Wood and Steel

[StagLefty]

I love the old military rifles. The only current one I own is a Smith Corona 1903A3.
I also have an old German bolt action shotgun from I believe WWII. I wish I'd picked up a Garand when I was working,had a few good deals slip away.

[Bailey Guns]

It's almost as if I can hear those old guns whispering. I've got a nice CMP Garand even though it's a Korean War vintage gun. Absolutely a work of art. It just makes everything feel right holding on to a piece of history like that.

I can only imagine what it took for a guy to carry one of those things, all day, every day, under the worst conditions imaginable. It's hard to know if you could measure up to the guys that did that.

And I agree about the 1917...I like it far more than the 03.