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I need help here deciding. I can get one of two rifles at Christmas time :smile: ... but not both.
I can get an M1 Garand which I've always wanted. Pro's and cons of it are there is already one in the family. My father in law says I can have his when he kicks the bucket. It is in near perfect condition. I don't want to see him kick the bucket, but he is in ill health and it could be next year, it could be in 20 years. I could get one now (Since it's the one I want the most) and have two at some point, or I can wait... who knows what the future holds. It shoots a 30-06 which is a caliber I don't have currently, and I hate adding new calibers to my collection with the price of ammo and all, but it's a classic American rifle. Yet I see no sense in buying one now when I know I'll have a guaranteed one in the future.
The second one I really want is a Dragunov of some sort. It shoots a 7.62x54R which is a caliber I currently have because of my Mosin. It's priced about the same as a M1, shoots a few more rounds and looks a lot nicer IMO then the M1. They are both fantastic rifles, about the same price... but I can only pick one.
What do you guys think? Which one should I get?
I can get an M1 Garand which I've always wanted. Pro's and cons of it are there is already one in the family. My father in law says I can have his when he kicks the bucket. It is in near perfect condition. I don't want to see him kick the bucket, but he is in ill health and it could be next year, it could be in 20 years. I could get one now (Since it's the one I want the most) and have two at some point, or I can wait... who knows what the future holds. It shoots a 30-06 which is a caliber I don't have currently, and I hate adding new calibers to my collection with the price of ammo and all, but it's a classic American rifle. Yet I see no sense in buying one now when I know I'll have a guaranteed one in the future.

The second one I really want is a Dragunov of some sort. It shoots a 7.62x54R which is a caliber I currently have because of my Mosin. It's priced about the same as a M1, shoots a few more rounds and looks a lot nicer IMO then the M1. They are both fantastic rifles, about the same price... but I can only pick one.

What do you guys think? Which one should I get?