tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post5652498806140875767..comments2024-03-28T04:52:18.318-04:00Comments on Borepatch: The M1 Garand: the good, the bad, and the uglyBorepatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05029434172945099693noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-33900701578316761412015-01-05T10:31:50.171-05:002015-01-05T10:31:50.171-05:00I still want a Garand, but $.
I've shot an SV...I still want a Garand, but $.<br /><br />I've shot an SVT-40. I want one of those, too.<br /><br />I've not shot them side by side, so I don't know which I'd choose.Weetabixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06106614092497408546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-50032947377993559852015-01-03T23:42:15.632-05:002015-01-03T23:42:15.632-05:00ASM - I agree. I think that if they'd stuck wi...ASM - I agree. I think that if they'd stuck with the .276 the army would probably still be shooting it today out of their M4s/ Gooberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07358115439453465833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-12628734433273587802015-01-03T21:16:54.548-05:002015-01-03T21:16:54.548-05:00In a couple of significant ways, I think the rifle...In a couple of significant ways, I think the rifle would have been better in the originally designed caliber. Reworking it for 30.06 was a compromise that I think limited the service life of the rifle.ASM826https://www.blogger.com/profile/04017388670319590449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-252162124537830762015-01-03T11:07:42.198-05:002015-01-03T11:07:42.198-05:00The author completely fails to consider SVT-40 and...The author completely fails to consider SVT-40 and its predecessors, although it was fielded in significant numbers. It also had issues the manufacturing of the gas tap and uses a barrel extension.ザイツェヴhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17164033061112816744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-54671640287955882132015-01-02T23:12:33.665-05:002015-01-02T23:12:33.665-05:00+2 for Murphy.
*BUT* as the article stated, it wa...+2 for Murphy.<br /><br />*BUT* as the article stated, it was a product of it's time.<br /><br />And a damn good one, too!drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-70761409609649815752015-01-02T21:23:24.545-05:002015-01-02T21:23:24.545-05:00That's what I trained on. I thought it was nif...That's what I trained on. I thought it was nifty; but a tad heavy.WoFathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07616237986583760584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-48209938242439271622015-01-02T20:23:37.938-05:002015-01-02T20:23:37.938-05:00+1 on Murph. For the time and place, it was the BE...+1 on Murph. For the time and place, it was the BEST weapon on the battlefield.Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-64704432651336428152015-01-02T18:02:51.780-05:002015-01-02T18:02:51.780-05:00Good article. But as a long-time Garand shooter, I...Good article. But as a long-time Garand shooter, I think that for the time in which it was developed and fielded, it was the best thing available and light-years ahead of anything else comparable.Murphy's Lawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17164780742334950772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-15257226579074586292015-01-02T17:17:08.582-05:002015-01-02T17:17:08.582-05:00I worked with a former member of the 10th Mountain...I worked with a former member of the 10th Mountain Division who fought through Italy.<br />He is the only soldier I ever met who hated the Garand.<br />He said it was a piece of junk and when it stopped working he would throw it down and pick one up from another trooper who had been rendered hors de combat and proceed to kill more Germans.<br />He had no affection for the Garand.<br /><br />waepnedmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07114411043832799988noreply@blogger.com