 10 years ago or so, they still had depots full of rifles. They get drawn down, graded and sold. It's like the Army doesn't even know what's in storage sometimes and they find crates upon crates of these things. There were more M1s made than there were soldiers at the time IIRC.

So maybe supplies have dried up, I haven't kept up much with it in the past few years. I should probably just shut up

 

[datalink7]

yeah, they are Hornady but Hornady makes 30.06 specifically marked for M1 Garands.

Hm... well I bought them from an M1 Garand website, so I hope they'll be good.

 

[BrunoPuntzJones]

Hm... well I bought them from an M1 Garand website, so I hope they'll be good.

Should be 168gr

 

[helpme]

By the way, what are some fun things to shoot after I'm done zeroing/shooting targets? I'm thinking cheap beer (such as natty ice which doesn't deserve to be drunk anyway) will make a cool explosion, but what else?

Big chunks of ice (think quart/gallon container sizes).

 

[datalink7]

Should be 168gr

Heh, it was right on the side:

Anyway, I was headed out to a friend of my dads private property to shoot, and on the way he called and said he had to cancel because his brother was going into emergency surgery.

So instead we had to head to the local range, where we couldn't shoot all the cool stuff I bought. I bought 1 watermelon, two cantelopes, four cans of shaving cream, and a 24 case of Pabst Blue Ribbon. Now, the melons I'll just eat, but WTF am I going to do with PBR?!

Anyway, it was a blast to shoot. I loved the "ping" and ejection of the clip, even when it hit me in the head. I had a bit of trouble zeroing it at first because I wasn't used to the weight (it's about 50% heavier than an M4 and a lot more weight towards the end), but it shot really well once I got adjusted.

 

[pontifex]

Heh, it was right on the side:

Anyway, I was headed out to a friend of my dads private property to shoot, and on the way he called and said he had to cancel because his brother was going into emergency surgery.

So instead we had to head to the local range, where we couldn't shoot all the cool stuff I bought. I bought 1 watermelon, two cantelopes, four cans of shaving cream, and a 24 case of Pabst Blue Ribbon. Now, the melons I'll just eat, but WTF am I going to do with PBR?!

Anyway, it was a blast to shoot. I loved the "ping" and ejection of the clip, even when it hit me in the head. I had a bit of trouble zeroing it at first because I wasn't used to the weight (it's about 50% heavier than an M4 and a lot more weight towards the end), but it shot really well once I got adjusted.

:thumbsup:

how much did you pay for that ammo btw?
You can get 200 rds. of 30.06 surplus from CMP for about $100 +shipping (last I checked). I've got a small stockpile, like 1000 rounds or so,

I got mine from CMP (service grade) and when I opened the box I thought I got a brand new one! it was really nice. It had a brand new CMP stock set on it though. Was kind of bummed, but I guess it's better than getting wood that would only be good for firewood.

I had mine out about 2 weeks ago. want to take it out again this week if the weather is nice. Want to take out my 1903 also. haven't shot that in awhile.

 

[datalink7]

:thumbsup:

how much did you pay for that ammo btw?
You can get 200 rds. of 30.06 surplus from CMP for about $100 +shipping (last I checked). I've got a small stockpile, like 1000 rounds or so,

I got mine from CMP (service grade) and when I opened the box I thought I got a brand new one! it was really nice. It had a brand new CMP stock set on it though. Was kind of bummed, but I guess it's better than getting wood that would only be good for firewood.

I had mine out about 2 weeks ago. want to take it out again this week if the weather is nice. Want to take out my 1903 also. haven't shot that in awhile.

Haha, I'm going to have to look at CMP next time. I think I paid close to $100 for just 100 rounds where I bought it from. Can't quite remember as it was about 6 months ago when I was still in Afghanistan (just got back 2 weeks ago) but I think that was the price.

 

[ElFenix]

Nice :awe: I bought a Model 63 in .22lr a couple of months ago, it's tons of fun to shoot.

Even with the shortish barrel I can hold 3" 10 round groups at 25 yards off hand, it's got an awesome single action trigger.

that's a manlet gun if i've ever seen one.

 

[schneiderguy]

that's a manlet gun if i've ever seen one.