I needed a rifle, and he had an M1 Garand he wanted to sell that had been re-barreled to .308 Win. I wanted the M1 because it had the same feel and sights as the M14 I had in the Army during ...

When fired with its bayonet attached, it tended to shed the bayonet. The Ross was also susceptible to jamming from dust and dirt and was very finicky about the quality of ammunition. The carefully ...