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Published: 2018-04-23 00:49:40 +0000 UTC; Views: 2072; Favourites: 26; Downloads: 1
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Four consecutive generations of U.S. military service rifles.Top to Bottom:
M1903
M1
M14
M16
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The only one of these I've never seen before was the M1903. I've actually fired an M-1 Garand and the M-16 (not the AR-15 version). Those are nice firing rifles. I wish I could have afforded one when South Korea converted from the M-1 Garand to the M-16 and their M-1s became available for purchase here in the US.
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1903s aren't too easy to find these days. I've had mine at least 12 years now.
And M1s are getting expensive. I was really, really lucky and scored mine for only $1100. More often, they go for double that.
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The M-1 Garands that South Korea returned to the US were selling for around $300.00 back in the 1980s. These were WW2 era Garands, too. One I saw was manufactured by Singer Sewing Machine Company and one was manufactured by H&R, if I recall correctly. I can't remember who manufactured the third one, though. My friend, who's a firearm expert said the Singer one was worth, literally thousands of dollars (in 1980s dollars) simply because Singer didn't manufacture that many.
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The person I bought my Garand off of told me that back in the 60s, when he first started with Garands, they were $186.
And the most valuable Garands tend to be the ones not made by major gun manufacturers. Other valuable ones are made by International Harvester and IBM.
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Damn, my man. . .
So you got some Garand-action rifles now? Sweet!
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Heh.
Doesn't that figure? X3
Indeed. I've fired the M14, but not the M1 yet....and I'm dying to do so. The M14 was flat out impressive.
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I bet!
They must have cost a pretty penny- they look brand new. 
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I stole the Garand for $1100.
Basically, it was sheer luck, as I was at the biggest gunshow on the East Coast. Got it from a fellow who'd been restoring Garands since the 60's. Around here, Garands in rough shape have been going for double what I paid.
Both the Garand and the M14 are Springfield. The M14 is new out of the box, the Garand was made in 1944.
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Ah, restored. Yeah you did steal that- A wartime produced gun to boot. . .lol You didn't have to give any firearms up for those, did you?
I'm assuming you're taking these two to your grave.
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Sorry for the long delay.
And no, I didn't have to trade or give anything up to get them. An unexpected, yet well timed company wide bonus helped me get the Garand, and a long amount of saving up gor me the M14.
And yes, yes I am. XD
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Gotta love those unexpected bonuses!
The first and only bonus my company ever gave me last year was a Visa gift card for $100. . . Only a few years ago I would have probably went to a hobby shop and bought some expensive Tamiya kit or maybe even an airbrush- but nope. Instead I immediately went to Wally World and used it towards a .30 cal ammo can with 420 rounds of Federal M855 on stripper clips. . .
Such is my priorities now. . .And given the times we currently live in, turns out its been the right one.
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Indeed.
And sad to say, but yeah...
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