I like it! The grain of the wood shows through and the light dark color has a great contrast. I never could figure why Walnut was the only acceptable wood. I never got into collecting like my son did but rescued a number of Bubba's rifles. Birch never looked like walnut no matter how much stain you apply . I had a **** 39 with a birds eye maple that look fantastic. It's a shooter that had an ugly dress, nice tough-up
I like it, of course you are really the only one that has to like it.
I redid a stock years ago on a little 22 rifle and after removing the dark stain it looked about like that. The lady that ended up with that stock loved the blond color.
Had an uncle who had a "ceremonial" Garand with bright chrome metal and a stock that looked glossy like that. It shot just fine and he took a whitetail with it one year. Deer didn't care. But now that you're half way, you might as well chrome it too...
I'm thinking of getting it re-parked.
-Zorba, "The Veiled Male"
"If you get it and didn't work for it, someone else worked for it and didn't get it..."
Never got the point of a bayonet, other than to say you have a bayonet.
It's handy if you need to stab someone.
Or there's cheesecake.
Well, for civilian use I agree-----------for future military use, who knows------for
crowd control it could have use
I remember the drill for crowd control with bayonets. Step-thrust, Step-thrust. It worked with sheathed bayonets on the M-14, but I bet it would have worked better with the sheathe left on the web belt. Sayin'.
“I refuse to answer that question on the grounds that I don't know the answer” ― Douglas Adams
The decision was made: the British troops fixed bayonets.
They ran across 600 feet of open ground toward the entrenched enemy. Once on
top of the Mahdi fighters, the British bayoneted 20 of the militia. Fierce
hand-to-hand combat followed for five hours. The
Queen's men suffered only three injuries.
"We were pumped up on adrenaline — proper angry," Pvt. Anthony Rushforth told The Sun, a London-based
newspaper. "It's only afterwards you think, 'Jesus, I actually did
that.' "
What started as a surprise attack on a British convoy ended with 28 dead
militiamen and three wounded U.K. troops.
Jihadi propaganda at the time told young fighters that Western armies
would run from ambushes and never engage in close combat. They were wrong.
Remaining static was not an option. Firing a rocket at one of the insurgent
positions, Corporal Jones ordered three of his men to fix bayonets before
breaking cover and leading them across 80 metres of open ground raked by enemy
fire.
He continued:
I asked them if they were happy. They were all quite young
lads and the adrenalin was racing. I shouted ‘follow me’ and we went for it.
I got ‘Commander’s Legs’ on and was going very quickly. I
realised I’d left them behind a bit, so had to slow down and was engaged again,
so I organised my guys who started attacking the enemy firing points.
As two of the soldiers provided fire support, Corporal Jones prepared a hand
grenade for the final assault. He raced towards an alley and was about to throw
the grenade but realised the buildings were occupied so put the grenade away.
But the speed, aggression and audacity of his response caused the insurgents
to fall back in disarray.
I saw one of the hackleberry stained M1s yesterday. Looked like someone dropped in an outhouse. Still...I would get a proper walnut stock for it and wouldn't finish it shiny,
Concealed carry is for protection, open carry is for attention.
timc - formerly known as timc on the last G&A forum and timc on the G&A forum before that and the G&A forum before that.....
AKA: Former Founding Member
The original looked like a plastic M1 like the ones that came with the 1965 GI-Joe.
That is "probably" the most complimentary anyone has been of the original. In any event, it does look better IMHO, even if it *is* the "wrong" color! Sandbox special, that's it! Special desert adapted Garand!
-Zorba, "The Veiled Male"
"If you get it and didn't work for it, someone else worked for it and didn't get it..."
Looks way better than the original finish. And way, WAY better than a Garand in a plastic composite stock! You need a picture of you in your yard holding it like the scene from the Clint Eastwood movie where he's holding the Garand and says "Get off my lawn!"
“I refuse to answer that question on the grounds that I don't know the answer” ― Douglas Adams
Looks just fine to me. My Garand has a birch butt stock and a walnut hand guard and barrel cover whatever you call that piece down by the gas port. I tried staining the light pieces but it didn't work out like I'd hoped. But it looks better than two tone. Of course for the sake of looks and aesthetics I'd prefer getting walnut replacement pieces. But yours looks custom. Good job.
Daddy, what's an enabler?
Son that's somebody with nothing to do with his time but keep me in trouble with mom.
You need a picture of you in your yard holding it like the scene from the Clint Eastwood movie where he's holding the Garand and says "Get off my lawn!"
You're right - and I should probably do it in my EGA (Elegant Gothic Aristocrat) outfit!
-Zorba, "The Veiled Male"
"If you get it and didn't work for it, someone else worked for it and didn't get it..."
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"If you get it and didn't work for it, someone else worked for it and didn't get it..."
crowd control it could have use
It worked with sheathed bayonets on the M-14, but I bet it would have worked better with the sheathe left on the web belt. Sayin'.
― Douglas Adams
The decision was made: the British troops fixed bayonets.
They ran across 600 feet of open ground toward the entrenched enemy. Once on top of the Mahdi fighters, the British bayoneted 20 of the militia. Fierce hand-to-hand combat followed for five hours. The Queen's men suffered only three injuries.
"We were pumped up on adrenaline — proper angry," Pvt. Anthony Rushforth told The Sun, a London-based newspaper. "It's only afterwards you think, 'Jesus, I actually did that.' "
What started as a surprise attack on a British convoy ended with 28 dead militiamen and three wounded U.K. troops.
Jihadi propaganda at the time told young fighters that Western armies would run from ambushes and never engage in close combat. They were wrong.
Remaining static was not an option. Firing a rocket at one of the insurgent positions, Corporal Jones ordered three of his men to fix bayonets before breaking cover and leading them across 80 metres of open ground raked by enemy fire.
He continued:
I asked them if they were happy. They were all quite young lads and the adrenalin was racing. I shouted ‘follow me’ and we went for it.
I got ‘Commander’s Legs’ on and was going very quickly. I realised I’d left them behind a bit, so had to slow down and was engaged again, so I organised my guys who started attacking the enemy firing points.
As two of the soldiers provided fire support, Corporal Jones prepared a hand grenade for the final assault. He raced towards an alley and was about to throw the grenade but realised the buildings were occupied so put the grenade away.
But the speed, aggression and audacity of his response caused the insurgents to fall back in disarray.
nice job!
AKA: Former Founding Member
"If you get it and didn't work for it, someone else worked for it and didn't get it..."
"If you get it and didn't work for it, someone else worked for it and didn't get it..."
― Douglas Adams
Son that's somebody with nothing to do with his time but keep me in trouble with mom.
"If you get it and didn't work for it, someone else worked for it and didn't get it..."