Ringing steel!

[speckles]

I really dig that plate holder. That is nice. I have trouble with shearing off my mounting hooks from sheer force. Lol

What part of Ky are you from? SouthWest??

[LesPaui+sg=win]

What part of Ky are you from? SouthWest??

Eastern KY my friend.

[browningautorifle]

wood chips on the ground below the plates stops bullet fragments from splashing mud up on the plates in wet weather.

Excellent information...

I spent a small fortune on cheap white spray paint

I use the line paint, florescent orange.

[cherokee]

Yea...I like orange paint better as well....my eyes are old and I have real trouble with even the best irons.


If you really want to have some fun do sub sonic 22lr at steel. I found some Winchester that the box says is ~700fps....shooting it out of the WZ48 or old mauser....I don't even bother with ears (yea I know) but the action is louder then the report from the rifle.

It is really my new kick....I have a bench I built, and I just sit there loading one at a time and shooting steel....you can hear the birds sing, the wind blow.....it is really the best time.

If you have really any bolt 22lr give one of those subsonic a try....the remington in the green box is actually the "hottest" subsonic I have.....if you can find that winchester stuff give it a go....it is really a fun experience.


I did a quick look on google to find it but could not....my luck is they don't make it anymore.....I want to say it is not a hollow point, and was in the 700-ish fps on the box. The orange "healing" targets are also really fun.....I have a spinner and I guess because the bullet is just taking its time it really makes the thing spin.

If anyone is interested I will try to snap a pic....I really hope they still make it.

[TDH]

Speckles Dickson Co. Tenn here

[mrclark303]

My local range had a 100 yard and 200 yard range with steel plates on wires. The 100 yard range had very small three inch plates. You could only shoot at the plate off-hand, no bench rest shooting.

I took an extra gas cylinder for my M1 rifle and installed a target block so I could use a target front sight with round apertures for steel plate shootings, this really worked out fine.Attachment 81915Attachment 81916Attachment 81917Attachment 81918

I have to say that is an absolutely beautiful Garand, is that a standard stock or an aftermarket?

[RCS]

The birch stock with the "shell flame pattern" was a gift from my 1st Sgt Francis Steck when I was an armorer. The stock was produced by Overton who provide stocks for the M1 rifle during the post Korean War and after period. The stock is without markings as these stocks were used as field replacements. I only used BLO to finish the woodAttachment 82233Attachment 82234Attachment 82235

[browningautorifle]

I remember when I rebuilt an M1, serial # SA 329175 I had to buy a set of NOS Numrich birch...looked fine but not nearly like that. The rifle had been run over by a truck in the front handguard and the whole thing needed help.

[CINDERS]

That is on nice set of furniture on that Garand. Thanks for sharing

[cherokee]

That is on nice set of furniture on that Garand. Thanks for sharing

+1....that is one of the best looking guns I have seen photos of....and we all know photos don't do justice......and not best looking M1's....best looking GUNS.

That thing is a treasure.