Garand, M1A, AK-47 What To Do?

[amprecon]

Ok, here's my situation. I have an M1A standard with ARMS #18 mount with a Nikon 6X42 scope mounted. I also have an M1 Garand with the Scout Mount and Aimpoint CompC3 2X 1moa red dot attached. And then an SLR-95 with the Ultimak rail and Aimpoint CompC3 2moa red dot.
I feel that I must have a scoped rifle for hunting at range and other long range applications. I also feel that I cannot get rid of the SLR-95 at all as it's just the ubiquitous shtf defense carbine. Now the Garand on the other-hand I'm having trouble justifying. I felt that it would be the medium range woods gun as I have the 2X red dot on it, but at the ranges I'd be shooting at in the woods, the SLR-95 could do that job fine and not be as heavy and bulky. So I'm having trouble finding a niche for the Garand. I have also been looking at the M1A Scout Squad 18" rifle. I think that putting a red dot on that would make it a more niche filling gun than the Garand, being lighter and handier and still having the punch. So I've been mulling over the idea of selling off the Garand and 2X red dot and putting that money on a M1A Scout and adding a red dot to it. I'd also be narrowing down my calibers from three to two.
Had the Garand been scope mounting friendly I'd probably not even have the M1A as it has the range and all my bases would've been covered. Maybe I should off-load the Garand all-together. Maybe I should just stop thinking, keep what I have and shut-up.
I'm just not one to duplicate tools that'll do the same job, trying to keep things uncomplicated.
So if you decided to keep the Garand in it's current configuration, what niche would you use it to fill?
Would I be duplicating my tools by getting an M1A Scout with a red dot?
I guess the best set-up would be keeping the scoped M1A, losing the Garand and the SLR-95 and adding the M1A Scout with red dot. Then I'd be down to one caliber and all gaps would be filled.

 

[P.B.Walsh]

keep what I have and shut up

There's you answer, dont get rid of that Grand, unless you want to give it to me, I don't have one and would LOVE to have a M1 Grand.

 

[lipadj46]

Maybe I should just stop thinking, keep what I have and shut-up.

Keep that garand. I get the sense that the supply of cheap CMP garands is coming to an end. Keep it even if you just pull it out once a year. I guarantee you will regret selling it.

 

[Rshooter]

Don't sell a Garand unless you have two. They are getting harder to find every day. That is one gun sale you will surely regret. :banghead:

1903
Garand
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[Bwana John]

What To Do?

Id get rid of the glass and batteries on the MBR's first.

Then Id get a nice bolt action M700 or M70 and put the Nikon 6 x 42 on it for a light, precision hunting rifle.

 

[amprecon]

Sorry, but I'm not very fond of any other action types aside from semi-auto. I tolerate my 870 pump gun and model 10 revolver, but that's it, everything else is semi.
Of the rifles mentioned the SLR-95 would be the hardest for me to let go.

 

[61chalk]

You said you didn't feel your Garand scope mount was very friendly...not sure what yours looks like...?...Have you checked out Fulton Armoury? They have a scope mount that fits where the rear sight location is. You can mount any scope on it an I've heard they are very good, they list for around 95.00?

 

[H2O MAN]

Adding an 18.0" Bush, Scout or MK14 is an excellent idea... can you do it without dumping any of what you currently own?

 

[P.B.Walsh]

Fulton Armory also has a scout mount for a Grand.

 

[minutemen1776]

Why are you attempting to justify your trio of battle rifles by finding hunting niches for each of them?

 

[ezypikns]

Just bought a Garand........

after years of lusting after one. What someone does with their firearms is, of course, their business and no one else's.

Still, I wouldn't change or add anything to that fine old weapon. It just wouldn't seem RIGHT somehow.

 

[H2O MAN]

http://www.amegaranges.com/M1Garand.php

 

[amprecon]

About the Garand, what I was saying was that if the Garand was scope mounting ready the M1A would've probably not been necessary. I was not aware of any traditional rear mounted scope mount available for the Garand. But here's a pic of how it's outfitted right now.

 

[61chalk]

If you PM FlyinBryan, I think he had a rear scope mount, he can probably provide info. an picture...I think he got pretty good accuracy from it. The picture of the one you have just seems to be too far forward mounted for my kind of eye-relief scopes....I thought FlyinBryan would of chimed in by now.....?