is an m1 still a viable battle rifle or is it completely obsolete?

is an m1 still a viable battle rifle or is it completely obsolete?

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  1. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    It’ll kill someone but you probably want 30 round detachable mags tbh you’re not Gran Torino

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      >he needs to miss 29 times
      Or just shoot Highpower and learn to shoot.

      • 1 year ago
        Anonymous

        You own other guns the m1 is not your bedside gun so shut the frick up

        • 1 year ago
          Anonymous

          You own nothing so stfu.

          • 1 year ago
            Anonymous

            Post guns immediately

            • 1 year ago
              Anonymous

              And the updated handgun collection

            • 1 year ago
              Anonymous

              Anon hasn't delivered. Anon is full of shit.

            • 1 year ago
              Anonymous

              >Post guns
              I already did you moronic cat owner of a moronic cat. You replied to my post with guns in it homosexual. Do all moronic homosexuals own moronic homosexual cats?

              • 1 year ago
                Anonymous

                Your collection is small and shitty

              • 1 year ago
                Anonymous

                Bigger than your puny bait moron.

      • 1 year ago
        Anonymous

        Holding fewer rounds is a handicap. This is from someone who loves shotguns, has taken shotgun courses, but still recognizes that having 30+ rounds available in a rifle creates massive advantage.

        • 1 year ago
          Anonymous

          >having 30+ rounds available in a rifle creates massive advantage.
          Imagine the advantage of a 30rng shotgun?

          • 1 year ago
            Anonymous

            It would absolutely be an advantage but we both know a 30 round box of 12 gauge would be comical and impractical. Even the magazine pictured holds like what 3 to 5 shells?

            • 1 year ago
              Anonymous

              5. A 20 drum is a thing for these.

        • 1 year ago
          Anonymous

          How much do you plan on missing if the ammo you can reasonably have in a shotgun these days isn't enough?

  2. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    >completely obsolete?
    Nothing that puts your eye out is obsolete at all. Of course The Queen of the Battlefield is completley viable.

  3. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    It'll still kill someone dead as shit. It is still good, but it is outdated and outclassed by more modern weapons.

  4. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    It was already obsolescent end of war and into Korea. Low capacity, heavy, fairly prone to malfunctions due to it's open system.

    You could certainly do worse but you could absolutely do better for less $$

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      Id argue it was fine still at the end of WWII if only due to manufacturing capacity of M1s vs things like AKs and Sgts. The M1 is at least on par with the sks and m1 carbine

      • 1 year ago
        Anonymous

        The SKS is better for general infantry use. Especially the Chinese mag fed ones. I'd still take an STG over either of them though. Full powered rounds as mass issue only makes sense from a logistics standpoint because you only need to ship one kind of round for your rifles and GPMGs.

        • 1 year ago
          Anonymous

          how many functional SKS and STG were made by 1945? the garand was not obsolescent in 1945 if for no other reason than it was the only semi auto rifle that could be produced in sufficient numbers to field for the whole army in 1945. The garand does not become obsolescent until we see mass fielding of detachable magazine rifles

  5. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    >viable battle rifle
    yes, it still works
    >completely obsolete
    yes, it has been superseded by rifles that do everything it does better and cheaper

  6. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    it will become obsolete when you run out of ammo or parts to mantain it

  7. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    >weight, too heavy
    Ok. Or lift more. Off-hand shots are for morons in basic, as soon as you hear the whiz and crack, you hit the deck and fire prone. Even off-hand with a 14.5 AR, you'll be stable for less than a couple of minutes. At least the weight sucks up the recoil well.
    >30-06
    Heavy but you won't need to hit the target twice. Inability to lay suppressive fire will be your biggest weakness.
    >does not run dirty
    Keep your guns clean. I don't care how well it does in the mud test, keep it clean and wet. Unless it's cold or sandy, then clean and dry lube.

    If it's all I had, I would be fine with it. The only real downside is the lack of centerline optics mounts due to stripped clip feeding.

  8. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    It’s one of the best semi-auto options outside of the HCAR of you wanna be able to clap level IV plates
    I love mine (though mine is technically not a M1, but a Gavaer M/50)

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      >clap level IV plates
      >clap the plate that by very definition must withstand 3006 AP
      You're going to need to go bigger or get some specialty tungsten stuff to do that, anon.

      • 1 year ago
        Anonymous

        what is going to clap level IV plates that isn't tungsten ammo and isn't going all the way up to a .50 BMG?

