Finally My 1st Garand

[Bob Womack]

My rifle arrived with a really beat up original stock that fit loosely. I could tell there would probably be accuracy issues. My lovely wife had the nice looking new stock with the walnut figuring fitting for me. You asked about bayonet - browning autorifle is right, there aren't any fixed answers. I wanted a bayonet and found a great deal on an original Imperial M5, which came out in 1953. The Army and Marines used whatever was on hand, so you could use several different ones.

Sling? My wife commissioned a nice M1907 leather sling for me at my request and that's what the rifle wears but frankly, by the time my rifle came along most were slung with the web sling. I have this one set to carry and use in a hasty sling configuration. I can't imagine stopping, un-rigging the leather strap and rigging it as a proper marksmanship sling every time and have NEVER seen a pic of a soldier in the field with the M1907 rigged as a marksman sling, so hasty sling it is.


Not me. Ear protection?

However, I took a rifle marksmanship course where they taught proper use of the web sling for marksmanship and it re-rigs pretty quickly. Were I to get serious with my M1 I'd probably trade it back to a web sling.

In 2007 the CMP would have shipped the rifle in the cardboard box you have. Mine is in the attic but the foam is probably mush by now from the heat. Frankly, my AR15 came in a decent rifle case and I typically use it or a bag to carry the rifle. You could buy one of the nice CMP cases, though.

All the best,

Bob

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