M1 Garand Range 2

I can’t be the only one who loves how Hickok talks it’s like the gun enthusiast bob ross

Watching this video makes me realise how unbelievably loud the front line must’ve been with hundreds of these rifles firing at any given time, not to forget the artillery and all sorts going off too

This gun in games "Pow" This gun in real life "KABOOM"

I love at 5:47 how the leaves get blown around by the shockwave. The .30 06 is indeed a formidable round.

I picked mine up a month ago, WWII era. It was the most money I've ever spent in a single day but I'm proud to own one

It’s amazing how those guys shot those things without ear protection in WW2

I'm not firearms enthusiast but you cannot help to appreciate this man's passion and presentation skills. Also respecting the history of this iconic weapon that helped play a massive role in WW2. Fantastic.

I bought an M1 last year and I love it. My mom’s uncle passed away several years ago and he left my father all kinds of guns and knives. I just found an M1905 bayonet from 1942. God bless you Uncle Bill.

For everyone who calls a magazine a clip he just loaded a clip in the rifle.

The first gun I have ever owned was an M1 Garand. It was a gift from my dad. He got it through CMP with brand new walnut and barrel. Most of the other parts are from various periods. But I love it because the receiver serial number, from Sprinfield Armory, is dated to February of 1942 (479815) and I'm a big history buff especially WW2. It is and always will be my favorite gun to shoot and own. Got it late last year for my bday and have already put more than an ammo can through it. I love taking friends to shoot it because it is an experience. Also, bringing it to the range is always fun because a lot of shooters haven't seen one in person so it's great to let them handle one for the first time, unloaded of course. I did also give her a period name for 1942 starting with an M, Marilyn. Edit: I have the same sling on mine. No bayonet though...YET.

My father had a couple in his collection and my son in law recently purchased one. He loves to go out on the range and simply shoot. He is in awe of the history of this rifle and the hundreds of thousands of servicemen who used it so that we can have the freedoms we often take for granted in today's world.

"Shooting a gun is like shooting a basketball..." only in the USA lol

Goes without saying: he’s a good shot.

The more I think of it, the more fascinating it becomes to me. There was a real soldier in a real war who shot at real people with it, cared about this rifle, trusted it with his life; may have killed a few people, may have died wielding it himself. This thing is as close to having a soul as an inanimate object can get.

I trained with the m-1 in basic training. I love the metallic sound of the clip being ejected.

medal of honor brought me here. what a damn rifle. so handsome.

Hickok! Did you know that you are featured in call of duty: ww2? Around the end of the second campaign mission when you clear out a trench, you’re name, Hickok, is the name of one of the soldiers. Pvt. Hickok

"The greatest single battle implement ever devised by man." - General George S. Patton, Jr.

Thanks. You earned a subscriber. My great grandfather used an M1 grand and did storm Normandy beaches in WW2. It's one of my favorite rifles.