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The Legendary Rifle That Fought World War II
Popular Mechanics ^
| 30 Dec, 2016
| Matthew Moss
Posted on 12/31/2016 9:29:45 PM PST by MtnClimber
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To: MtnClimber
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posted on
12/31/2016 10:02:05 PM PST
by
Lurker
(America burned the witch.)
To: ChildOfThe60s
I had a mint M1903A3 Springfield and let it slip out of my possession. I have a Garand M1 (1943 as issued) and wish I had had the opportunity to fire them side by side on hte same range. I qualified Expert on M1 Rifle, M1 Carbine, and BAR. Can still do it, I'm sure.
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posted on
12/31/2016 10:04:34 PM PST
by
imardmd1
(Fiat Lux)
To: luvbach1; MtnClimber
Thankfully, I haven’t got my thumb caught yet (Garand Thumb)!
The thought of it makes me cringe-I had a buddy get it, and it did look more painful than whacking your thumb with a hammer!
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posted on
12/31/2016 10:07:30 PM PST
by
rlmorel
(Orwell described Liberals when he wrote of those who "repudiate morality while laying claim to it.")
To: MtnClimber
M1A’s is the civilian model of M14.
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posted on
12/31/2016 10:08:29 PM PST
by
Big Red Badger
(UNSCANABLE in an IDIOCRACY!)
To: imardmd1
I’m told the Springfield has a far more abrupt and powerful kick...
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posted on
12/31/2016 10:08:38 PM PST
by
rlmorel
(Orwell described Liberals when he wrote of those who "repudiate morality while laying claim to it.")
To: MtnClimber
Bang
Bang
Bang
Bang
Bang
Bang
Bang
Bang...
PING!
CC
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posted on
12/31/2016 10:09:50 PM PST
by
Celtic Conservative
(CC: purveyor of cryptic, snarky posts since December, 2000..)
To: rlmorel
Yep. That’s because the Springfield is a bolt action. There is no bolt return spring to absorb recoil.
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posted on
12/31/2016 10:19:47 PM PST
by
2111USMC
(Aim Small Miss Small)
To: Big Red Badger
Yes, I also have one M1A. It is a Springfield Armory National Match Loaded configuration.
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posted on
12/31/2016 10:21:30 PM PST
by
MtnClimber
(For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
To: rlmorel
Part of the reason my dad was deaf in his right ear!
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posted on
12/31/2016 10:21:45 PM PST
by
Gamecock
(Gun owner. Christian. Pro-American. Pro Law and Order. I am in the basket of deplorables.)
To: MtnClimber
I had an old family friend who was one of the M.O.H. awardees from Iwo Jima. He carried a Johnson rifle and said he preferred it to the Garand. I got to hold it but never fired it so I have no olinion.
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posted on
12/31/2016 10:23:41 PM PST
by
CrazyIvan
(Fidel and Che are together again, and it ain't on a t-shirt.)
To: rlmorel
I didn’t find that so. The most powerful kick from a .30-06 that I ever experienced was with a Garand M1 NM Match rifle owned by a local gun club. It had been glass-bedded for accuracy. And, boy, it was accurate! I had not fired an M1 for 30 years, but was permitted to use this in a DCM shoot for qualification to buy my M1. Actually I came in third out of a group of 20 fellow competitors, some of them regular shooters of that club. At the time I used the M1903, I was carrying the M1 as an infantryman. The M1903 was a sweet shooter.
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posted on
12/31/2016 10:26:23 PM PST
by
imardmd1
(Fiat Lux)
To: rlmorel
Went thru boot camp at Parris Island with the M-1, you could look down tables sitting in the mess hall and see the black thumbnails.
I had a couple of them tell me the worst part started the day after when it was purple and swollen and they still had to push those clips in.
To: rlmorel
God bless ya, but I am laughin my ass off
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posted on
12/31/2016 10:28:30 PM PST
by
advertising guy
(I cannot wait for the book KILLING O'REILLY)
To: Celtic Conservative
Troops learned to keep an empty clip and throw it down to see if they could get enemy troops to think they needed to reload and pop up....
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posted on
12/31/2016 10:35:29 PM PST
by
Kozak
(ALLAH AKBAR = HEIL HITLER)
To: advertising guy
Sigh. I can’t get any prescription that helps...I have four pairs of bifocals, all with different strengths, and now I can’t even see the rear sight unless I take my glasses off, and if I do that, I can’t even see the front sight, never mind the target!
Well, being a guy and all, the fact that it kicks, belches flames, and can occasionally make a hole in paper 100 yards away is fun, and it is going to have to suffice for me!
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posted on
12/31/2016 10:40:53 PM PST
by
rlmorel
(Orwell described Liberals when he wrote of those who "repudiate morality while laying claim to it.")
To: Kozak
LOL, made me think of that old joke “Hans! Is that you?”
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posted on
12/31/2016 10:41:34 PM PST
by
rlmorel
(Orwell described Liberals when he wrote of those who "repudiate morality while laying claim to it.")
To: Hillbilly sage
I’ll bet most guys only had it happen once! Can you imagine if you did it twice in a row? I am certain if I did, I would violate a number of range rules in short order, not to mention cuss up a string that would hurt the ears of the most plain and fancy of cussers!
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posted on
12/31/2016 10:43:27 PM PST
by
rlmorel
(Orwell described Liberals when he wrote of those who "repudiate morality while laying claim to it.")
To: rlmorel
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posted on
12/31/2016 10:47:09 PM PST
by
pa_dweller
(Trump 290, Clinton 232 - The vote heard 'round the world.)
To: pa_dweller
Holy crap-I’m gonna get one! Thank you for posting that!
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posted on
12/31/2016 10:52:42 PM PST
by
rlmorel
(Orwell described Liberals when he wrote of those who "repudiate morality while laying claim to it.")
To: rlmorel
Im told the Springfield has a far more abrupt and powerful kick...I have one of each and can vouch for that. My right shoulder has been surgically repaired, and the 03 gets uncomfortable after about 3 magazines.
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posted on
12/31/2016 10:59:39 PM PST
by
awelliott
(What one generation tolerates, the next embraces....)
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