They've Cloned Again

[musketjon]

I started with one, 30 years ago. Here they are today. My new tractor is on the bottom. She's in good company. Top-to-bottom: SA 815xxx (9-42), SA 3.7 (5-45, my "1 per lifetime"), SA 5.47 (12-54, my DOB), HRA 5.62 (5-55), IHC 4.45 (12-53 LMR). I hope I'm done. This is starting to get expen$ive.
Jon
http://i660.photobucket.com/albums/uu321/musketjon/IMG_0002-1.jpg

[paid4c4]

Jon, a nice collection. I doubt it's going to stop, however I can stop when ever I want to, really.
Bill

[Punch The Clown]

Hey, the market took a 500 point dump today. You're rifles didn't.

[Orlando]

Hey, the market took a 500 point dump today. You're rifles didn't.

I'm not so sure about that. Although rifles will hold value its a buyers market right now. IMO

[cuppednlocked]

Very nice Jon!

[timshufflin]

Nothing else, nothing, affects my business like two things do, the stock market and April 15th.

Another reason that oboombya needs bone cancer NOW. The dump the market took in October 3 years ago or so was absolutely a killer to me. This dump is also a big flat tire.

Jon, GREAT looking rifles babe.

[sandsnow]

Nice family photo.

Are you going to gun show tomorrow?

[musketjon]

Thought about the gun show but there's really nothing that I can't live without. Might go Sunday.

[sandsnow]

New guy I've never seen selling Garand and Carbine parts. Almost got a new buttplate for one of my M1's

Ammo-same old same old

Lot of dealers hit the Reno show

Spent my money on targets and donated to Calguns and the Navy SEAL foundation.

[musketjon]

Sounds like I didn't miss anything. Thanks for the heads-up.
Jon

[toolman]

Your kids are beautiful! What NO mini-G??? You need another child! peace tool

[musketjon]

No mini-G. It does absolutely NOTHING for me. Now a T-26? I'd get a T-26. My father had one in the SWPA in WWII.
Jon

[toolman]

DOES nothing for you!!! HURRYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY get to an emergency room fast. No heart beat in your chest.. Cardiac arrest any moment. peace toolman

[musketjon]

[DOES nothing for you!!!]

They're UGLY!!!!! At least a T-26 has a front hand guard.
Jon

[Schriv]

I'm with you Jon.
I'll keep all of my M1's at full size.

[toolman]

Ok some peeps like blondes so like brunettes! Peace toolman

[timshufflin]

[DOES nothing for you!!!]

They're UGLY!!!!! At least a T-26 has a front hand guard.
Jon


Interesting remark Jon. I think I've only ever heard about two people say the same thing you just did. The rest, find the stub guard to me an eye sore and something that will just break down the line. On that note, did the T26 even have a front guard? I don't remember seeing a front guard on the one that was at the Springfield museum.

On a side note, the two that wanted a front guard, I just made them T26 clones. I'm easy to get a long with :)

[timshufflin]

One more note, since this is thread is about a tractor gun I think, I'll be putting my one and only tractor up for sale this weekend. I just can't stand the winchester or ihc Garands, find them very ugly. My winchester goes too, that's the ugliest of them all. Look on Gunbroker if you have interest in either. Both are correct and UGLY.

[musketjon]

Yes, Timmy. The T-26 DOES have a front hand guard--albeit not very long, it IS there.
Jon

[timshufflin]

Jon, you have a photo of one of these things anywhere? I've been trying to find one and can't.

[musketjon]

Here ya' go brother Tim
Jon
http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/05/08/the-t26-tanker-m1-garand/

[Roadkingtrax]

I started with one, 30 years ago. Here they are today. My new tractor is on the bottom. She's in good company. Top-to-bottom: SA 815xxx (9-42), SA 3.7 (5-45, my "1 per lifetime"), SA 5.47 (12-54, my DOB), HRA 5.62 (5-55), IHC 4.45 (12-53 LMR). I hope I'm done. This is starting to get expen$ive.
Jon
http://i660.photobucket.com/albums/uu321/musketjon/IMG_0002-1.jpg

Have you had a chance to take the IHC out? I wondered how it stacked up to your other shooters.

[timshufflin]

Here ya' go brother Tim
Jon
http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/05/08/the-t26-tanker-m1-garand/


Jon, I'm talking about a T26 and not some made up tanker rifle. I'm looking for the photo of the real McCoy with a front guard.

[musketjon]

Tim,
All I can say about it is that I saw the one on display at SA and it did, indeed, have the front hand guard. Unfortunately I do not have a picture of it.
Jon

[musketjon]

Roadking,
Haven't had a chance to try it out yet. I went camping this last weekend with the intentions of shooting it. It was soooooooooooooooooooo freakin' hot that I didn't even get the guns out of the car. Then Saturday it rained to beat the fires of Hades and as soon as it stopped it was like being in a sauna. I thought maybe I'd do some shooting Sunday morning. Got up, it was getting hot already so I said, "Drats, I'm going home." I'll try 'er out another time.
Jon

[Orlando]

Here ya go my friends
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f197/Garandlover/M1_T26_rifle_SPAR1908.jpg

http://www.nps.gov/spar/historyculture/m1-variations.htm

[musketjon]

Brother Timmy,
If you have Duff's Red Book, look on page 100. There is an S.A.N.H.S. photo of the rifle in question. It is showing two rifles. One has it and one doesn't. I remember the one with it.
Jon

[musketjon]

Thanks Orlando. I knew someone would help me out here.
Thanks
Jon

[musketjon]

Was the T27 the attempt at a full-auto weapon?
Jon

[sandsnow]

From canfield's book:
The T27 was select fire chambered in 7.62 NATO. Still had the 8 round enbloc

[musketjon]

Thanks Larry.
Jon

[Roadkingtrax]

Roadking,
Haven't had a chance to try it out yet. I went camping this last weekend with the intentions of shooting it. It was soooooooooooooooooooo freakin' hot that I didn't even get the guns out of the car. Then Saturday it rained to beat the fires of Hades and as soon as it stopped it was like being in a sauna. I thought maybe I'd do some shooting Sunday morning. Got up, it was getting hot already so I said, "Drats, I'm going home." I'll try 'er out another time.
Jon

I've been quite the temperature wussy this year. With the non-stop 110+ degree days it is no fun. I am also conditioned for a 2nd shift job, so getting up at 530am to be at the range for around 645am is not happening as easy. Even at 6am it is in the low 90's.

[musketjon]

["Drats, I'm going home." I'll try 'er out another time.]


"Drats" isn't what I originally posted. Who changed my posting-----Timmy??????
Jon

[timshufflin]

We aint in the war room lovey. Just picking up the pieces.

[smc51]

I think you need an 8/41 Pre-War Garand to go with all of those Garands

[musketjon]

[I think you need an 8/41 Pre-War Garand to go with all of those Garands]

Yah, that would make it 6. That's enough for TWO stacks!! I like your way of thinking.
Jon