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Old March 18, 2009, 10:14 AM   #21
DJHShadow
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Itdave: I really appreciate the reply. I do remember when prices were lower and I kick myself for not buying one in the early 90's when I first got interested in MilSurps. Iv'e been a life member (Endowment) of the NRA for a while now and regularly read the DCM/CMP ads. As a side note my interest in the M1 Garand dates back to the 60's. My father was Army infantry in WWII with the 89th Inf. Div., 354th Inf. Reg. and fought in Central Europe. Anyhow, as a kid I was watching the old TV show "Combat" with him and asked him if he ever shot any of the weapons the Americans had. He said that he couln't "hit" anything with the Thompson sub-machinegun and the M1 carbine wasn't "powerful" enough. When it came to the M1 Garand he smiled and said, "that was a hell of a rifle". He was silent for a few seconds and continued "I once saw a German shot through a 6 inch tree with one of those. I could have picked up anything I wanted to shoot, but I kept the Grand (sic)". Thanks again for the input.
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