M1 Garand - Principles of Operation (1943) United States Rifle, Caliber .30, M1
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Published 2011-03-02
The US Rifle M1 was the first semiautomatic rifle to be the standard small arm of the US Military, requiring a trigger pull to fire a round but automatically chambering the next round.
This not only greatly increased the rate of fire over bolt-action rifles, but made it far easier to reacquire a target after each round.
It was also the first semiautomatic rifle to be adopted by a major military power.
It was the product of a genuine genius, John Cantius Garand.
All Comments (21)
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Funny enough we all voluntarily watch this while back in the 40s there were probably thousands of soldiers bored out of their minds having to watch this lol
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John Garand was a genius. This wonderful rifle was designed and built without the benefit of CAD or 3D modeling or modern casting or computer milling operations. It is a mechanical masterpiece.
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My m1 Garand was my great grandpas when he was in the marine corps he snuck it home in a duffel bag. (to his story) It's a 1943 Springfield which was rebarreled by him in the 60's I collect ww2 equipment and he gave it to me before he passed. Rest easy Papa. 1923-2018
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John C. Garand is actually a distant relative of mine. My great-great grandfather was friends with him growing up, then when they got older, Mr. Garand married one of my G-G-Grandmothers. Mr. Garand is my Great-Great Uncle John!
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Garand you absolute mechanical genius. Just take a moment to realize that all of these tiny, fast moving mechanisms had to be invented. That all of the little tricks with the hammer are designed solutions to common issues.
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Woah. I never thought about pulling down the trigger guard to recock the hammer for a second strike on a misfire. Very neat, and useful information!!
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A must watch for ever Garand owner!
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Possibly one of the most beautiful rifles I have ever seen or heard. I have an AR-15 that I LOVE, but it doesn't even come close to the enjoyment I get out of going to the range and swapping rifles and letting my buddy use my AR while I use his Garand. Just a blast to shoot.
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By 15 seconds, I meant the time to fire a full clip. I am well aware how fast the action cycles...I have two Garands.
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00:50 as if MacArthur spent any time in a foxhole with an M1.
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just bought my first m1 garand today! great tutorial
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...a VDERY EXCELLENT description of the process and parts interactions of the M1 firing cycle...
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The way they reload the M1 Garand back then just begs for them to receive a Garand thumb lmao
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Its weird how I have a sense of nostalgia when watching these US ARMY training videos even though I never have served in the 20th century nor present. These videos seem to make me want to stay half asleep as If I've seen them already. Its like I've had a past life as a cold war/ world war 2 soldier
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very interesting thanks for posting
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Who'd have thought that close to a century after it was made, this movie would still be teaching someone, me, the basics of how to use this weapon. Thank you, Signal Corps. And thank you Civilian Marksmanship Program, for my rifle.
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Very basic and very good video for beginners and new owners of this rifle, thanks.
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I have to wonder if my Dad watched this training film back in WWII. I kept it as a favorite.
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It is nice to see that these videos still exist.
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The M1 Garand however has an automated safety mechanism described above, which is meant to prevent the gun from firing out of battery. When prevented from hitting the firing pin, the hammer might end up with having a very short travel, and acheiving a non-satisfactory energy, which could cause misfires (because the firing pin would hit the primer too softly). Dedicated automatic weapons have their parts adjusted for proper timing to prevent this.
