King of Jouster

[p246]

I shot the second annual Garand Match at Perry in 1999 . Somewhere is a pic of the Garand Collectors allumni after the match... and I' m in it.... there weren't all that many

An old friend James "Jimmy" Sinclair that I shared the firing line with many many times was beat out of first by an x count in that match .

I have the great honor of laying claim that I once beat him in a full course 600 yd Garand match two years later by a full point {took second place myself that day}

Jimmy was also one of the first shooters on that TV show Top Shot

Very nice, I got all hot on my CMP Special a couple years ago. Shot all my M2 up. We stayed at the 600 yard range and didn’t push it any further. But it did well. I need to reload my good brass and push it out. Last year a guy brought a. NM Garand out to the field we can shoot up to 1350 in. We had a plate at 800. He was dropping them all around it when I figured out he was using Kentucky windage. Confirmed sight was zeroed and dialed 800 for him and wind (can’t remeber value) He was shooting the Hornady ammo timed to M2 ball. He started getting good hits. I was surprised he had never used the sights as designed. The rifle is very capable.

[Roadkingtrax]

Red...I'd take that bet you keyboard commando.

[p246]

Since my name was mentioned here, here is my $.02

FWIW, Back in 2005, I bought my first CMP M-1 Garand. I was familiar with the rifle because I carried one in drills for 2 years in the college ROTC program in the school I attended. Then in 22 weeks of USN Aviation Officer Candidate school (ran by USMC DI's) I carried, marched with, and ran miles carrying a Garand, I never fired one, never had any training on how to zero the rifle, never heard the term "cheek weld," etc.

Then I got my first CMP Garand, a post war HRA with a LMR barrel. I found out that there was a local CMP open match the following weekend. I dry fired the rifle in my living room floor from the prone and kneeling positions and entered the match having never fired a single round from a M-1. That was a while ago but IIRC there were over 40 shooters. I was probably the only guy there that didn't have a expensive spotting scope, a shooting jacket, gloves, and a store bought shooting mat. Bottom line, over all I finished 13th and in the 600 yard part I put 6 of 10 rounds in the black. I have never considered myself to be a good shot.

And yes with my 74 year old eyes, a failed left shoulder replacement, and no feeling in my legs... I would still kick Sandpeckers, and Roadkillsucker's ass.

Like I said, just my $.02.

Dam I’d love to get you three together for a shoot. I’d supply the guns and ammo. Oh the stories at the end of the day.

So I started along with my brothers shooting a Lithgow No 1Mark III. DAD figured cheap Pakistani ammo was a small investment to keep his boys out of trouble, we wore that thing out. I actually grew up thinking 1 in 10 LE rounds shot spaghetti out the barrel. Later in life I bought a slick No 4 and was really hooked. I do have a good Garand CMP special that’s been very accurate.

Red it’s not a Jouster Contest unless your in it.

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Red...I'd take that bet you keyboard commando.

I’m thinking you’d put a C note on it lol.

[togor]

Red let's make that '03s. Like Bill Mauldin says, a rifle, not a pepper grinder (with apologies to the fine M1).