Ugly Garand

[cz52]

This is one ugly Garand, sold by a prestigious gun shop in New Zeeland. It seems quite expensive too (over$1000)
http://www.guncity.co.nz/3006-m1-sporterised-garand-xidp136725.html

 

[Stevo]

Oh my...........

 

[A-zone]

Oh my...........

X2


What a waste.

 

[(((Echo)))]

W..T..F??

(E)

 

[SuperCub]

Looks like guns in NZ are about 3x the price here in Canada, at least at that store.







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[SKScanuck]

Apparently, Bubba is a travelled man....

 

[RobSmith]

I kinda like it .... I'm sure it's a great deer gun.

 

[Cocked&Locked]

I kinda like it .... I'm sure it's a great deer gun.

I'm sure you can get therapy for that , electroshock probably

Sad thing to happen to a good rifle, at least they could have tried to do a good job.....still, probably works fine and shoots well to., but the price?

 

[Tbolt]

That is one ugly Garand.
Price equivalent to 900.00 US
And it's rusty to boot.

 

[Barbecue]

what a waste.

 

[surplus_shooter159]

........I wouldn't pay 10 dollars for that.....

 

[Claven2]

........I wouldn't pay 10 dollars for that.....

I would. The receiver alone has got to be worht close to $100 or so. I'll bet there's $350-400 in parts there. I might even give up to $200 for it, but not a penny more.

 

[375rum]

That's just nasty. 375rum

 

[surplus_shooter159]

I would. The receiver alone has got to be worht close to $100 or so. I'll bet there's $350-400 in parts there. I might even give up to $200 for it, but not a penny more.

Maybe.. only to sell it again, but im not that desperate for a garand.

 

[mattpiloto]

I was going to make some type of comment to the effect of not calling the guns ugly, but then I saw the picture

 

[f_soldaten04]

WHOAH! Look at the SKS's, under "A Category" under military firearms. like 700-800$!

edit to add: How are NZs gun laws? seeing the firearms available, id say pretty lax?

and I see they have "Barnaul" 7.62x39 at pretty decent prices. Wonder if it is Russian commercial ammo?

 

[Tyler]

Silly bubba... Garands are for shooters.

 

[kjohn]

Phew!!

 

[maple_leaf_eh]

Step back a second here. Forty years ago, the NRA of USA published a little book on the Garand. At the back was a well written section on how to sporterize these ugly old army rifles. The gunsmith who converted that M1 in NZ clearly read the book, right down to the ramped front sight.

I know a fellow from NS whose father hunted for many years with a sporterized Garand. Its looks obviously didn't offend him or contaminate his DNA. Andy, the son, is a great guy, a former Bisley shooter and a clever Air Force pilot.

The writer was not looking at the Garand as a precious artifact, to be handled delicately and with absolute reverence to JCG. No, he was answering the questions of gunsmiths who looked at all old rifles and army ones in particular as the basis for individualized lighter faster SPORTING firearms. The parts weren't around for an arsenal repair. Uncle wasn't finished using those rifles in the National Guard, and there was no internet to buy and sell stuff.

So, a sporterized Garand is no different than a hotrod car. Just because it isn't in original condition doesn't automatically make it bad.

 

[cz52]

So, a sporterized Garand is no different than a hotrod car. Just because it isn't in original condition doesn't automatically make it bad.

Just ugly as hell