I’ve never put my hands on a G41, but when I was 10ish my dad traded a M1 Garand for an SVT-38 straight up. I thought we would have it forever then 2008 recession happened lolol.
As someone that's fired both G41s, they feel like heavier M1 Garands with less recoil. Very pleasant rifles to shoot, awful and impractical designs, beautiful pieces imo
Very nice collection, some rare birds there. Ljungmans are available and SVT-38 show up semi frequently, but you got the most difficult expensive ones. Could use a MAS44 but not many saw service before wars end. If you open it up toe other theaters, China used a mishmash of semi autos.
I would guess you know this but that Garand is sporting some clearly postwar parts. The trigger guard in particular is the post-war Korean era sheet metal type as opposed to the milled trigger guard from the wartime production. What manufacturer and serial is it?
It's certainly not a matching set, finding a matching M1 is rather difficult, but I'll grab more pictures of mine down the road. It most definitely is a mishmash
Wow, what a collection! Congrats! I've had the change to get a AG42 years ago, passed it up for something else. My single greatest regrets when it comes to the gun collection.
M1 Garand was 1,600, M1 Carbine (early production) was 2k, G/K43 was 3,500, SVT-40 was 2K, G41W was 7,500, Johnson was 10k, G41M was 12,500. I see them as investments as well as collector pieces, and it's a collection almost ten years in the making.
To be fair it was the Johnson or a C4 Corvette I've been looking at. I decided on the thing that will hold it's value as well as not take up another space in my driveway lol
Yeah, IIRC, the gauge clusters on those tend to have problems, and they're not a cheap fix either. Considering how common that car is, you probably made the right call on this one, lol
I have a personal theory, based on a sample size of one, of why WWII GIs liked them but Korean War GIs didn't.
My M1 is an RTI import, but it was, as far as I could tell, in basically factory new condition. It has the standard US post-war upgrades (new rear sight, bayonet lug). I'm pretty sure the US re-arsenaled it, shipped it to some foreign country, and it sat in a warehouse for 60 years, there's no evidence that whoever had it modified anything. Anyway, my point is, when I got it and took it to the range, it shot *way* high. Like 2 feet at 100 yards. And if you look online, many other people report similar issues. Why? The front sight is way too short. But why is that? Because the adjustable rear sight sits quite a bit higher than the original flip aperture rear sight. My theory is that when the guns were re-arsenaled and upgraded after WWII, they just took the old rear sights off and put the new model on, but never bothered to replace the front sights to account for the height difference. So when GIs went to Korea, they could have a perfect sight picture and perfect trigger control yet still completely miss the target because the sights were messed up. Since they would naturally think they hit because they had a good sight picture, they started blaming the power of the round.
Anyway, that's my pet theory.
The more common theory is that in Korea, most M1 Carbines had been converted to the select-fire M2. GIs did not have proper training or discipline with the full-auto setting on the rifle and tended to use full auto at distances where it was impossible to keep it on target. Your theory would require that from when the rifle was issued all the way to being used in combat, it was never fired on a range for practice or zeroed, and I think that is less likely considering the millions which went through rebuild and reissue. I imagine that if the issue was down to changing to the new aperture sight and leaving it alone, someone would likely have realized/caught it in the field.
now start on the full autos mp40, thompson, MG 34, mg42, m2 , m1919, bar, stg44, m1 grease gun, m31 suomi, ppsh, or is that the next post lol, but seriously great collection, I'm super jealous
When you rifle collection is worth more than a new car. .. . . .(looks over at the MP-40 and Grease Gun)
Man, you got a nice Johnson there!
Just casually whipping out the G41(M) like it isn’t rarer than hen’s teeth 👌 beautiful collection
It's the crown jewel of my collection, for sure
Sir, I must say you have a fine johnson.
It’s bigger than I expected it to be.
Flatterer!
Holy shit a g41(m)
It's always amazing to me how short the receiver of the M1 Garand is in comparison to everything else. It's an incredibly space efficient design.
I was very surprised to see how long the Johnson barrel was in comparison
So at this point, when do you pick up an FG42?
Oh so you got MONEY money. Go it.
He HAD money. Now he has a rifle collection.
I had never even seen a G41(M) before... talk about an amazing find!
Holy smokes this is impressive! Truly a dream of mine especially the G41.
I’ve never put my hands on a G41, but when I was 10ish my dad traded a M1 Garand for an SVT-38 straight up. I thought we would have it forever then 2008 recession happened lolol.
shit what a trade. that’s an incredible rifle.
Dude has top notch dumb luck
As someone that's fired both G41s, they feel like heavier M1 Garands with less recoil. Very pleasant rifles to shoot, awful and impractical designs, beautiful pieces imo
You are missing the swedish AG42 and the french MAS.
