The historical significance of the M1 Garand can't be overstated. It was the first semi-automatic military rifle to be employed as a standard shoulder weapon, a point that was quite notable at the ...

gas-operated infantry rifle … His early efforts showed a great deal of promise, and Garand would eventually patent his “Semiautomatic, Caliber .30, M1 Rifle” during 1932. However ...

I was shooting competition at a state range in Rhode Island. A friend of mine asked me to join the high power rifle team he was putting together.