I don't have a lot of details on my Great Grandpa's military history other than Ohio Infantry in WWI. My Grandpa was Marine Corp Infantry WWII and I know is that he was on Midway Island for a long time. I'm sure my Great Grandfather would have had a 1903 of some sort in WWI, and I'm not sure if my Grandpa would have likely had one of those left overs for WWII because I don't think everyone got an M1 Garand especially in the Marines.
With that in mind, I've been kicking around the idea of getting my hands on a 1903 of some kind as a shooter. I'm not a collector, and I do like the stretch the legs on whatever I buy. What kind of 1903 should I look at for a shooter and are there some variants that are better than the others? At some point this will be a history lesson for the next generation when I show them what our family members have carried to war in the past.
Thoughts?
With that in mind, I've been kicking around the idea of getting my hands on a 1903 of some kind as a shooter. I'm not a collector, and I do like the stretch the legs on whatever I buy. What kind of 1903 should I look at for a shooter and are there some variants that are better than the others? At some point this will be a history lesson for the next generation when I show them what our family members have carried to war in the past.
Thoughts?