In the world of gun culture 4.0, YouTube, and larping, everyone recognizes the M1 Garand. They know it’s chambered in .30/06, loaded with 8-round en bloc stamped steel clips. If they have even the ...

The historical significance of the M1 Garand can't be overstated. It was the first semi-automatic military rifle to be ...

More than eight decades after its invention, the M1 Garand rifle continues to see use today fir both ceremonial and combat by foreign nations and militant groups across the globe.

An early 1942 photo shows a U.S. Army soldier (above) armed with a Garand posed by an M2 halftrack. The enduring images of the M1 Garand are photos of victory, of a war-winning rifle carried into ...

Safe ammo for the M1 Garand is more about gas cylinder pressure than it is about projectile weight. A general consensus is that loads with a chamber pressure of 50,000 PSI are safe in the M1 Garand, ...

Rate of Fire. The M1 Garand was the first semi-automatic rifle used by the U.S. Army—from 1936 through 1957—able to put out 40-50 rounds per minute without breaking a sweat. Semi-automatic ...

The M1 has become synonymous with the U.S. Army in World War II. During the 1930s, the U.S. Army was searching for a replacement for the M1903 Springfield rifle.

The .30 caliber M1 Garand semi-automatic rifle belonging to ... the Army’s souped-up new M1 Abrams fire its main gun in ... tweets M1 Abrams video that shows the wrong frickin’ tank ...

In the end, over 6 million M1 Garand rifles were eventually produced, while the Pedersen has become rare and highly valuable oddity—one can sell at auction for as much as $22,000.

The M1 Garand Was Also Quickly Outdated. ... TV shows, and video games have ... you could end up with “Garand thumb”—while it remains an accurate range gun that can handle all types of weather.