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xausa
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Re: Garand Sporter
08/07/12 08:26 AM

The M1 was what I was issued when I joined the Marine Corps in 1959, and a Nationsl Match M1 was what I was shooting when I earned my first "leg" on my Distinguished Rifleman badge in 1965. It has a beautifully designed buttstock, which makes it ideal for snap shooting and a reliably adjustable, repeatable rear sight which has stood the test of time on both it and the M14.

As a military weapon, it has its shortcomings: the 8 round (originally 10 round)en bloc clip, the unnecessarily powerful .30-'06 cartridge, rather than the .276 Pedersen cartridge it was designed around, the long operating rod, the gas system, which bled gas off close to the muzzle, and the use of wood in the upper handguard and the length of the barrel are all negatives which, with the exception of the cartridge, its succesor the M14 corrected. Despite its caliber, the M14 remains the premier battle rifle of all time, in my opinion. The only improvement required would be to chamber it for the British .280/.30 cartridge, which the US Army Ordnance foolishly rejected.

Out of curiosity, I once had an M1A built in caliber .280/.30, and it was one honey of a rifle. The cartridge duplicates the .30-'06 ballistics out to 1000 yards (as did the .276 Pedersen) and proved superbly accurate. A sensible military would revive it.

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Garand Sporter	lancaster	04/07/12 04:24 PM
Re: Garand Sporter	Carpetsahib	23/08/12 01:29 PM
Re: Garand Sporter	CptCurl	08/10/12 12:44 AM
Re: Garand Sporter	Carpetsahib	12/10/12 01:43 AM
Re: Garand Sporter	ots03	22/10/12 04:25 AM
Re: Garand Sporter	lancaster	04/05/14 02:48 PM
Re: Garand Sporter	93x64mm	04/05/14 06:07 PM
Re: Garand Sporter	NitroX	05/05/14 12:21 AM
Re: Garand Sporter	JHeath	08/10/21 05:54 AM
Re: Garand Sporter	szihn	15/10/21 04:32 AM
Re: Garand Sporter	DarylS	15/10/21 05:02 AM
Re: Garand Sporter	93x64mm	15/10/21 07:54 AM
Re: Garand Sporter	Old_Glass	23/02/15 04:47 PM
Re: Garand Sporter	Ash	25/02/15 10:40 PM
Re: Garand Sporter	lancaster	05/09/21 02:10 AM
Re: Garand Sporter	NitroX	05/09/21 10:11 AM
Re: Garand Sporter	lancaster	05/09/21 04:27 PM
Re: Garand Sporter	DarylS	05/05/14 12:41 AM
Re: Garand Sporter	NitroX	04/07/12 06:57 PM
Re: Garand Sporter	Carpetsahib	05/07/12 10:24 AM
Re: Garand Sporter	xausa	05/07/12 12:13 PM
Re: Garand Sporter	Carpetsahib	05/07/12 11:03 PM
Re: Garand Sporter	DoubleD	06/07/12 12:30 AM
Re: Garand Sporter	CarlsenHighway	06/07/12 08:55 AM
Re: Garand Sporter	93x64mm	07/07/12 07:39 AM
Re: Garand Sporter	DarylS	07/07/12 08:35 AM
Re: Garand Sporter	NitroX	07/07/12 07:32 PM
Re: Garand Sporter	xausa	08/07/12 08:26 AM
Re: Garand Sporter	SharpsNitro	08/07/12 09:39 AM
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