1943 Springfield M1 Garand 30.06 w/bayonet

Army vet here. More of a military history buff rather than a “gun nut”.

However (I have a feeling) after I put a few rounds through this bad boy, am I gonna get hooked onto a fun or possibly expensive hobby like collecting guns? 😆

All my military/Law enforcement buddies essentially have similar stories “Pop gave me his rifle before he passed and now I have 20 guns” or something along those lines. It’s kinda funny but possibly alarming if I fall in love with this “hobby” lol

I thought yall would appreciate this

Plan on barrel break in this weekend but looks pretty sweet for a cheap set up. Not liking the stock at all but in this price point about all stocks are throw aways. We’ll see how she shoots!

Imma go weatherby V

Told my uncle I’d give him market value of this rifle, does anyone know what it’s worth before I refinished the entire thing and then what it’s worth now? It looks brand new through and through.

This is my 1930 Spanish Mauser model 1916. It was sporterized around 1960-70 I believe, its got a nice peephole sight that needed an aperture and has a gorgeous Monte Carlo style English walnut stock (potentially teak, not 100% sure). It is not numbers matching, but it is one of the most comfortable rifles I've shot. Planning on bringing it out to the range again soon.

Any recommendations to update the rifle?

My 2026 hunting rifle