M1 Garand vs Motorcycle

They'll always be makin' motorcycles. Just sayin'.....

I'd shell out the sheckles on an M1 and some ammo from the CMP.

M1 Garand hands down.....a motorcycle today will be worth nothing in 10 years

One of the advantages of collecting firearms is that their value rarely goes down and actually with times it almost guaranteed to go up (especially pieces like the Garand)....pleasure and an investment at the same time...what to wish more??
Everytime I buy a firearm I know that I'm not throwing money down the toilet like with cars or electronics...I consider my firearm collection part of my investment portfolio.

Garand... No question about it IMO! Nothing like the sound of that ping when she is empty and ready for more!

What kind of answers should you expect from us THR members?

Another vote for the Garand (surprise!)

Depends on the motorcycle and what you plan to do with it....I have more than one and have had one of them over 20 years. I have seen alot of the country and met a lot of good people through motorcycles.

Remington 700, Leupold scope, Harris bipod and some ammo.

Edit: I would say Arsenal AK but I think they're more then that now. A Garand would also be really cool though. I've REALLY thought about getting a motorcycle before, even got my license, but I just can't ignore that fact that I would probably kill myself on one. I know how I drive and I know on two wheels it wouldn't end well. I chose to have 3500lbs of GM around me instead. I'm sure you'll have a lot of fun with whatever you choose though. Lucky!

May I add ...get the Garand! You will still be having FUN shooting it when you're 65 years old and teaching your grand children how to load it ...and watching out for "M1 thumb"!
Go for the M!.

Mark

Garand, before they disappear. Besides, if you go down on the bike you might washout of the academy.

What'd they say over on the motorcycle forums?

In all honesty, you shouldn't blow the money on anything even if you think it's a good investment....Put the money aside for a down payment on a house....There's no shortage of Garands or motorcycles.

There's no shortage of Garands

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Um...CMP is running out.

Get a Garand Special Grade. Enjoy.

They aren't produce that go bad.

Garand, for sure.

But paying down your student loans (if you have them) is better, and making a $1000 Roth IRA contribution is probably best.

Take the Garand and buy yourself a bike when you get your first raise.

BTW, why is an AR15 out of the question because your father is buying you the gift?

Being a motorcycle rider since 15, and I am now 38 years old. I'd go for the M1 rifle. Don't put any kind of credit on yourself straight out of college. There will always be a motorcycle around for you, and I suggest paying cash for any motorcycle you want because the upkeep on a motorcycle is 4x what is on a car or truck.

So not only will you be putting yourself in a hole right out of college. You'll be adding extra cost of vehicle maintenance. Now that I am finished being a "Dad" I think you will thoroughly enjoy the .30-06 out of a legendary rifle that will give you years of joy. Yes, it costs to shoot it, but you'll learn to hand load if you don't already, and cut those costs down.

And just to give you an example: $1000 down on a $15,000 motorcycle (Harley Davidson Dyna my main riding machine ) your payments will be anywhere from $220-$280 per month along with a $30-$60 per month insurance payment. The M1 Garand will not cost you anything if unless youfeed it. The motorcycle payment has to be paid, or you will not have a motorcycle, and you will not have anyway to recoup your $1000. Dang! I went back into "Dad" mode again.

Have fun which ever you decide. Both require a great amount of safety and common sense to be applied when they are in use.

Scoped said:

i think the value of a Garand may out-weight an IRA in the future. No student loans here! full ride baby

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Possibly. But I suspect a $1000 investment growing tax-free for 45 years in a Roth will be worth more. Unless the government seizes private retirement accounts. In which case you'll need the Garand.

Eb1 said:

There will always be a motorcycle around for you, and I suggest paying cash for any motorcycle you want because the upkeep on a motorcycle is 4x what is on a car or truck.

So not only will you be putting yourself in a hole right out of college. You'll be adding extra cost of vehicle maintenance.

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That is a very sound reason to go for the rifle. A widely ignored fact is that if you can't pay cash for something you buy for fun you can't afford it.

A widely ignored fact is that if you can't pay cash for something you buy for fun you can't afford it.

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So very, very true. This is exactly why my truck (bought for hunting), my DR350s (bought for trails and back roads) and my Big Bear 400 (bought for hunting) were all paid for with cash.... of course they were also cheap and old when I got them but aside from appearances, that hasn't been a problem. In my opinion you don't want to go incurring a bunch of liabilities that have no chance of ever bringing you a return, especially right out of college.

If you are just getting out of school and don't have some cash reserves, I would set that $1k back and just sit on it. There are lots of things that can pop up in life that require some quick cash, if you don't have some stowed away, you might have to (mis)use credit cards, and that is a road you probably don't want to go down if you can avoid it.

I love guns & motorcycles.
I vote Garand.

Get the Garand.

Don't go into debt--yet.

Houses and motorcycles will available long after inexpensive Garands are gone.

Join your employer's retirement plan at the maximum contribution as soon as you can.

ColtPythonElite said:

Depends on the motorcycle and what you plan to do with it....I have more than one and have had one of them over 20 years.

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It depends on what you plan to do with the motorcycle.

If you don't have any personal transportation at all, a nice used motorcycle is an economical ride. Of course if you can't stand to get wet, cold, or sweaty, well then get an old car.

I rode several over 18 years with a couple years in tech school with no car. Getting around for only a few bucks in the gas tank is a nice thing. Shoot, I used to roll up pennies to fill up my tank back in the day. I guess you need to roll nickles and dimes these days though.

Open a Roth IRA, then buy some stocks of good companies that pay dividends. I advise against the motorcycle. It may be possible to put your Garand into your IRA, if you HAVE to have one.