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First Garand
Posted: Mon, 14 Oct 2013 08:14:43
by wpoppert
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.
Re: First Garand
Posted: Mon, 14 Oct 2013 09:07:01
by GeneFrenkle
I'm conflicted. Excellent news for the Citadel and the Garand, but also so much jealousy! Congrats on both!
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Re: First Garand
Posted: Mon, 14 Oct 2013 09:12:11
by ShotgunBlast
Re: First Garand
Posted: Mon, 14 Oct 2013 09:49:08
by FiremanBob
A lot of us want you to adopt us now.
If you can, find a weekend to take him down to Ramseur, NC for a full-distance Appleseed, so he can learn to shoot it like the GIs did when it was built.
Re: First Garand
Posted: Mon, 14 Oct 2013 13:19:05
by Mav
hehe nice!
.. lucky son..
now he just needs a recoil pad or a shooting jacket
Re: First Garand
Posted: Mon, 14 Oct 2013 20:23:30
by wpoppert
Mav wrote:hehe nice!
.. lucky son..
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.
Re: First Garand
Posted: Mon, 14 Oct 2013 20:53:43
by Remek
Very nice, congrats to him!
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Re: First Garand
Posted: Sat, 26 Oct 2013 12:48:15
by wpoppert
It's here! Gun porn as promised...
Re: First Garand
Posted: Sat, 26 Oct 2013 13:38:02
by NovaHunter
Nice!
Re: First Garand
Posted: Tue, 29 Oct 2013 00:08:59
by Snakester
SWeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeT ! I guess a good bribe for college success could be AMMO !!!
Re: First Garand
Posted: Tue, 29 Oct 2013 14:08:33
by rlbellco72
Re: First Garand
Posted: Tue, 29 Oct 2013 17:42:43
by GeneFrenkle
Nice hardware! so very jealous. LOL
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Re: First Garand
Posted: Tue, 29 Oct 2013 21:44:33
by jcgorla
Beautiful!!! I need to get myself one before they're all gone.
Re: First Garand
Posted: Tue, 29 Oct 2013 23:27:03
by newdovo
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.