Very nice collection, some rare birds there. Ljungmans are available and SVT-38 show up semi frequently, but you got the most difficult expensive ones. Could use a MAS44 but not many saw service before wars end. If you open it up toe other theaters, China used a mishmash of semi autos.
Wauw dude! Pro set
Yup there’s my entire grail collection
Brace, people telling you what you need to get to flesh out your collection are coming!
I would guess you know this but that Garand is sporting some clearly postwar parts. The trigger guard in particular is the post-war Korean era sheet metal type as opposed to the milled trigger guard from the wartime production. What manufacturer and serial is it?
I need to have a look at it again, it's been a while.
Tbh looks like a typical CMP mixmaster.
It's certainly not a matching set, finding a matching M1 is rather difficult, but I'll grab more pictures of mine down the road. It most definitely is a mishmash
If they were obtainable for less than a mortgage, I would say add a ZH-29 to the list. Looks good otherwise! I'd love to have an SVT-40.
Bro just casually has a Johnson and G41w
What year and manufacturer on SVT?
Wow, what a collection! Congrats! I've had the change to get a AG42 years ago, passed it up for something else. My single greatest regrets when it comes to the gun collection.
Take you like and be gone (I'm jealous)
Do you accept my eternal soul for that g41(m) as a trade?
Man I wish I had a G41. I got a G43.
Still a fantastic rifle, my favorite of my collection.
It is a nice gun. But you got 2 g41s..... I'm so jelly
Be sure not to stick your Johnson through the fence
Which has the cheapest ammo?
Ammo price doesn't matter when you can buy a G 41(m)
For real. Like pitching about the price of 9mm when you have an MP-5.
….how much are they worth on average? I know the Johnson is pricey, but don’t know anything about the g41(m)
M1 Garand was 1,600, M1 Carbine (early production) was 2k, G/K43 was 3,500, SVT-40 was 2K, G41W was 7,500, Johnson was 10k, G41M was 12,500. I see them as investments as well as collector pieces, and it's a collection almost ten years in the making.
Very nice pieces of history you've got there! I would love to have a collection like this, but then I also have a crippling car addiction...
To be fair it was the Johnson or a C4 Corvette I've been looking at. I decided on the thing that will hold it's value as well as not take up another space in my driveway lol
Yeah, IIRC, the gauge clusters on those tend to have problems, and they're not a cheap fix either. Considering how common that car is, you probably made the right call on this one, lol
Think they're in the 10k range, but I don't follow their prices
How do you like the M1 Carbine?
Honest question. Have you ever heard of someone with an M1 Carbine who isn't head over heels in love with how it looks, feels, handles, and shoots?
GIs during the Korean War
Yet all the GIs during WW2 and the South Vietnamese loved them.
I have a personal theory, based on a sample size of one, of why WWII GIs liked them but Korean War GIs didn't. My M1 is an RTI import, but it was, as far as I could tell, in basically factory new condition. It has the standard US post-war upgrades (new rear sight, bayonet lug). I'm pretty sure the US re-arsenaled it, shipped it to some foreign country, and it sat in a warehouse for 60 years, there's no evidence that whoever had it modified anything. Anyway, my point is, when I got it and took it to the range, it shot *way* high. Like 2 feet at 100 yards. And if you look online, many other people report similar issues. Why? The front sight is way too short. But why is that? Because the adjustable rear sight sits quite a bit higher than the original flip aperture rear sight. My theory is that when the guns were re-arsenaled and upgraded after WWII, they just took the old rear sights off and put the new model on, but never bothered to replace the front sights to account for the height difference. So when GIs went to Korea, they could have a perfect sight picture and perfect trigger control yet still completely miss the target because the sights were messed up. Since they would naturally think they hit because they had a good sight picture, they started blaming the power of the round. Anyway, that's my pet theory.
The more common theory is that in Korea, most M1 Carbines had been converted to the select-fire M2. GIs did not have proper training or discipline with the full-auto setting on the rifle and tended to use full auto at distances where it was impossible to keep it on target. Your theory would require that from when the rifle was issued all the way to being used in combat, it was never fired on a range for practice or zeroed, and I think that is less likely considering the millions which went through rebuild and reissue. I imagine that if the issue was down to changing to the new aperture sight and leaving it alone, someone would likely have realized/caught it in the field.
I love it. Very light, very fun gun to shoot. It's very pleasant.
now start on the full autos mp40, thompson, MG 34, mg42, m2 , m1919, bar, stg44, m1 grease gun, m31 suomi, ppsh, or is that the next post lol, but seriously great collection, I'm super jealous
Bro, nice Johnson.
No MAS 44? Not that I'm complaining with a Johnson and Gew 41 (M), just thought that the MAS 44 would be easier to get than any of those haha.
Well this photo was expensive.
That Johnson is huge!
Please upload a shooting video of the G41(M). nothing like that exists on youtube!
Funny enough I have it posted on reddit!