Garand Thread

i wish i had a garand

>CMP currently sold out
>they'll get more stock soon
>but they'll truly be out as early as next year
Concern.

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>>30112751
Greetings fellow Johnson owner

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Murrica

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>>30112762
>fellow

You know theres only 2 of us right?

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>>30112781
I thought there was one other guy?

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>>30112777
yours looks beat to shit though. Take good care of it.

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>>30112788
Na, you and me(johnson). Just not using my trip for soemthing I dont need.

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>>30112790
I kinda like that about it though, it's clearly seen some use, and bubba hasn't tried to pretty it up like most of the ones out there. (also it was cheaper and I don't feel too bad about shooting it)

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>>30112835
No, see thats wrong in the world of gun collecting. When you get something like that its supposed to be pristine because value not use. Mine will resell for 10k one day while yours is a wasted investment thats going to be bought for like 5k as a parts gun at best.

Guns are investments. Rare ones are better investments. Ya know? I mean if you REALLY just wanted one to shoot and say you have then fine I guess but I buy everything with the idea that its going to be resold one day.

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>>30112839

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Smith corona: the noisy typewriter

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>>30112872
Underwood M1 Carbine

>>30112855
Anon I think he bought it to shoot and enjoy its history, not put into a glass case and constantly check gunbroker until they go for the right price like you

>>3011285
>wasted investment
Mate not everyone buys guns with the intention of selling, far more do to actually shoot them. You're the outlier.

He also said he got it cheap. Say for example he bout it for $1000 and yours for $2000, and they're later worth $5000 and $10000, he made the same 500% you did.

>>30112855
Bullshit. Guns aren't investments.

Guns are for hoarding and loving and never selling.

>>30112884
>>30112855

kek, the kike deleted his post.

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>>30112855
seeing as I only have $4245 into it, I still turn a small profit, and I get to enjoy the gun for a bit in the meantime. My serious investments are in p2p loans and stocks, my gun "investments" are just excuses to buy guns that are otherwise too pricy for me to justify.

>>30112889
Well the old guns, the originals, are.
But those collectible 100 year commemorative guns, they're about as collectible as NASCAR commemorative plates, with almost the same value.

My Garand might be my favorite rifle. History, looks, fun to shoot, sToPiNg PoWeR, and not totally impractical on a battlefield today. Does anyone else get like this?

>>30112908
Eh. Like I said if all you want to do is really shoot it and what not then go for it I guess. I just know for 5k~ I want the best goddamn example I can get.


Come to next PA fest with me senpai~ lets show up and make fun of everybody who isn't a johnson owner

>>30112928
Eh, those always seemed like a way for the company to make some quick FuddBucks.

I grew up in a family of gun hoarders. All of our guns get handed down

>>30112716
I don't get fascination with this gun. Don't get me wrong, it isn't bad but it isn't great either.

>>30113011
It's a big piece of milled steel and usually American Walnut, the main issued weapon to the US troops, any true American would like this gun.

But the whole ping thing is memery. I barely ever here the fucking thing go ping on a moderately busy range.

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>>30112980
I really should go to a meetup, hopefully my 03/A"faux" build will be complete by then and I can bring that along too.

just finished machining the barrel vise and action wrench yesterday and pulled the old barrel off. gotta do the bolt handle cut/reweld next which is gonna be a bit of a project

>>30113038
Pinging isn't what I was reffering to. It's heavy, has only 8 rounds plus famous "garand thumbs".

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>>30113011
for me it was the same thing, untill I met a guy at the range who had one and offered to let me shoot it. shooting was pretty decent, but it was the moment when he said, "hey, wanna see something really neat?" and then proceeded to tear the stock of in 3 seconds without tools and exposed the glorious forged/machined reciever and elegantly simple and well engineered mechanism. I knew then that I needed one.

>>30113085
8lbs isn't really that bad, also 'garand thumbs' can be easily avoided it if you load the rifle the correct way.

>>30113194
That's my point really. It is a overall a good gun, but has few issues that prevent it being great.

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>>30113085
in my experience the only way to get Garand thumb is to be totally unfamiliar with the gun. once you learn that the bolt WILL NOT CLOSE as long as you maintain firm pressure on the top cartridge, then you can leave your thumb in there for as long as you like without fear. then just lift your hand in a swift motion and your done. easy.

now the Ljungman on the other hand...

>>30113262
it is a issue that could be easily avoided

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shit image, cant find a good one right now. sorry. YOU MEAN THIS???

>>30112716
my garandpa died in the war
memorial day is for you, pops

>>30113374
yeah, that. I still want one despite the evil-bolt-that-will-kill-your-thumb-and-your-entire-family
I heard it's hard on brass though since it ejects with the fury of diane fienstien at a texas gunshow

>>30113374
What's your arsenal disc look like my man? I have never seen a Ljungman that didn't have a condition three barrel.

That being said, I've only seen two.

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