SSTF@lemmy.world to guns@lemmy.world · 7 months agoCMP Offers Navy 7.62 NATO Garand Rifles For Salewww.thefirearmblog.comexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down13
arrow-up16arrow-down1external-linkCMP Offers Navy 7.62 NATO Garand Rifles For Salewww.thefirearmblog.comSSTF@lemmy.world to guns@lemmy.world · 7 months agomessage-square4fedilink
minus-squareSSTF@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·7 months agoI’m going to guess for the same reason they used 7.62 M1919s: It was a cheaper and faster way to switch to the new caliber than buying all new guns.
minus-squareVenator@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·7 months agoIt was an attempt at humor, making fun of the title: insinuating they were being offered to the navy to buy, as opposed to being navy surplus.
I’m going to guess for the same reason they used 7.62 M1919s: It was a cheaper and faster way to switch to the new caliber than buying all new guns.
It was an attempt at humor, making fun of the title: insinuating they were being offered to the navy to buy, as opposed to being navy surplus.