My two M1's

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My two M1's

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Here are a couple of my 'other' firearms. I used both of these (not these particular guns) when I was in the army.
I didn't see any combat but spent a couple years helping to fight the cold war. Came of
draft age in the late 50's after the Korean war and before Vietnam.
I went through basic training in Fort Riley Kansas using an M1 Garand and then was
assigned to an Artillery Unit and went to Germany for about 18 months where I was issued
one of the smaller 30 M1 Carbine. Both are fun to shoot but the Carbine 'don't kick so much'.

M1 Garand
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M1 Garand
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M1 Garand & M1 Carbine
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Shooting the Garand
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Shooting the M1 Carbine
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Re: My two M1's

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Both fine weapons and the little ol carbine is one of my fav. ones I wish I had not sold my us postal model years ago may pic one up again. Thanks for shareing I love hearing about these guns and their stories.
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Re: My two M1's (Plus an MIAI)

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I found another MI carbine that wanted to live at my place so I brought it home.
It is an M1A1 Paratrooper made by Inland. Nice looking and Nice shooting gun.....
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Re: My two M1's

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Makes a neat home defense weapon. Lays nicely in a chest drawer beside my upstairs bedroom door....
No children in the house but I don't keep in loaded. Loaded magazines close, though.
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Very nice!
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Love that inland paratrooper getting tuffer to find original paratrooper stocks ata decent price. love it
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Awesome! Thank you for sharing.
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Re: My two M1's

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Thanks for the comments. I am going to be making a short video of me shooting it.
I'll post a link to it.


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