God bless your father. :tup:

My dad was in the war too. In Germany. 2 Purple Hearts. Said he was a bullet stopper. :rofl2: My dad would talk about the was at times. After my brother got back from Vietnam. He talked a lot with my brother. They was comparing notes.

My dad was an AN (aviation nose picker as he called it) during Korea. He served on the USS Philippine Sea and the USS Enterprise. He never talks about it much, I suppose it's because he served on a carrier fixing shot up airplanes. I sometimes wonder just what he saw....:ugh2:

Thanks for sharing Baronsmokes! :tup:
You too Rusty and Ghostvette! ;)

Was it CVN-65? Actually it would have been CVA-65 back then. I served on the Big E (CVN-65) too. It is crazy how long she was around. It was possible for 3 generations of a family to have served on her. :icon14:

CVA-65. She's been around a long time. :tup:

It was sad seeing her start to be decommissioned but, it was time. :(
Can't wait to see the next Enterprise, CNV-80, be built.

Bought two new ones today at an auction.
Savage Arms 311A Side x Side 12 Ga Shotgun (going to my son for the skeet range)
Norinco SKS paratrooper model. I still need to get an original magazine for it.
I call it "cheap heat".
Looks like I need another safe now.

Thinking on getting one of these in 6.5 Creedmore.

https://www.remington.com/rifles/bol.../model-700-pcr

Forget that, get a standard 700 (or something else :rolleyes:) and drop it in a MDT (Modular Driven Technologies) chassis. I plan on putting my Savage 10 FCP-SR in one of their ESS chassis. The ESS is their top tier chassis and has many options making it the most expensive but they have other chassis systems that are cheaper. In the grand scheme of things MDT's chassis are very well priced. Some might say that they are cheap, especially considering most after market chassis systems are $1500+. Another thing about MDT chassis systems is they fit a wide variety of rifle models so you are not limited to 700s like many other systems. Speaking model compatibility, their Savage variants are compatible with both types of Savage bolt releases, top and bottom, in the same chassis. Check out MDT you might be pleasantly surprised. mdttac.com

MDT ESS

MDT LSS-XL Gen 2

MDT LSS

MDT LSS-22 (22lr)

Savage double barrel:Need a firing pin replacement and a little adjustment to the selector. My kid had it stripped within a 1/2hr of getting it home. I had to make a screwdriver long enough to get the stock off.
The SKS stock is beat but the mechanics and barrel are clean. He stripped that down and cleaned out the old factory grease. Piston was nearly perfect. all numbers match.

I think I got mags for my SKS from Midway, they are polymer. I read somewhere that imported SKS rifles have to have 6-8 (?) US made parts to make them legal. The mag counts as 3... I think... :ugh2:

I am going to look around for some metal ones at the gun show too. I don't need any hi capacity ones. we will make sure it shoots well, fix a crack in the wood , get all the surface rust gone. Not sure if we will reblue it yet or not. It is there to give the kid experience and then we will flip it.

I got a deal on mine, it's a Chinese (I think) one with a Dragonov polymer stock and scope. I got the original wooden stock with it, but had to buy my own mags. Only reason I got it was because I didn't have anything chambered in 7.62 x 39.... :tup:

We have a Chinese norinco. chrome lined barrel is nice.
There is another police auction coming up with more and the pictures show the savages cut off/down the wooden stocks.
Let me know if you want to sell the wooden stock you have.
We are looking for the bayonet too.

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Can't see the pic.

do you see it now? I changed albums.

Yep :tup:

My baby! Born in May 1942

Nice. :tup: Wonder what action it seen in WWII? And the history behind it?

Yea, that is an old one. Nice shape on the stock. I am doubting it seen action.

When i was in the DoD. Seen alot of WWII guns that was restocked.

Most Garand stocks out there that are in decent condition have been refurbished, most rifles dont have all of their original components as from the factory. CMP had cannibalized some rifles to complete others.
Also, there were many different companies that made the M1. Im lucky to have Springfield receiver, barrel and even the stock has the Springfield stamping.
Ive had this rifle for about 5 years, and Ive replaced the Op rod and op rod catch. I kept the old parts though, because the ones I replaced them with were after market stuff and the old ones still had some stamping.

