Now I need another Garand. Operation Fudd-Wrecker.

[Cameramonkey]

Wow. That is damn cool! A RMR on a Garand. I NEED one.

M1 Garand: Project Fudd Wrecker

Making 20th Century Firearms Surplus More Usable with 21st Century Optics on an M1 Garand

www.recoilweb.com

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Wow. That is damn cool! A RMR on a Garand. I NEED one.

M1 Garand: Project Fudd Wrecker

Making 20th Century Firearms Surplus More Usable with 21st Century Optics on an M1 Garand

www.recoilweb.com

I'm not sure how I'd feel about that. I could see it on an M1A for sure, but a Garand? I dunno...

I did like this quote which is totally INGO-appropriate though...

"but when you slap a red dot on a steel-and-wood fighting rifle it’s suddenly like pineapple on pizza or beans in chili."

 

[HCRMPD1]

Wow. That is damn cool! A RMR on a Garand. I NEED one.

M1 Garand: Project Fudd Wrecker

Making 20th Century Firearms Surplus More Usable with 21st Century Optics on an M1 Garand

www.recoilweb.com

It does look cool, but I am a purist. I like my Garands they way they were originally made.

 

[Cameramonkey]

It does look cool, but I am a purist. I like my Garands they way they were originally made.

So when I buy a .308 M1 Garand and slap one on its ok then? Its already been violated with a new barrel and block. What's one more assault?

 

[DoggyDaddy]

So when I buy a .308 M1A and slap one on its ok then? Its already been violated with a new barrel and block. What's one more assault?

But General Patton never called the M1A "the greatest battle implement ever devised."

 

[snorko]

So those that object, do you only use 1940s corrosive ammo?

 

[Cameramonkey]

But General Patton never called the M1A "the greatest battle implement ever devised."

I misspoke. Didn’t mean to mention the A

 

[DoggyDaddy]

I misspoke. Didn’t mean to mention the A

No worries. If I had a Garand that I really didn't care about (I only have 1), I'd give it a try probably.

 

[indyjohn]

Naw.

 

[DragonGunner]

Nice...especially for old eyes. But $700 I don't think so. I have two and put a scope mount on one, works pretty good for the old eyes with just a cheap scope.

 

[Cameramonkey]

Nice...especially for old eyes. But $700 I don't think so. I have two and put a scope mount on one, works pretty good for the old eyes with just a cheap scope. View attachment 191706

Some of us are lefties and cant shoot a scoped Garand.

 

[Robert Richardson]

It does look cool, but I am a purist. I like my Garands they way they were originally made.

I like my pistols the way they were originally made too.

 

[Squid556]

Doesn't seem like a bad road to go. Its not permanent. Seems fairly well executed.

 

[Mongo59]

I wouldn't fault anyone for using it...

 

[bobzilla]

Some of us are lefties and cant shoot a scoped Garand.

It’s ok. Not everyone can be perfect.

 

[BigMoose]

Should mention that they did make some sage stock conversions for the Garand.

M1 Garand EBR Tactical Stock System -

A lot of people will disagree with me, but I like Sage EBR Tactical Stock System for the M1 Garand. It is a drop-in stock that does not require permanent modifications to the rifle.

www.thefirearmblog.com

Combine this with a BM59 magazine conversion... and a 308 barrel...

Well you might as well have bought a Sage stock M14, but it can be done.

 

[jrh84]

Wow. That is damn cool! A RMR on a Garand. I NEED one.

M1 Garand: Project Fudd Wrecker

Making 20th Century Firearms Surplus More Usable with 21st Century Optics on an M1 Garand

www.recoilweb.com

I'm no Fudd, and I realize that there are enough Garands that collectability isn't a huge concern, but I go between thinking that a red dot on one isn't so bad and thinking it makes a dang good rifle even better, and wanting to kick a puppy because there's just some things you don't mess with, and modernizing a Garand is right up there.

I'm torn. I kinda like it, but it ain't for me.

 

[92FSTech]

I've always wanted an M1A Scout Squad, but they're stupid expensive and I knew I could get another Garand from the CMP for half the price. I ordered one with the idea of installing an ultimak rail and a scope on it kind of tugging at the back of my mind, but when it got here I just couldn't bring myself to do it. Honestly, the more I shoot it, the more I realize that the iron sights on the Garand are so good, optics don't really add that much benefit, and it's just extra bulk and complexity on the gun.

 

[jwamplerusa]

installing an ultimak rail and a scope on it

I've done it, and it makes the rifle SO much easier to ring steel with at distance.



Easy to remove, and doesn't require any permanent alterations to weapon.

Mine needs a much better scope, but even with the cheap one on it, it is just a world of difference in the ability to actually reach out and touch things.

 

[Indy574]

Kinda a purist on this one. BUT…it’s not so obtrusive that it kills the look of the gun. It’s in a great spot to blend into once was there.