Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New media
New media comments
Latest activity
Classifieds
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Log in
Register
What's New?
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Navigation
Install the app
Install
More Options
Advertise with us
Contact Us
Close Menu
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Forums
The Range
Military Surplus
The Garand and getting screwed
Search titles only
By:
Reply to Thread
This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, and others.
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Perplexed" data-source="post: 2313962" data-attributes="member: 7157"><p>First, a M1 Garand cannot be "matching" as there's no such creature. It can, however, be "all original" but that would be hideously expensive and probably not one you'd want to take shooting for fear of dinging it up or breaking something (like an uncut op rod). You can make a M1 "all correct" meaning the various parts are correct, if not original, for the receiver's DOB; such a rifle would hold its value well, especially if someone else went to the expense of correcting the rifle. However, you'd make more money parting out such a rifle if it was not "all original" to begin with. At any rate, a shooter usually implies a mixmaster that you can take to the range and put hundreds of rounds through it without significantly hurting the rifle's value, as you can replace any parts that break with relatively inexpensive, if incorrect parts, while an all-correct rifle is more of an investment - and not a great one at that - requiring more cost to maintain if used as a shooter. I see the question asked all the time as to what makes a good shooter, and the consensus is to get a nice mixmaster and put the difference in dollars between that and a collector rifle into ammo for range sessions.</p><p></p><p>Bottom line, a M1 Garand is not going to lose value unless you break something or put significant wear on the barrel. Given that you want to use it as a shooter, a mixmaster would be the better choice, financially speaking.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Perplexed, post: 2313962, member: 7157"] First, a M1 Garand cannot be "matching" as there's no such creature. It can, however, be "all original" but that would be hideously expensive and probably not one you'd want to take shooting for fear of dinging it up or breaking something (like an uncut op rod). You can make a M1 "all correct" meaning the various parts are correct, if not original, for the receiver's DOB; such a rifle would hold its value well, especially if someone else went to the expense of correcting the rifle. However, you'd make more money parting out such a rifle if it was not "all original" to begin with. At any rate, a shooter usually implies a mixmaster that you can take to the range and put hundreds of rounds through it without significantly hurting the rifle's value, as you can replace any parts that break with relatively inexpensive, if incorrect parts, while an all-correct rifle is more of an investment - and not a great one at that - requiring more cost to maintain if used as a shooter. I see the question asked all the time as to what makes a good shooter, and the consensus is to get a nice mixmaster and put the difference in dollars between that and a collector rifle into ammo for range sessions. Bottom line, a M1 Garand is not going to lose value unless you break something or put significant wear on the barrel. Given that you want to use it as a shooter, a mixmaster would be the better choice, financially speaking. [/QUOTE]
Insert Quotes…
Verification
Post Reply
Forums
The Range
Military Surplus
The Garand and getting screwed
Search titles only
By:
Top
Bottom