M1 Garand .30-06 is one of my favorites.Acurate to 1000yds.
The rifle that won the war.

Yeah, its pretty accurate. But I can only see out to 300 yds - unless the target is the side of a barn But. Ive hit clays that far out on its iron sights.

Id LOVE to get my hands on the sniper version of the garand.

Great to see some M1 Garand love!
This is me: M1garand.net

I've been out of the Z game for a few years now and miss them, but it's great to see some love for my other interests! :tiphat:

It's hard not to love the M1 Garand! It's one hell of a rifle!
BTW, I liked the site. :tup:

My dad has one and I love it. I've been debating on getting one for a long time.

Actually I would love to have a Shuff's Parkerizing Mini-G.


How do you guys feel about modded M1 Garands like the Mini-G?

I was in a pawn shop in Phoenix last year. They had a couple M14s one for 1100 and the other for 900. Didnt really get a chance to look at them, but I shouldve got at least one of them!
How heavy is the MiniG? I have bum shoulders and cant even shoot my AR without any type of support.

BTW, have any of you guys jumped on the CMP 1911's yet?

Quick Google search came up with 7.7 pounds and 8.2 pounds. I bet it depends on the final configuration like if it is sporting a composite stock and/or scout scope rail.

Here's a pic of the 7.7 pound one.

I think if I had an old beat up M1, Id give this a shot, even if not just for freshening it up. Otherwise, Id just go look for a t26

In WWII. They had short M1's called tanker rifles. It's what some kept in the tanks.

From what I've read/heard the "tanker" designation is a misnomer. IIRC the T26 "tanker" was for jungle troops but due to wood on the stock swelling in the jungle environment made the T26 unreliable so it was never issued. The "tanker" nickname came after the war in an attempt to sell them to the general public.

Absolutely! Or the M1 carbine. Glorified pistol, but easier to manage. My dad had an M1 Carbine when i was a kid. Also had calico m100. Man he had some cool stuff! Wish he had kept them.

Well I was almost right;
Scott A. Duff Publications and Historic Martial Arms: T26, misnamed the 'Tanker Garand'

The M1 “Tanker” Garand Myth

The T26 "Tanker" has a 18" barrel.

The Shuff's Mini-G has a 16" barrel.

Notice the extra 2" piece of hand guard on the T26.

I'm looking to pick up a Garand at some point. I've got a 1903A3 made by Smith Corona, and a NORINCO M14 (which I think I'll happily trade plus cash for a Springfield Armory M1A). I just need the Garand to complete the 'modern era wood stock battle rifles' collection. I've shot the M1 carbine (pistol round). What a POS.....

I want a 1903 but its hard to find one in decent condition. Not too big on the M1A though. Are you going to add the M1 Carbine to your collection? I know its crap for any type of distance shooting, but my dad had the Airborne version with collapsible stock and I instantly loved it when I was a kid.

I'm not sure yet about the carbine. The first priority is the Garand, then I'll think about the M1 Carbine. The folding stock one I saw looked horrible, the grip looked like an after thought... :barf:

Yeah, its not the greatest designed rifle..lol.. I like the history of older firearms. Grew up watching war movies and its pretty cool being able to hold and shoot the same weapons I saw on TV. If I had the Carbine, I probably wouldnt shoot as much though. The Carbine replicas are complete garbage.

When I was 10 years old I would get to use the M1 carbine.
i would roam the hills of the farm with my Chesapeak Bay retrevier Brush and shoot Jack rabbits.
Fond memories of that rifle.

Browning Automatic Rifle
 

A lot of people want to know about owning full automatic firearms.
You can own them.Took me 3 years to get through paperwork.
The crazy prices are because the weapon needs to be made before 1986.
dealing on BAR 30-06.The big boy in WWII.Made an offer on this ten years ago.
Now he wants to sell but price is more than new Z.
Still that is a better deal than I have seen.