Posted December 15, 2015 12:19 pm by Comments

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By Tom McHale

A 1945 M1 Garand from Springfield Armory
Tom McHale

USA –-(Ammoland.com)- During World War II, United States combat troops first went ashore, literally, at Guadalcanal carrying the tried and true Springfield Armory 1903.

One of the last shots fired in the same war was likely fired from a U.S. Rifle, Cal. 30, M1, more commonly known as the M1 Garand.

The familiar name, Garand, is from the inventor John Garand, who spent a 34-year career designing and improving semi-automatic military rifles at the Springfield Armory. By the way, it’s pronounced in such a way as to rhyme with the word “parent” not “Grrr-AND.”

According to M1 historian Scott A. Duff, Garand started working on the rifle from the onset of his appointment to general ordnance design engineer for Springfield Armory on November 4, 1919. Sixteen years later, the M1 as we know it (almost) was born.

The adjustable aperture sights on the M1 are excellent.
The adjustable aperture sights on the M1 are excellent.

What’s an M1 Garand?

Originally designed as a .276 caliber rifle that fired 125-grain bullets at a velocity of 2,700 feet per second, the M1 was morphed into the .30-06 we know …Read the Rest

Source:: AmmoLand

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