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Originally Posted by pro-nra
If you find Garand "punishing" don't shoot a 1903/03-A3 of the same caliber as they are a mule. I'm a small guy and can shoot 100 rounds through my Garand without any issues. I can only do about 5 with 1903/03-A3 without a Limbsaver on the butt stock...
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This is absolutely true.
Took both out last wknd, the 03-A3 has a straight sporter stock (no sling) that I chopped and installed a 1" pachmayr magnum recoil pad onto. W/ proper cheek-weld it still loosed my molars.
The Garand, on the other hand, is a pleasure to shoot. Shot Fifty (50) rounds w/ the steel butt and only a cotton shirt. The key is proper shooting positions and the prodigious use of the rifle sling.
M1 Rifle Training pt1
Using the web sling
After the initial sight-in of the rifle, I always shoot Garands from field positions w/ the sling.
It makes that 9.5 lb. rifle into a 209.5 lb. rifle.
GR