selling a Garand...

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Hey all... I was hoping to get some input from those who have sold their Garands. I have seen quite a few on the EE over the last year or two, so I am assuming there a few of you out there... The million dollar question:

HOW MUCH DID YOU REGRET IT?!?!

I love my garand, and love shooting it, but I have been thinking for the longest time about getting into one of the pricier black rifles (ie; tavor, xcr, etc) I find myself only taking the garand out on special occasions, not wanting to "wear it out" unnecessarily. I find the biggest pain being more or less stuck with handloading, and I absolutely loath time consuming case prep. And it is not really collectible sitting in a boyds stock, but its all springfield and nick at vulcan did a awesome job re-parkerizing it and tossing on an unissued '51 barrel.

My shooting buddies all think I am going to regret it immediately, but the way I see it, what good is a rifle if you dont take it out and beat it up once and a while?

Thoughts other than "sell it to me"? haha
 
You will regret it! Might not regret it with that shiny new rifle in your hands but you will. If it is your only one I would keep it. I had two and sold one and have regretted it ever since.
 
Any rifle that you put time and effort into setting up and making your own is a one of a kind piece that you will never be able to replace.

A tactical black rifle you buy off the shelf will be the same tactical black rifle, with a different serial #, that you buy with next year's tax refund.
 
You'll miss it and regret it. Just wait and save up money for a black rifle for a future buy. Black rifles are everywhere, good Garands less so. That said, I've had mine for over 20yrs and won't part with it. I may change it to 308 at some point so I can shoot bulk ammo, but for now it remains 30-06. I also like it for the historic nostalgic WW2 piece that it is. Youv'e also 'Vulcanized' it, so it is a premium piece... I'd keep it.
 
Bought & sold some over the years. Always end up buying another, so I guess I would say there is always regret.

Plus now they are getting more & more expensive for a decent one. So, unless you just have to, I say don't sell it KEEP IT!

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Sell it. It's just a Garand thing and so is the Black Rifle thing. And they turn up all the time on the EE. If you regret it later, you can always buy another one.

Do the right "Thing" with the thing! Whatever that might be...
 
I had both the Tavor and the Garand at the range today.

Guess which of the two got the most "attention" from other shooters ........



Yup the Garand.
 
Me too! had two, sold one to buy my wife a pair of .44 Spl. Blackhawks that she doesn't shoot. The remaining one dies with me ....

twig_40 said:
You will regret it! Might not regret it with that shiny new rifle in your hands but you will. If it is your only one I would keep it. I had two and sold one and have regretted it ever since.
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I traded mine off some time ago towards an English sxs... should have just plunked down the cash for the shotgun. I'm not even sure why I miss it; it was too heavy and clumsy to hunt with, beat up the brass, easy to shoot but with mediocre accuracy... but I still wish I'd kept it.
 
Thanks for all the input... hearing it from so many others certainly aids the decision to keep it.

It does always seem to attract quite a bit of unspoken jealousy and longing looks on the range... I suppose a reason all in itself to keep it haha
 
Disagree on both counts ....

Biggest 6 pt Mule I've taken fell to my pet M1. As for accuracy, it was banned from our club "hunting" rifle matches as the guys with the expensive Tikka .300's and .338's got tired of losing to my Garand. On steel or paper out to 300 yds, it is deadly.

9.3mauser said:
I traded mine off some time ago towards an English sxs... should have just plunked down the cash for the shotgun. I'm not even sure why I miss it; it was too heavy and clumsy to hunt with, beat up the brass, easy to shoot but with mediocre accuracy... but I still wish I'd kept it.
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CODFan said:
I had both the Tavor and the Garand at the range today.

Guess which of the two got the most "attention" from other shooters ........



Yup the Garand.
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Yes sir!
Once a year a few of us attend a fun shoot with rifles shot out to 1000-1200 meters or thereabouts. Last year I also brought my VAR barrelled SA M1 Garand. I think I myself fired two en bloc clips out of it.
And I brought out 93 handloaded rounds, and came home without a single unexpended round. It was a hit, escpecially with the younger Call of Duty game players; "The WWII rifle that goes ping." A quote from a smiling kid from that awesome day!
The top end seemed to be 750 meters or so, with a match grade front sight on this rifle.
 
I have one hiding at home, thought about selling it but just couldn't bring myself to do it. Only fired it once at the range since I bought it, wasn't totally accurate then either (in its defense it was the first time I ever tried to use peep sights), but it was still a blast to shoot!

Some of my friends are jealous, I guess that's damn near good enough reason to keep it too. :D
 
Keep it and enjoy it when you can! I built mine from odds and sodds and I love it just the same as if it came off the front lines; most likely even more!
You can always save money for another purchase and it sounds like you've put a lot of love into your Garand that shouldn't go to waste.
 
The work I am currently putting into my own Garand I could never and will never sell it, if I become homeless it will be worn on my back :p. as for accuracy keep in mind when these work horses were standard issue they were only required to get 5 MOA at 100 yards not. These rifles are unique, there are no others like it, there are plenty of various bolt actions and semi-auto but nothing like a Garand.
 
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