>>935740289I don't shoot them, it's been a lifelong goal to get every infantryman rifle from 1900-2010, WW1 to GWOT.
Some I bought some I built, I had to join a club to get a M1 Garand from the Civilian Marksmanship Program. I bought a Springfield M1A and turned it into an M14 with original fiberglass hand guard, for my Dad. I bought him a Sig M17, and I bought a second one and had a Sig kit to make it a M18.
To me, these are just icons of history. The gun isn't the problem, it's just a tool.