Subj : Re: .22 SAA
To   : ryan
From : Gamgee
Date : Fri May 29 2020 03:23 pm

-=> ryan wrote to Gamgee <=-

 Ga> In this particular case, I am indeed "real choosy".  To me such
 Ga> things are not authentic M1s (or carbines).  You said it yourself
 Ga> right there - "mostly" new old stock parts.  "Mostly" is not good
 Ga> enough here (for me at least).  :-)

 ry> In spite of any differences you and I have had in the past...I
 ry> guess we have one thing in common. I want an M1 badly. I served
 ry> in the 82nd Airborne Division and really engrossed myself with
 ry> the unit's history, and even walked some of the 82nd's WW2
 ry> battlefields in Europe.

Yes.... the M1 is legendary.  I have one that I got from the CMP, 
it's not an "original" from WW2, but as close as I could get (for 
now).  It is from that era, although with a new barrel.  The 
stock and receiver/action are original (Harrington and 
Richardson).  Also have an orignal bayonet for it.  I have fired 
it quite a bit, mostly using surplus Greek ammo (HXP) that the CMP 
sells.  It's a real joy to shoot.

Lot of history there in the 82nd, and very cool that you got to 
walk some of those battlefields.  Thanks for your service.  I'm 
retired Navy myself, and had a pretty fair amount of firearm usage 
while I was in.

I'll assume you've watched the mini-series "Band of Brothers"... 
which of course is about the 101st, but pretty close to what the 
82nd did/does.  If you haven't seen it you need to binge watch it 
this weekend.  Fantastic.

 ry> Here's a kind of bizarre story, not really related, but I suspect
 ry> folks here may appreciate it. We did a raid in east Baghdad in
 ry> 2007 and recovered a 1911 with a colt stamp in the side and a
 ry> serial number. We traced the serial number back to a lieutenant
 ry> who was killed in action I think in Italy or North Africa or
 ry> something in WW2. It's now in the 82nd's museum.

Now that's cool.

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