Gun Control & RKBA

discntnt_irny_srcsm

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5. The M1 Garand is a great rifle and an excellent design

Sun Dec 18, 2016, 02:41 PM

Dec 2016

Agreed

I know there are folks that can make very long shots with iron sights and most rifles in .30-06 and above can be used by a long range hunter or sniper. I think of today's sniper rifle being scoped.

IIRC one of the reasons for moving to the M16 and away from the M1 was lighter ammo and the realization that most battlefield fire targeted personnel within a few hundred yards at most.

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Sniper rifle v assault (weapon) rifle [View all] discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2016 OP

The M1 is capable of hitting targets at 1/3 of a mile Johnathan146 Dec 2016 #1

The M1 Garand is a great rifle and an excellent design discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2016 #5

The M1 Garand is classafied as a "battle rifle". oneshooter Dec 2016 #10

I think I read that somewhere but... discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2016 #14

The talk of banning sniper rifles is nothing more than, virginia mountainman Dec 2016 #2

How far back do you want to go? oneshooter Dec 2016 #3

First of all... discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2016 #6

"Criteria:" Anything what sticks on the wall. Eleanors38 Dec 2016 #18

And, interestingly, yagotme Dec 2016 #7

No. The real answer is... Kang Colby Dec 2016 #4

re: "...gun controllers are happy with any kind of restriction or ban that they can pass." discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2016 #8

The .50 cal shooting down a plane comes from WW2. ManiacJoe Dec 2016 #9

I have heard the 9 yards detail but I wasn't aware that the M2 was the gun discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2016 #12

Yes Brownings were carried yagotme Dec 2016 #15

I've heard a number of explanations for the 9 yards discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2016 #17

The next time they build up a head of steam kudzu22 Dec 2016 #11

BACKLASH???????????????? discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2016 #13

Nah. Couldn't be. n/t yagotme Dec 2016 #16