[Shooter 2.5]

OR a M-1 garand, which over a 100 rounds shoots faster, as it's quicker to reload, has better range & is available for FAR less $$$$$$$.

I like the idea of having a Garand and a M1A and I certainly can't argue about the difference in the money. Especially when writing about the magazines needed for the M1A. Those are running around $50 a piece. There really isn't that much of a difference between range and I think the CMP Garands need a lot of work to compete with a out of the box M1A. Quicker to reload can go to the M1A easily. You don't have to dismount from the shoulder to load a M1A and that's ignoring the smaller amount of mag/clip changes. I can also find more surplus 7.62 before I can find a military supplier of 30-06. It's close but the edge is to the 7.62. I'm also finding more 7.62 brass on the ground much more than 30-06.

[stand watie]

do you HAVE a CMP garand??? i think NOT. mine is as new/un-issued/un-fired.

[stand watie]

the difference in MAX EFFECTIVE range between 7.62NATO & M2-ball is ONLY about 200 meters! that's quite a difference in range when someone is shooting AT you!.

the garand is faster to reload over more than 100 rounds, because the m14 mags are so !@#$%^&*()! slow to reload;may i also point out to you that M2 comes already loaded in enblocs, when ordered from DAN's, thus it saves both time & THUMBS!

in any event the garand enblocs are MUCH faster to reload, than M14 mags-the other night i reloaded 400 rounds of M2 into enblocs while watching "the tube" for 2 hours AND ate a CB w/fries at the same time.

make mine GARAND, thanks.

Free dixie,sw