[quote]tGunslinger wrote:
Varqanir wrote:
tGunslinger wrote:
Completely off-topic:
That’s a nice M1a.
I wanted one, but the price was too steep for my taste. Instead, I’ve got a Garand refitted in .308 on its way. I got it for over $1,000 less than the M1a’s I was seeing, and I’m optimistic that I won’t ever look back and wish I spent the extra $1,000.
It should be here in a few days.
/off-topic
Thanks for the compliment on my rifle. Here’s another view of it.
You’ll never have any cause to regret owning a Garand. An M1A is essentially a Garand with a magazine, after all, and chambering in a NATO caliber makes good logistical sense (I think the only two militaries that still use .30-06 are Haiti and maybe Greece).
Not to mention the fact that the Garand is a lot harder to demonize as an “assault weapon”, unless one is prepared to demonize the men who used it for assaults on places like Normandy and Okinawa.
That’s beautiful wood, and it looks like the 16" version, though I’m hardly an expert.
That’s nearly exactly the type of rifle I was looking for, but I wasn’t finding them for anything less than $1,800. Most were over $2,000, and I’m just not in a position to pay that much right now.
I stumbled over that .308 Garand, and I couldn’t pass it up when I saw it could be in my hands for about $900.
I can’t wait until it comes in; it’s like Christmas in March![/quote]
If you are going to keep the wood stock, it wouldn’t hurt to have them glass bed the action while they are in there. A decent muzzle break wouldn’t be a bad idea if they are going with an aftermarket barrel.
Or just shoot it and have fun. Once you start modifing it, it’s hard to stop. Shit, I have $500 into a $180 SKS. I might actually put it back together one of these days. ARs and shotguns are trouble too. Just too many aftermarket options.