To sell,.........or not.

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I'm having my usual terrible time. I bought a rifle earlier this year, one I've always dreamed of owning. Problem is, I don't have a place to shoot it (without driving a considerable distance).
I DO have several places to shoot handguns though (which I do often), and now I'm considering selling the rifle to fund the purchase of a new pistol that I JUST CAN'T DO WITHOUT.
I know I'll be sorry if I sell the rifle, but I do like to shoot. And what good is a firearm that gets pulled out of the safe once a year for 50 rds. or so?

What a dipstick (I am).
 
Details please.

Did you buy a rifle that you thought Obama will eventually ban? Then don't sell it.

Is it a 50 cal that you're not allowed to shoot at your local range?

What did you buy?:confused:
 
You're not a dipstick. We all acquire things we think we want/can use/can't live without, then realize it's not what we wanted/needed after all. And if we can't use the item, it's silly to keep it for sentimentality, or whatever.

But that's just me.
 
To be specific.

The rifle I bought was an M1 Garand.

My local range won't allow the use of FMJ ammo for rifles.

Something about the dang golf course just beyond the berm. We got too many golfers anyway.
 
i read somewhere that if you change some gas thing in the garand, you can shoot modern ammo (psp, hp, etc...)

experts please expand?
 
Tell'em no problem and load up with Incindiary/explosive...jk. I would think there would be alternatives you could use in your old warhorse.
 
as my wife says...you should never sell a a gun! and it would be especially criminal to sell your garand. you can always save for the handgun and keep the garand too.

on the other hand...what kind of handgun were you hoping for? i'd love to own a garand, and i might be willing to part with a handgun to make it happen...
 
Keep it!!!

I had a nice Garand years ago and foolishly traded it for a handgun with the same logic you are stating. I have always regretted doing that. Keep it. Your circumstances may change. If not, a Garand is fun to just fondle while watching "Band of Brothers" on your DVD player...;)
 
Keep the Garand, there are plenty non-FMJ 30-06 loadings that are fine to shoot in a Garand without messing with the gas system. Black Hills Match ammo comes to mind, although its a bit pricey. Look for ~155gr non-magnum hunting ammo. I think 150gr Remington Core-lockt is fine in the Garand and its pretty cheap as well.

Or start reloading, get a cheap Lee kit, and never look back. I started with a Lee hand-press and loaded only for my Garand and 30-06 bolt gun, and now I enjoy reloading almost as much as I enjoy shooting.
 
Hornady is now marketing ammunition specifically for the Garand. If you don't reload, find somebody that does and load your own soft/hollowpoints.
 
I got a fresh new $100 bill in my pocket, I'll take it off your hands. You can thank me later for solving your dilemma.:p
 
Elm fork has some silly rules on their rifle range, especially with their improved berm and baffles. Great place for shotguns, but the rifle range is almost useless. Last time I was there I was told that long guns had to have 4x optics or better to be fired at 100 yards.

I guess I have the same problem, but I look at it as more incentive to reload for my garand (and everything else) and shoot elsewhere whenever I can.

Can anyone recommend other ranges in the DFW area?
 
"Never sell a gun!" I like that, Texas Bulldog, and that's exactly what I say to my son. Trading up and selling on to buy another is okay. Guns are investments. If you never shoot it, it'll still be just as valuable next year or 20 years from now, and quite possibly much more.

The Garand is a very sweet rifle indeed. Ezy, you should'nt let it go. Instead you should feel priviledged to hold a piece of history in your posession.
 
ezypikns said:
The rifle I bought was an M1 Garand.

My local range won't allow the use of FMJ ammo for rifles.

Something about the dang golf course just beyond the berm. We got too many gophers anyway.
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Keep the Garand!! Suck it up, save your pennies, quit going out to eat and ordering in, do without whatever until you can buy that handgun.

I quit selling guns about 30 years ago. Every time I would sell one sure as the devil I would want it back within 6 months. Havent sold one since. Of course I had to buy another safe a few years ago and am now due for yet another. Such is life.
 
They aren't making any more Garands; get 'em while you can.

Keep it, use different ammo, keep it for those 50 rounds a year that you love to shoot, whatever. Selling the thing you've always wanted will leave you kicking yourself. Upgrading is one thing, discarding a dream rifle's another.
 
surely you can find a bthp the garand will shoot, or even a plastic tipped bullet...?

at any rate, unless you are in duress, i wouldn't sell the gun.
 
Don't do it! You'll deprive your grandkids (and maybe a son-in-law?) the pleasure oh shooting such a fine weapon! :)
 
Boolit said:
"Never sell a gun!" I like that, Texas Bulldog, and that's exactly what I say to my son. Trading up and selling on to buy another is okay. Guns are investments. If you never shoot it, it'll still be just as valuable next year or 20 years from now, and quite possibly much more.

The Garand is a very sweet rifle indeed. Ezy, you should'nt let it go. Instead you should feel priviledged to hold a piece of history in your posession.
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Why would anyone buy a gun and never shoot it? That's just WRONG!
 
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