        I'm ashamed to ask, but are you fricking moronic? Go back you piece of shit.

        maybe? I'm just new to guns and trying to learn stuff so i can decide what full power rifle to buy/build

        • 1 year ago
          Anonymous

          >maybe? I'm just new to guns and trying to learn stuff so i can decide what full power rifle to buy/build

          Anon, a collector's item like the M1 Garand will cost a small fortune for a mil-surp one left over from the 50s that is still in halfway good condition.
          https://www.gunbroker.com/item/959551306
          There is one from the Civilian Marksmanship Program in "Service Grade" that is already starting to rust for $7,900 USD.
          vs
          https://palmettostatearmory.com/psa-gen3-pa10-18-mid-length-308-win-1-10-stainless-steel-15-lightweight-m-lok-str-2-stage-rifle6.html
          PSA manufactured AR-10 for $850 that is newer, better built and generally superior in every way.
          Unless you are trying to LARP as a WWII or Korean War soldier, have a hardon for 30-06 or just REALLY like old collectible rifles, you could save thousands of dollars by just buying a newer rifle + better optics and ammo.

          • 1 year ago
            Anonymous

            >$7,900
            I think you've added an extra 0 somewhere in there

        • 1 year ago
          Anonymous

          >what is going to clap level IV plates that isn't tungsten ammo and isn't going all the way up to a .50 BMG?
          Very large magnum caliber stuff going very fast. Preferably with tungsten or at the very least hardened steel penetrators.

          Lvl IV can defeat even 338/.50 but with massive backface deformation so it might not matter the round was caught. The blunt trauma is probably lethal at that point.

          You're much better off shooting where the armor isn't than trying to crack it.

          • 1 year ago
            Anonymous

            >better off shooting the where the armor isn't
            is training on the groin area a good idea? it's larger than a head, full of arteries and other important stuff, and if you miss you could still catch the legs or lower stomach.

            • 1 year ago
              Anonymous

              its always been about leg meta especially with shotguns

              • 1 year ago
                Anonymous

                I thought I just clicked out of the Tarkov thread.

      • 1 year ago
        Anonymous

        I thought level IV could only stop one round of Black tip? Regardless, it’s still capable of breaking through NIJ III plates

        Are you actually moronic?

        Nah, just made a mistake. It happens lol. Still love me Garand

        • 1 year ago
          Anonymous

          Maybe it's the lighting, but I feel like the wood furniture needs some TLC.

          • 1 year ago
            Anonymous

            Yep. It’s a work in progress. That picture was taken just after stripping the decades old grease out of the stock, and then after I reblued the metal. I’m in the slow process of fixing it up. It’s a CMP field grade. Currently waiting on some Briwax to fix the wood up.

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      >understanding NIJ 0101.06 is hard

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      Are you actually moronic?

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      >clap

      i hate all these dumb nerds who only started using this word the MOMENT the boogboy memes came out.

  9. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    obsolete doesn't mean it doesn't still go bang. obsolete means that it's outclassed by other newer things in every metric, and it is.

  10. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    I mean, it is still a 30-06, which makes it a dangerous full-power rifle. That said:
    >8 Round stripper CLIPS
    >No box magazine compatibility
    >Shitty reloads
    >Zero compatibility with modern optics and electronics
    >Questionable compatibility with muzzle devices
    >Not even the most accurate weapon of it's era

    Its kind of like, literally why? The money you spend of one in good condition could go towards a weapon that is superior in every way.

  11. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    I'm ashamed to ask, but are you fricking moronic? Go back you piece of shit.

  12. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    It was never a battle rifle.

  13. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    Compared to modern rifles yes its obsolete but that dosen't mean it isn't viable, just much less practical than your modern options. It can still perform as a battlefield instrument so long as there is ammo to chew and the limitations of the platform don't conflict with the tactics in play.
    The Garand has a lot of time before it is relegated to the same level of irrelevance as a musket had during the Second World War.

  14. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    .30-06 is the lord's caliber, it doesn't just kill the body but the soul as well

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      how much is .30-06 black tip going for i have a can of it i got off arms list like over a decade ago

  15. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    Viable but wouldn't be my first choice if I had to pick up a battle rifle.

  16. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    As long as the Mosin is still issued, it's not the worse thing you can fight with, but you definitely don't want to fight alone if that's all you got.
    Real killer among weapons is the explosives, and small arms are for pinning your enemy in place to administer them.

  17. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    my main rifle is a muzzleloader shes accurate enough and gets the job done with one round i wont be storming the trenches with it but it will make an ok 2nd/3rd line rifle to follow behind all the guys with gucci gear and snag a new rifle off some dead enemy or friendly that wont be needing theirs anymore
    so dont knock anything that shoots whether obsolete or even antique
    so 30-06 or a .50 cal minie ball ain't anything to laugh at if you know how to aim

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