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To: Pan_Yan

Only 500yds for the Garand ?


55 posted on 02/02/2011 6:05:50 PM PST by 1066AD
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To: 1066AD

I was shooting one day down at the river, and this old like 98 year old WWII vet shows up with an M1 garand and his family.

The guy was frail but he loved that garand. I would huck a target in the river and “kapooey!” he would blow the **** out of it with open sights then chuckle *Heh Heh...one shot one kill, Heh Heh*

Comical old gentleman.


60 posted on 02/02/2011 6:11:34 PM PST by mylife (Opinions: $1.00 ~ Halfbaked: 50c)
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To: 1066AD

We used to shoot the national with iron sights. I don’t know but it seems like the 400 metre accuracy with the 5.56 would have less lethality than the .300 or .308 or any real rifle caliber.


102 posted on 02/02/2011 7:12:55 PM PST by barb-tex ( C)
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To: 1066AD

A buddy brought his Garand to the range. He hadn’t shot it in years.

He, our mutual friend and I each shot 3 shots at 100 Yards. We’re all duffers.

I had no idea if I hit the target, box or hillside. I use scopes for deer hunting, and iron sights were sort of a mystery.

Our 9 shots were all within a 3” circle. Two of us had never shot the gun.

That’s a mighty fine weapon. A little heavy, though.


126 posted on 02/02/2011 10:56:23 PM PST by Uncle Miltie (0bamanomics: Punish Success, Reward Failure. Destroying America is the point.)
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