I am of course talking about the beautiful M1 Garand. Made by a Canadian for the US to kick some Natsie ass. Able to put 8 high accurate shots down range into the skull of a Jerry at 800 yards. There is no better rifle in the world.
Exageration aside, it is hard to not respect the design that is the Garand. Chambered in the amazing 30-06 cartridge, it was a force to be reckoned with on the Battlefield. Given the American soldier's history as a rifleman, I can see why the krauts were scared.
It's a design that is still around today in a slightly updated form as the M-14. Changed to have a detachable box magazine, as well as a smaller chambering in 7.62x51mm, it was an overall improvement to the Garand design.
Though there is nothing quite like the [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVtDjNkOY-c]*PING*[/url] of a Garand ejecting a clip from the magazine.
Want a Garand of your own? Join [url=http://www.odcmp.com/]the Civilian Marksmanship Program[/url] and you can get your hands on a surplus M1 Garand for anywhere from 400 to 1200 dollars, depending on Condition.
Want an M-14? Look at the Springfield Armory M1A line. For a cool 1200 minimum you can roll with a sexy semi-auto M14 lookalike.
Also, bonus points for the first one to name the quote.
-
General George S. Patton I love the Garand. It's an amazing design, especially for a time when most armies were armed with bolt-actions.