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This WWII-era Battle of the Bulge relic M1 Garand tells a story (VIDEO)

The NRA Museum, in honor of the 71st anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge, brought out a relic M1 dug up from the Ardennes near the Belgium border that has seen better days.

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M1 Garand – Another Storied Gun

The familiar name, M1 Garand, is from the inventor John Garand, who spent a 34-year career designing & improving semi-automatic military rifles at the Springfield Armory...

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Philippines Special Forces look like they come from 1975, but do it correct (VIDEO)

The Special Forces Regiment (Airborne) of the Philippines Army was modeled after the U.S. Green Berets to some extent, and they have a very distinct Mekong Delta look about them. Formed in the 1960s, SF got broke in the hard way by supporting the Filipino contingent fighting in Vietnam but when that war ended, they […]

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John F. Kennedy’s sweet National Match M1 Garand (9 PHOTOS)

While serving as a U.S. Senator, WWII vet John F. Kennedy sought out a lottery M1 Garand through the Director of Civilian Marksmanship-- and he got a beaut.

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Guns.com Memorial Day message (VIDEO)

Guns.com Memorial Day 2014 special message. To all those who gave their lives serving out great nation, we say "thank you" and we honor your sacrifice.

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U.S. Parks Dept. has thousands of guns unaccounted for, lacking official records

A recently released report from the Department of the Interior reveals that the Parks Police have thousands of weapons which have been unaccounted for and may or may not be missing. The lack of accurate records was scrutinized and immediate action was called for implementing an improved inventory system.

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Prospects look good for import of South Korean M1 Garands (VIDEO)

Two years ago in February 2009, the Obama administration cleared an enviable cache of American-made M1 Garand rifles and M1 carbines for importation from South Korea and subsequent sale on the US collectors market. Last year in March 2010, the government quietly nixed its decision to move forwar

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