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<blockquote data-quote="Perplexed" data-source="post: 1900045" data-attributes="member: 7157"><p>I'll try my best to answer your questions:</p><p></p><p>1) This is subjective; for MY part, I think M1 Garands are an absolute hoot to shoot, but I've seen reactions from others ranging from "the same" down to "Oh, it kicks too much!" The M1 Garand has a sophisticated (for its day) iron sight setup with a peep rear and post front, and while most M1's will turn in 3-4 MOA, some will get down to near-MOA if the shooter does his/her part. This is for a bone-stock M1; you can tune one (mostly by floating the barrel) to get better accuracy.</p><p></p><p>2) The biggest outlay of cash will be in buying a M1; if you buy a good one with low MW/TE numbers and no cracked or worn parts, you can expect thousands of rounds of service out of it. If you're not worried about your M1 being a mixmaster (which most/all of the CMP Service Grades will be), then small parts will be pretty cheap. The next biggest expenditure will be in the ammo - at present, the CMP has the cheapest 30-06 ammo around, at about 50 cents a pop. It'd help if you reload.</p><p></p><p>3) This, I can't answer as I'm not into the competition side of shooting. I do know that Red Castle Gun Club has M1 Garand shoots several times a year.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Perplexed, post: 1900045, member: 7157"] I'll try my best to answer your questions: 1) This is subjective; for MY part, I think M1 Garands are an absolute hoot to shoot, but I've seen reactions from others ranging from "the same" down to "Oh, it kicks too much!" The M1 Garand has a sophisticated (for its day) iron sight setup with a peep rear and post front, and while most M1's will turn in 3-4 MOA, some will get down to near-MOA if the shooter does his/her part. This is for a bone-stock M1; you can tune one (mostly by floating the barrel) to get better accuracy. 2) The biggest outlay of cash will be in buying a M1; if you buy a good one with low MW/TE numbers and no cracked or worn parts, you can expect thousands of rounds of service out of it. If you're not worried about your M1 being a mixmaster (which most/all of the CMP Service Grades will be), then small parts will be pretty cheap. The next biggest expenditure will be in the ammo - at present, the CMP has the cheapest 30-06 ammo around, at about 50 cents a pop. It'd help if you reload. 3) This, I can't answer as I'm not into the competition side of shooting. I do know that Red Castle Gun Club has M1 Garand shoots several times a year. [/QUOTE]
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