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After a "red flag confiscation" was attempted on me, I sent my (large) collection off to Rock Island Auction. Rather have the cash than the damned state just confiscate and destroy them. Among them was a Remington built M1917 that shot better than any Springfield I worked with. We've now moved to a ...

I'm seriously considering a 6.8mm SPC build of an AR carbine, with collapsible buttstock and 16 inch barrel. Recently moved out of the northeast zone of repression and can now own an AR variant again. It seems the combination will be a practical combination in y new home. While a Garand works well e...

There was some effort expended in making the M1917 the standard rifle after WWI. The big issue was lack of easy windage adjustment. Attempts were made to use visual clues to determine "Kentucky windage" but in the end, they were impractical. The M1917 remained relegated to war reserve. They do show ...

I keep a "grab and run to the barricades kit" like that in the extremely faint possibility things get really bad. Here in CT the Garand is the most effective thing we can own (for a little while till they ban it) so I have all the WWII/Korea era gear to go with it.

Something to think about. Once you lift a rifle off the bench, most folks can't see any difference between a rifle that shoots one inch groups and one that shoots 3 or 4 inch groups at 100 yards. The human unsteadiness add a whole lot of scatter. Even if a decent Garand is capable of hits out to 800...

The M1917 has more metal in the receiver, as well as a longer barrel. This is why its heavier than the M1903. Having used both types over the past 50 years I see the M1917 as a stronger and safer rifle. It also shoots just as well with a good barrel. It also holds 6 rounds in the magazine vs 5 for t...

Thanks for that. I didn't know about the Inland model. That's the one I'll get.

Found out the wife likes the Carbine. I got rid of mine since we live in the "peoples state of repression". Does anyone have any experience with the Auto Ordinance rifles? https://www.auto-ordnance.com/auto-ordnance-m1-carbine/ I suppose I could get one with a 10 rnd magazine, or better, wait till w...

When it gets below zero here, you really don't want to take off your gloves or mittens to disengage the safety. With decent gloves, there's little room (usually none) to get your finger into the forged trigger guard either. The stamped trigger guard has more room. I suspect the rifle was carried loa...

I have read of scenarios where China and Russia invade the US. This would be after an EMP attack. Wait a year and 90% of the North American population will be dead. I read a Congressional report on the effects of an EMP attack. We'll be back to 1800's technology without the infrastructure to support...

"even if you take it out to a public range to shoot it, it still wouldn't be notice. people don't come up and start scrutinize peoples rifle for SN etc... " During the LFDDT administration (Clinton) the club I belonged to was monitored as a "domestic terrorist organization". Federal agents frequentl...

I've gotten good accuracy with WW760 and 180gr Sierra BT HP bullets. Put all six into a 1 inch cluster at 100 yards.

One M1917 I worked with 40 years ago had the original bbl. It shot extremely well with 165gr boat tails. Ten shots into a cluster 1 x 1.5 inches. More recently I worked with one having a JA 2-groove bbl. After some internal polishing it shoots 1 to 1.5 inch groups with 147gr FMJBT surplus bullets. I...

Been reading a paper on infantry weapon development, performance and recommendations which examined the Garand, M14 and AR15/M16 rifles. Interesting that in the hands of trained infantry in all cases, the Garand outperformed the M14 for typical small-unit engagements. While it has to be reloaded mor...

Sounds like a good load.

For reference, that bullet also works well in the Lebel and the Austro-Hungarian M95.