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To: MtnClimber

Years ago, I bought a NM Garand in remembrance of my father who carried one in WWII. It is a tack driver,and shoots better than I can,and it lets me shoot better than I have a right to. Still saving a number of bandoleers of Lake City black tip for that very bad day. If you’re in a thin skinned vehicle or wearing body armor, you’re going to have a very bad day.


12 posted on 12/31/2016 9:50:03 PM PST by Noumenon (Proud Irredeemable Deplorable, heavily armed Infidel. Islam delenda est.)
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To: Noumenon

I have three friends who have Garands, and all four of us went down to the range together...what a wonderful racket they made together! Heh, we had people craning their necks to see...:)

I cannot imagine what it was like with hundreds of men firing them at a range, never mind combat, without ear protection!


14 posted on 12/31/2016 9:56:46 PM PST by rlmorel (Orwell described Liberals when he wrote of those who "repudiate morality while laying claim to it.")
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To: Noumenon
Years ago, I bought a NM Garand in remembrance of my father who carried one in WWII.

When my Dad was drafted into the Army for 2 years, around 1960, between Korea and Viet Nam, he trained with the M1 Carbine.

I know it's a lighter weapon that fires a much smaller .30 caliber round which is much less powerful than the Garand's .30-06 Springfield. I thought this was interesting, though, from the Wikipedia M1 Carbine page:


"Winston Churchill fires an American M1 carbine during a visit to the US 2nd Armoured Division on Salisbury Plain, 23 March 1944."

57 posted on 01/01/2017 2:01:31 AM PST by sargon (The Revolution is ON! Support President-elect Trump!)
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To: Noumenon

Would love to own a Garand, but at my age I will not be entering combat operations. If, OTOH CQB arrives at my door, mt Rockola M1 Carbine should get me through ...


84 posted on 01/01/2017 7:23:47 AM PST by MHGinTN (A dispensational perspective is a powerful tool for spiritual discernment)
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