Q. My interest was piqued upon reading the “Readers Write” (October 2024, p. 22) by Bob Seijas about M1 Garand rifles produced by Springfield Armory. I agree that rifle #6084405 was the last ...

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.

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 ...

However, what made the M1 such a powerful and timeless weapon was its high rate of fire over similar weapons fielded by other armies of its day for the M1 was the world’s first semi-automatic ...