Does anyone own a WW2 Era Browning Assault Rifle?

My dad has a M1 Garand. It's badass.

Friend of mine almost pulled the trigger on a Thompson but he said the $19,000 the seller wanted was too steep.

Speaking of the BAR, they are almost impossible to find today. What in the hell happened to all of them after the Korean War? It's like they just disappeared. There should be thousands of them out there.

The M1 Garand is one awesome unique rifle. I have fired a few of them and each outing was a blast.

Gun Control Act amended in 1986 by the FOPA (Firearms Owners Protection Act) that closed registration of automatic firearms after it went into law. Basically why transferable BAR's are hard to find and very expensive.

What exactly is an assault rifle?

ETA: Not going to be many of those out there. The military isn't as likely to let those got as they would be pistols or regular rifles. They weren't cheap.

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What exactly is an assault rifle?

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A select-fire weapon (full auto capable) in a rifle cartridge or intermediate rifle cartridge (like an AR or AK).

The new term for ARs and AKs is "modern sporting rifle" but I just like to call them "rifles" because that's what they are.

I think the ammo was actually a little weaker than todays stuff. I heard you can't shoot todays ammo in the M1 Garands either

Partially correct. 30/06 ballistics of that time were 150 gr bullet at 2700 fps. Today it is 2900 fps. But it is not the power of the modern rounds that is the issue. It is the pressure curve of the modern slow powders that can damage the piston rod of the M-1 Garand. If you use the proper medium burn rate powders (IMR 4064 or 4895), you can load to modern velocities and they are fine in the Garand. Hornady makes a special 30/06 Garand load that uses the proper powders. What will damage a Garand is a modern load with the slower powders like IMR 4350 or 4831.

There was a website that sold M1 Garands from the Civilian Marksmanship Program that had/has a ton of them.

I can't link because I'm at work but just look up civilian marksmanship program

Going to be a long wait for a CMP rifle. I used to visit the South Sales Office when I lived in the area and the racks are pretty much empty. They are still working on backorders from months ago. Glad I mine when I did.