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Gentlemen,
...think has made the M1 Garand so collectable as well as a range rifle for shooters. I think that this started in the late '80's early 90's when shipments of these rifles started coming into the US from South Korea. These were the Blue Sky's and a few other gun dealers getting them into the US. Yes, there was a small jump in interest into these rifles. Now however, many more people found out about the CMP and Garand collecting is going thru the roof. With the prices so high people are checking to make sure that they have the correct M1 Rifle down to the smallest part. OK Here it comes. What made you get into M1 Garand Rifles, either collecting or for shooting?
Just looking for some input on this

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I have yet to get a Garand but what first interested me was the simple fact that I could have 8 rounds of semi-auto fun instead of the usual 5.
 
I always liked the Garand from seeing it in movies when I was a kid so I bought one 19 years ago and still have it, oh and the ping!
 
The first Garand I bought was the first of many Springfield Armory firearms I collected for the following 20 years. Bought at the Calgary Gun Show for 450 dollars...which at that time was a lot since the average Garand was under 200. It was a 95% gun that was fired once and is still in the rack. I started collecting Springfield Armory firearms from that point on spanning 1863 to 1963 and nearly 80 pieces. Many have now left the fold, but the Garand is still there and will remain there.
What is it about the Garand? It is a genuine American military icon of WW2, much the same as the Lee Enfield No.4 is for the Brits and Canadians. Not only is it a work of art and engineering, but it is damn accurate and reliable by most standards. In the words of Geo. Patton..."the best battle implement ever devised".
Oh you AR and FK fans will bemoan the lowly 8 round capacity, but you can't match the knock down, strip em clean power of the 30-06...beats the daylights out of any puny 223 or 7.62 russian round.
Cheers
 
Other than Imperial Russian collecting, 20th century US militaria and firearms was my chosen course, and by so doing, you just can't *not* have 'the greatest battle implement ever devised'.
 
It started with me because I ONCE had an Aussie F1A1. In around '83, when the FN and all variants became resticted here, I let it go just before the law changed. A big mistake in retrospect perhaps........

A gaping hole in my collection since. I had a desire for a quality, high powered, military grade, semi automatic rifle, that was also worthy of service rifle competition, if I so desired. Silverback introduced me to his excellent 1955 made M1 Garand in Moose Jaw. It took a while, but in the summer of 2001, I scored a fine VAR barrelled Springfield M1.
Now I have this one, and a .308 T-26 copy as well. Cannot believe I waited so long!
 
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If Patton said it was the best military rifle ever made, you've got to have at least one in your collection.
 
Hi guys. I don't know much about the Garands but theyre a pretty cool rifle. I'm curious about the little metal plate that flys out of the magazine. Do you buy these in bulk or keep rounding up the old ones and reuse them? Thanks.
 
I blame the internet

Clancy said:
Gentlemen,
... Now however, many more people found out about the CMP and Garand collecting is going thru the roof. With the prices so high people are checking to make sure that they have the correct M1 Rifle down to the smallest part. OK Here it comes. What made you get into M1 Garand Rifles, either collecting or for shooting?

Clancy
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I blame the internet for spreading the word on this and so many other collectibles. The amount of knowledge and instant confirmation by Reasonably Knowledgible People, makes everyone a well-informed buyer. And it is so easy to buy and sell that a gun can change hands many times before settling in with a happy and appreciative buyer. Some guns don't swirl very much because they are immediately appreciated.

And, I blame Saving Private Ryan and Band of Brothers for the legitimizing the "ping".
 
Scott_527 said:
Hi guys. I don't know much about the Garands but theyre a pretty cool rifle. I'm curious about the little metal plate that flys out of the magazine. Do you buy these in bulk or keep rounding up the old ones and reuse them? Thanks.
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Just pick them up and reuse them, they are called en bloc clips and they run about $1.50 to $2.50 each. I have never heard of anybody wearing one out.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon_clip
 
Reasons for collecting:
  1. BEST mass produced combat rifle used by any army during WW2.
  2. Invented by a guy that was born about 100 miles from here.
  3. Feels good (heft, balance, etc).
Reasons for shooting:
  1. Extremely accurate (although somewhat fussy).
  2. Powerful cartridge (OK so most all of them were during WW2).
  3. Really loud (fun factor).
  4. The PING (fun factor).
  5. Did I mention it's just plain fun to shoot.
 
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At first it was about the PING... couldn't get away from that. The more I found out historically about the rifle, as well as the nice balance, power, and awsome recoil, I wanted to own one more... unfortunately I've gone too far and bought 6 ;-) Awsome rifle to shoot overall, even if it might be on the heavy side. Besides the shooting and power, the simplicity of the rifle is great as I compare it to the C7. Field stripping either of them is fairly easy, although the Garand requires a little more oomf on a couple of small parts (Extractor on bolt and rear hand guard retaining clip) :)
 
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