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If I go to the range with any modern, high quality, reliable firearm...no one will pay the slightest attention to me. Fancy optics and tack-driving accuracy? Nobody cares.

If I bring a M1 Garand to the range...people ALWAYS come talk to me. Every, single time. Within 5 minutes, somebody wants to know what it is or gush over how cool it is to see (a really old gun milsurp gun that I still havent gotten to feed 100% reliably). The latest was a retired prison guard who'd been issued one back in the day.

Wood stocks, 30-06, and PING is how you make new friends.

If I go to the range with any modern, high quality, reliable firearm...no one will pay the slightest attention to me. Fancy optics and tack-driving accuracy? Nobody cares. If I bring a M1 Garand to the range...people ALWAYS come talk to me. Every, single time. Within 5 minutes, somebody wants to know what it is or gush over how cool it is to see (a really old gun milsurp gun that I still havent gotten to feed 100% reliably). The latest was a retired prison guard who'd been issued one back in the day. Wood stocks, 30-06, and PING is how you make new friends.

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If your M1 won't feed reliably, it may be out of time, or have a clogged gas port. Ensure op rod is straight and spring is wearing evenly.

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In my case it's caused by my new enbloc clips being excessively parkerized. I've tried sanding the parkerization down, which helped substantially. It's a trial and error process to find the sweet spot where they feed reliably but havent been sanded down to bare metal.

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You should try a M1941 Johnson.

Almost way too much attention.

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how do people not know an M1 Garand when they see one, and call themselves gun people!?

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Most people hear it before they see it. 30-06 is spicy.

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beast round best round

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I've had people assume I'm shooting a modern SBR with a muzzle brake until they see it. Even with doubled up ear pro it'll get your attention.

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If you don't have bullets you can use it as a sledge hammer.

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You practically need a sledge hammer to get the trigger guard to lockup. And to think, they used to disassemble these for parachute drops and expect some poor bastard to reassemble it in the dark, in the field, under fire.

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My father had his from WW2. Back in the '90's you could buy them from CCMP for like $150.00, depending on their "grade".

Heavy as fuck. Huge too, but a beauty of a weapon.

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One could find Mausers, Enfields, and 12ga. trench guns too.