[Mariner]

Imagine the damage that could be done with the antique battle rifle known as the M-1 Garand.

8 round magazine with stripper clips, 30.06.

The 6 officers that survived would now be dead.

With relatively cheap optics and two days practice one could maintain a 300+ meter standoff distance and it would take the cops a couple of hours to figure out where the shooting was coming from.

And it would pop through 90% of the "bullet proof" vests in circulation. Hell, there is still WWII and Korean War vintage armor piercing ammo avail that would pierce ALL vests used anywhere by anyone.

A victim could die from a leg wound in 10mins.

[donozark]

Martin Bryant had the IQ of a turnip, yet armed with and FN-FAL (7.62x51/.308 WIN) killed 35 and wounded 23 others. At least that is what we have been told. Questions remain. Evidence tampered with, etc.

This 1996 incident in Tasmania was used as a pretext to essentially disarm Australia....

[Farmer Dean]

There is body armour rated to stop M2 armour piercing ammo.It’s so heavy and bulky that it restricts the ability to move properly.

[JD_UTDallas]

RE:Imagine the damage that could be done with the antique battle rifle known as the M-1 Garand.

“In my opinion, the M1 rifle is the greatest battle implement ever devised.” - Gen. Patton

You are correct the M1 is one of the finest full Battle Rifle ever made. The M1 is a Battle Rifle a REAL battle rifle and not a light weight “assault rifle”. Any gun show in the country will have surplus black tip 30-06 AP ammo that will pierce ANY civilian and police body armor available. even an extremity hit with a 30-06 can and probably is fetal you can bleed out in min from a large caliber wound. I would go to war any day with M1 and modern optics over a semi AR15 and all the barbie toy addons that one can put on it. The M1 in skilled hands can be absolutely lethal at 600+ yards everyday.