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Posted: 4/14/2006 12:50:28 PM EDT

Hi. I have the option of buying a garand or a 1911. I have neither and can not get both. I like them both equally but can not decide on which one. I do shoot USPSA and will use the 1911 for that. If I get a Garand I can use it for deer hunting, fun, and Hipower. I am really confused. I need some help, arfcom.

Posted: 4/14/2006 12:51:21 PM EDT

[#1]

BOTH

Posted: 4/14/2006 12:53:12 PM EDT

[#2]

get the Garand, 1911's are aplenty and will always be, so go with the Hardest to replace first.

Posted: 4/14/2006 12:53:59 PM EDT

[#3]

U aint shizzle wit out it.

Posted: 4/14/2006 12:55:22 PM EDT

[#4]

Quoted:
get the Garand, 1911's are aplenty and will always be, so go with the Hardest to replace first.

i would have to agree.

Posted: 4/14/2006 12:55:47 PM EDT

[#5]

Are you going to get the Garand from the CMP? What 1911 are you looking at?

You could get both a CMP M1 and a S.A. 1911 for the price of what the M1 reproductions will cost you...

Posted: 4/14/2006 12:58:16 PM EDT

[#6]

I can get a garand with a throat gauge of 1 for 495 dollars from a friend or a new SA 1911 loaded.

Posted: 4/14/2006 1:07:21 PM EDT

[#7]

Quoted:
I can get a garand with a throat gauge of 1 for 495 dollars from a friend or a new SA 1911 loaded.

Get the Garand. TE of 1 and a killer price to boot...

Posted: 4/14/2006 1:11:08 PM EDT

[#8]

Quoted:
I can get a garand with a throat gauge of 1 for 495 dollars from a friend or a new SA 1911 loaded.

Get the Garand.

I love shooting the Garand, plus $495 is a good price. I used to own a SA 1911 Loaded and it was a JAM-O-MATIC.....the M1 never jams.

If you want a 1911, you can always find one.

Posted: 4/14/2006 1:12:22 PM EDT

[#9]

Get the Garand, rescue as many as we can from CMP before libs take over and sent the rest off the the grinder...

Posted: 4/14/2006 2:00:36 PM EDT

[#10]

Grand are wierd for lefty's though.

Posted: 4/14/2006 4:05:45 PM EDT

[#11]

My Garands eject brass up and to the right. Never heard of a lefty having a problem shooting one.

Get the Garand first, 1911 second.

Posted: 4/14/2006 4:06:55 PM EDT

[#12]

Grand

Posted: 4/14/2006 4:07:01 PM EDT

[#13]

Quoted:
Quoted:
get the Garand, 1911's are aplenty and will always be, so go with the Hardest to replace first.

i would have to agree.

+1

Posted: 4/14/2006 4:07:04 PM EDT

[#14]

Quoted:
My Garands eject brass up and to the right. Never heard of a lefty having a problem shooting one.

Get the Garand first, 1911 second.

I'm a lefty, never had a problem shooting with my CMP SA Garand.

Posted: 4/14/2006 4:08:05 PM EDT

[#15]

garand fo sho...

seriously...the decent ones will dry up soon...

Posted: 4/14/2006 4:11:56 PM EDT

[#16]

Garand to start with. Follow with 1911.

Posted: 4/14/2006 4:13:13 PM EDT

[#17]

Get the M1 first for all the reasons listed above.

I shoot my Garand left-handed and have never had a problem.

Posted: 4/14/2006 4:13:32 PM EDT

[#18]

4 of each.

Posted: 4/14/2006 4:15:11 PM EDT

[#19]

Quoted:
4 of each.

At least.

Posted: 4/14/2006 4:19:01 PM EDT

[#20]

Quoted:
Quoted:
4 of each.

At least.

Yup.

Posted: 4/14/2006 4:27:33 PM EDT

[#21]

garand

Posted: 4/14/2006 4:29:30 PM EDT

[#22]

M1A

Posted: 4/14/2006 4:40:00 PM EDT

[#23]

Unquestionably, the Garand is the obvious first choice.

Posted: 4/14/2006 5:49:58 PM EDT

[#24]

Quoted:
Get the M1 first for all the reasons listed above.

I shoot my Garand left-handed and have never had a problem.

really itsa in the ass for me to load it.

Posted: 4/14/2006 5:51:54 PM EDT

[#25]

Quoted:
Quoted:
get the Garand, 1911's are aplenty and will always be, so go with the Hardest to replace first.

i would have to agree.

+1

Posted: 4/14/2006 5:55:07 PM EDT

[#26]

Quoted:
BOTH

+10,000

Posted: 4/14/2006 5:59:45 PM EDT

[#27]

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As others said.. they arent making any more HISTORICAL Garands... They will ALWAYS make 1911's

Posted: 4/14/2006 6:02:41 PM EDT

[#28]

Quoted:
Quoted:
4 of each.

At least.

Hey DK_Prof - sure would be nice to get one of them CMP Garands, wouldn't it? Maybe like this one?

Posted: 4/15/2006 4:49:50 PM EDT

[#29]

thats a cool garand.

Posted: 4/15/2006 5:11:01 PM EDT

[#30]

There are new production 1911s everywhere right now and probably will be for the forseeable future.

Quality, affordable, original Garands are drying up. Whatever is going to be most expensive and hardest to acquire in the future should be what you get first, and in this case, that would be the Garand.

Posted: 4/15/2006 7:37:41 PM EDT

[#31]

Posted: 4/15/2006 7:44:16 PM EDT

[#32]

If it was a USGI 1911A1 I'd say get that. Since it's just a new SA, get the Garand, total no brainer to me.

Posted: 4/15/2006 7:45:25 PM EDT

[#33]

uhh, yeah, I think I may see a trend.

Posted: 4/15/2006 7:57:38 PM EDT

[#34]

Garand, no question.

Posted: 4/15/2006 8:00:49 PM EDT

[#35]

+1 for the Garand.

Posted: 4/15/2006 8:02:19 PM EDT

[#36]

You buy the 1911...

Tell me where to send the $500 of the rifle.

...serisiouly.

Posted: 4/15/2006 8:03:57 PM EDT

[#37]

Quoted:
BOTH

+1

garand first

Posted: 4/15/2006 8:25:56 PM EDT

[#38]

Gets them both.

Then put beams on em.

Posted: 4/15/2006 8:37:20 PM EDT

[#39]

Get the Garand then get a GLOCK

Posted: 4/15/2006 9:38:21 PM EDT

[#40]

Quoted:
Get the Garand then get a GLOCK

igots a glock

Posted: 4/16/2006 9:09:49 AM EDT

[#41]

Get the Garand and then the Springfield Armory 1911A1. My Springfield 1911A1 loaded functions flawlessly. It is a beautiful piece. The M1 Garands are drying up, so get it first.