Re: Need input for a Garand M1C Sniper Rifle
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: DFOOSKING</div><div class="ubbcode-body">KraigWY has often said he has time with this rifle system while in the ANG if memoery serves.
I'm surprised he hasn't offered some insight. </div></div>
Yeah I ran several sniper schools for the Alaska National Guard using the M1C/Ds but I don’t know much about the after market scopes/mounts except what I get form the CMP Forums. That would be the place to go.
We had 5 BNs, and each was suppose to have 12 snipers, but they averaged about 18-24. We had a surplus of rifles plus I had a supply of scopes/mounts and other parts to keep them going.
After we got the M21s the rifles were turned in (probably what you see from CMP now. The other scopes /mounts/parts were turned in as junk. (Wished I’d kept them now, they weren’t on my property books)
Anyway, about the C vs D. The C was originally converted M1s. They took a good quality M1 and mounted the G&H mount. The Ds were built from the “get go” as sniper rifles.
In reality, accuracy wise, there is no difference between the two. Both worked quite well. Sure there was exceptions, some didn’t shoot worth a hoot, some were outstanding, but that occurred in both rifles, not one or the other.
If you learn to shoot the M1s they are outstanding. With the ball ammo you sighted them in at 50 yards, they were good to 900. The 50 yard marks on the M-84 scopes were quite consistent. We used mostly M-72 (’06 match). It shot a tad different but you had to have an exceptional shooter to tell the difference.
With either, It was not difficult to keep the rounds on the E-Silhouette to 900 yards.
If you get a good tight rifle, (don’t matter if it’s a C or D except D’s from CMP are cheaper) and a good mount/scope, these rifles are more then capable of cleaning the 300 & 600 yard targets used in the CMP Vintage Sniper Matches.