20 JUly 2024 Garand Picture of the Day

[Mark in Rochester]

[browningautorifle]

Lots of firepower there in hand. Little bit of everything and loaded heavy.

[Low & Slow]

M8 Scout car?

[browningautorifle]

M8 Scout car

Sure looks like it.

[Sapper740]

M8 Scout car?

M10, later reclassified as M20. The lack of an armoured mantlet below the Ma Deuce ring shows that this vehicle is lacking the 37mm main gun of the M8.

[mmppres]

I just want the BAR Kick myslf for not buying one when i was a teenager didnt have a 1k

[eb in oregon]

I just want the BAR Kick myslf for not buying one when i was a teenager didnt have a 1k

Trust me, you're not the only guy who wishes he'd had a few more bucks when he was young. However the FOPA of 1986 insured the cost's would sky rocket and put them out of the hands of most people. I remember when a 1928 Thompson was $500 but I still didn't have an extra $500.

[browningautorifle]

I just want the BAR

I remember when a 1928 Thompson was $500

Well, I took the advantage of them being available and managed to squeeze out the bucks from somewhere...I had a 1928, an M1 Thompson, a Marlin Rockwell BAR with the wood stock, a Royal Typewriter and a NESA BAR last. The Marlin Rockwell was the nicest by far. 1918 model with no over stamps. I had the mags and charger, all the webbing to go with them. I sold them mostly and bought a house.

[mmppres]

Its just a shame that the number of stamped class 3 items are known by the dealers out there. When some one decides to sell or passes away its a free for all over who has the biggest wallet. The worse thing i get is someone calling me now to by a estate an there is a full auto someone in the family brought back from over sea's. Now there is no way to have the grandfathered back into a legal firearm. Only thing i can due is buy the parts an cut up the receiver. Just wish there was a way for a item brought back to be stamped. I know they can donate it if some place will accept it.

[browningautorifle]

The worse thing i get is someone calling me now to by a estate an there is a full auto someone in the family brought back from over sea's. Now there is no way to have the grandfathered back into a legal firearm.

At least if we find one and you have a knowledgeable type that can get it done, you can weld it solid and none the wiser. That's acceptable as dewat here. You folk don't have that luxury.