Post: #1

http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nat...03154.html
http://strategypage.com/htmw/htproc/arti...20122.aspx

If any of you guys are firearms or World War 2 enthusiasts, this is a great opportunity to own an authentic M1 Garand. I will be purchasing one--it should compliment my Mauser k98 nicely.

Post: #2

Great heads up on this. Collecting and shooting firearms is one of my favorite hobbies. May have to purchase an ole M1.

My first gun purchased was an M91/30 Mosin-Nagant made in 1935. Paid $107.00 for it back in 2008, and though I own other firearms, it's still my favorite.

7.62x54mm rounds are no fucking joke, either.

Post: #3

That's great news. Unfortunately, the Obama Administration is still blocking the importation of over 700,000 M-1 carbines. American history melted down as scrap because of gun-haters.

You guys should watch the 1952 movie about the inventor of the M-1 carbine, who designed and built the rifle by hand while serving time in prison. I kid you not. It will blow your mind. The guy designed the rifle in his head and built the rifle out of scrap while in prison.

"Carbine Williams" (1952) Starring Jimmy Stewart:

"This is the story of David Marshall 'Marsh' Williams, the real life inventor of the world famous M-1 Carbine automatic riffle used in WWII. It all started when Marsh, who was one to do things his way, was caught distilling moonshine, and was accused and convicted of shooting a federal officer in the process. This at first placed him in the chain gang which labeled him as a hard case. Later, to make room for those more deserving, he was moved to a prison farm, where he came under the direction of Captain H.T. Peoples. The Captain was a mild mannered warden, who did not shy from discipline when necessary, but also believed that given the opportunity, most men will respond to good. Believing that Marsh was just such a person, the Captain gave him every opportunity to reform, so much so, that he eventually allowed Marsh to work in the tool shop on his spare time to develop and build by hand, a working rifle, inside the prison farm itself."

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0044480/