Took a couple of Springfield Rifles to the Range

[AJ]

Not Springfields............but still military.

Never paid more than $400.00 for one except the original M1A1's

 

[BillyKframe]

Here is mine I’ve had since the late 70s. It is a Springfield, I think from1945. The short bayonet is a Union Fork & Hoe and the long one is an Oneida.

 

[Tazman11]

Be careful with these rifles. First you start innocently enjoying the rifle for a casual shoot. Them you stumble into another one you really like. After a while they start breeding like bunnies. Then you want to really stretch your legs and end up with something like this. Tony Ben built with some parts I had gathered. Test fired it yesterday and it shoot 1/2” groups with Federal GMM. I’m going to work steel to 1000 with it. It all started with a SOCOM the first year they made them. Enjoy.

 

[Tazman11]

I can hang with the best of them. Unfortunately (or fortunately) they multiply and I have more as this is an old picture. I just love them and can never fill my hunger.

 

[cowboy94916]

I have owned 5 of each M1 Garand and M1a. Love shooting them both. I currently have amy WW2 service grade garand from CMP and a Springfield Armory National Match, from when they were still converting CMP guns. Likewise I retained a Standard grade and a Supermatch M1a.
I will have them till i go to that great range in the hereafter, then the kids can split them up.

 

[AJ]

Have a friend that he and I went to the CMP North Store at least every year. Some times he went with his Brother-In-Law. He now owns 30 M1 Garands (also 32 M1 Carbines). We try to shoot several every time I go to his house.

 

[Matt_X]

All I can say is take your self and any kids or grandkids that are old enough, or a buddy, to a local CMP service rifle match. The one I go to is pretty low key and only takes an hour (not including setup and packing out). If the range has electronic scoring then its going to be that much easier.