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Post by bigred on Aug 13, 2006 11:23:07 GMT -5
is their such ting as an m1 garand with a scope any replies welcomed
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Nimlas
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Post by Nimlas on Aug 13, 2006 11:53:02 GMT -5
Yes, this has been covered before.
THe M1C and M1D, neither of them was used in the war.
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Post by CharleyNovember on Aug 13, 2006 12:54:43 GMT -5
Too late in the war to really see service they were used somewhat during the Korean conflict but by that point were really behind the curve since the M14 was the next evolution. You could use one scoped and it would be "more" correct than an M4 or AK however
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Post by 5thrangerinfantry on Aug 13, 2006 17:55:37 GMT -5
I once heard that there was a unit in the pacific that rigged a hand full of scopes onto regualar garands cuz a shell landed on the crates of springfields - cant verify that though...
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Post by 2nd Bat on Aug 13, 2006 22:36:39 GMT -5
The real challenge with a scope on a Garand is that it loaded it's clip from the top and ejected it that way as well. Hence the scope had to be off center. This through off the spot weld which required a leather boot with a cheek heel that matched the off center scope. In additon the Army added a muzzale hide. These specialized Garand sniper rifles were field tested and approved before the wars end but there is no convincing evuidence that I've seen to suggest they made it into combat. I have seen some photos with the Alaska Command supposedly WW2 with these Garands.
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Post by 101st all the way! on Aug 14, 2006 16:00:58 GMT -5
On the movie Battle of The Bulge they use them. Which i don't know if thats just hollywood or not. Then on Medal of Honor European Assult they have them. Once again i don't know if you should base it off those but I'm just trying to help anyway I can.
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Post by 5thrangerinfantry on Aug 16, 2006 8:20:48 GMT -5
that whole movie was nothing but hollywood.....
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