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Posted on 7/14/23 at 12:15 pm to L1C4
quote:Maybe his son is a 28 year old basement-dwelling professional barista, and this will be the event that shakes him into a productive life.
Not much of a gun guy letting a child shoot a Garand.
What could go wrong?
Posted on 7/14/23 at 12:54 pm to hassan whiteside
Got to beat the crowd.
Posted on 7/14/23 at 12:55 pm to deathvalleyfreak43
Looking at the pic, I’m wondering if this rifle isn’t one of the commercial copies that Springfield Armory (the private company, not the government arsenal) made back in the 80s and 90s.
The metal Parkerizing looks almost brand new.
The metal Parkerizing looks almost brand new.
Posted on 7/14/23 at 1:15 pm to LongueCarabine
Save your thumb
Load M1 the Army way
Also, there are sites where you can download the official Army field manuals
Load M1 the Army way
Also, there are sites where you can download the official Army field manuals
Posted on 7/14/23 at 1:18 pm to tiger rag 93
quote:
We’re set to go out to some family property in MS this weekend to see if we can shoot any deer
Remember my first July deer hunt like it was yesterday
Posted on 7/14/23 at 1:20 pm to StanSmith
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Wrong.
Don't know what you mean by Garand specific. M2 ball?
Posted on 7/14/23 at 1:20 pm to deathvalleyfreak43
Your grandmother seemed like a real OGee.
Posted on 7/14/23 at 1:26 pm to upgrayedd
quote:
DO NOT shoot standard 30-06 ammo out of that gun. You'll break the op rod. You need Garand-specific 30-06 ammo
Solid advice. OP, take this advice.
Posted on 7/14/23 at 1:45 pm to LongueCarabine
quote:
Looking at the pic, I’m wondering if this rifle isn’t one of the commercial copies that Springfield Armory (the private company, not the government arsenal) made back in the 80s and 90s.
The metal Parkerizing looks almost brand new.
Looks like a post war rear sight. And that thing is in great shape. I tend to agree with you, or that is a well preserved example.
Either way, OP quit letting your kid carry it around and put it in a case unless it's being displayed or shot.
Posted on 7/14/23 at 1:50 pm to deathvalleyfreak43
Why not set up some cardboard targets and let him practice on those to get used to the rifle? It is not deer season anyway but if you start working with him now, he will be good to go this fall.
Posted on 7/14/23 at 1:53 pm to LongueCarabine
quote:This is good advice, though you can safely fire modern commercial 30-06 with an adjustable gas plug.
No, you’re wrong.
Garands were not designed to shoot modern hunting ammo.
The ammo they were designed to shoot has a specific pressure curve. Use ammo that’s higher than that pressure curve and you could bend or break the operating rod.
Several manufacturers make ammo that is safe for the Garand.
Also, and this may sound dumb, check the barrel and magazine to confirm whether your rifle is chambered for 30-06 or .308. Based on the condition of the wood, it looks like your rifle may be a CMP special, some of which include versions re-barreled for .308.
If you try to fire 30-06 in one of those you're gonna have a bad day.
This post was edited on 7/14/23 at 1:56 pm
Posted on 7/14/23 at 2:21 pm to deathvalleyfreak43
I'm thinking
Harrington and Richardson
or
International Harvester
Harrington and Richardson
or
International Harvester
Posted on 7/14/23 at 2:25 pm to deathvalleyfreak43
quote:
MS this weekend to see if we can shoot anything
Posted on 7/14/23 at 2:35 pm to TideCPA
It wouldn't lock if you did that right? Just have to bang the thing out of the chamber with a rod from the front of the rifle if it got crammed in there.
Posted on 7/14/23 at 2:36 pm to deathvalleyfreak43
quote:My kid can wipe her own arse.
Proud dad moment
Posted on 7/14/23 at 2:40 pm to Captain Rumbeard
quote:In theory, but I've heard enough stories of Garands firing out of battery that I wouldn't want to be the one pulling that trigger.
It wouldn't lock if you did that right? Just have to bang the thing out of the chamber with a rod from the front of the rifle if it got crammed in there.
Most of the .308 versions have a plastic insert in the magazine to prevent loading 30-06 rounds, though.
This post was edited on 7/14/23 at 2:42 pm
Posted on 7/14/23 at 3:00 pm to deathvalleyfreak43
quote:
7/14/23
quote:
We’re set to go out to some family property in MS this weekend to see if we can shoot any deer
Joe Pickett gonna frick you up
Posted on 7/14/23 at 3:04 pm to tiger rag 93
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Remember my first July deer hunt like it was yesterday
He's got the right idea. Gotta hunt when the pressure is low
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