First Garand

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I guess this is the hoplophile's equivalent of "we're expecting!" I just ordered an M1 Garand for my youngest son as a Christmas present and to celebrate his recent acceptance to The Citadel. He was always a somewhat ambivalent student, so I made a deal with him when he started high school that I would buy him a rifle of his choice if he did well in school (at least a B average) and got into one of his top five colleges. He is a history nut, especially about WWII, so I'm sure he will love this 1944 Springfield Armory Garand. Now to find a suitable bribe for college success... Gun porn to follow upon delivery. :first:
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I'm conflicted. Excellent news for the Citadel and the Garand, but also so much jealousy! Congrats on both!

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A lot of us want you to adopt us now.

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hehe nice! :) .. lucky son.. :first:

now he just needs a recoil pad or a shooting jacket ;)
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Mav wrote:hehe nice! :) .. lucky son.. :first:

now he just needs a recoil pad or a shooting jacket ;)
He'll be ok. He already has two Mausers and a Mosin. He obviously likes to take abuse, as evidenced by his choice in schools. ;-)
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Very nice, congrats to him!

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It's here! Gun porn as promised...
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Nice!
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SWeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeT ! I guess a good bribe for college success could be AMMO !!!
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Nice! :clap: :clap: :clap:
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Nice hardware! so very jealous. LOL

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Beautiful!!! I need to get myself one before they're all gone.
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William, that is a beautiful and thoughtful gift to a son who is a history buff and hoplophile! Based on what you noted that he has already, good on you for your thoughtfulness of what would complement his collection/accumulation.
Looks like you know a bit about this gun's provenance, so you can pass it along to him. There are several websites that note actual manufacture dates that may be of interest. Here's one: http://myplace.frontier.com/~aleccorapinski/id11.html

When I consider my Garand's manufacture date, and look at what was going on in WW2 at the time, I get nostalgic about what the guys of "the greatest generation" were facing at that time. The gun that you are giving your son truly is a piece of history...and let him know that.
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