The M1 Garand

Are you guys into the M1 Garand cause jeesus I am, how cool is it how we can fire off 8 rounds of .30-06 at the enemy while there working the bolt on there arisaka

 

the gun that won the war, so they say

 

Welome to the forum Lt. Winters.

Good to see another Aussie front and centre.

You will enjoy it here.

 

Winters, you are talking to THE M1 nut here! I have 5 of them. I shoot all of them except two. The ones I do shoot are an August 1942 Springfield manufactured M1, a January 1945 Springfield, and an August 1944 Winchester. The two I don't shoot are a matching (no parts were replaced since manufacture) unfired July 1944 Springfield, and a 1952 M1D sniper model with M84 telescopic sight, so yeah you could say I'm into the M1.

 

GarandGuy;
I am researching the Norwegian Resistance who were supplied at various times by the OSS. I have seen photos of a gun looking very like the M1 but with a folding stock, would you happen to have a closer up picture of one? I have not had chance to handle one of this type, just the regular wartime version.
Kind regards
MG

 

G'Day Winters!!

I had an M1 in Queensland, but had to turn it in in the '97 buy back for $850 AU. Without flogging the Gun Control issue here, I must say it's a shame so very many people can't get a chance to burn some powder in a weapon like the M1 or any of the Classics outside of the U.S.

GarandGuy, I cut myself off at five as well, with two in as issued condition that I don't Shoot.

MG, You might be looking at an M1A1 Carbine with the folding stock if it's a WW2 Photo.

Cheers
Bob

 

It mighta been but the M1A1 was only supplied to the paratroopers am I right.. Im not sure since im 12 but i thought i read it somewhere

 

Does anyone here no if a M1 Garand .30 can be fitted with a bayonet because there was a bit of dispute in the last forum I was at.. Im pretty sure they can be though. The more I think about it the more I am sure actually... as it is "The greatest battle implement ever devised". wat would we do without patton

 

i am knew to this what the hell is a M1 Garand can someone give me a lesson

 

The M1 Garand was manufactured in 1934 by Doctor John Garand Ironic eh? Yeah well its a .30 semi auto rifle with the capacity to fire off 8 rounds per clip, really the only downside is that you cant reload easily during a clip so you have to fire the whole thing off its 8 pounds and was widely used in the second world war and korea, well hope that gave you some help ww2 freak
Cya round, Lt. Winters Easy Company lol

 

thanx winters that helped alot i think i know more bout it now i will reseach further into it thanx

 

how many rounds do the M1 Garand have i heard there really hard to reload because u have to finish the round off before u can reload so that would of made it harder in combat :closedeyes:

 

Um...That sounded as if you kinda stole my entry...It has 8 rounds in a enblock clip though..Ill be watching you ww2 freak

 

dw i will be watch u LT.

 

(ww2 freak @ Dec 2 2005, 03:51 PM) [post=42406]i am knew to this what the hell is a M1 Garand can someone give me a lesson
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Check out this site & Welcome WW2 freak

http://world.guns.ru/rifle/rfl05-e.htm

 

Thanks for the advice Lt. It definately is a wartime photo. It was taken about 1943/44 during the Norwegian winter. I believe they supplied these as the were easier to conceal and also fittted into the C type parachute containers better.
I will try and scan the pic if I can.
Cheers
MG

 

MG, the M1 rifle was never made with a folding stock so I'm inclined to say that you're looking at an M1A1 carbine. The M1 carbine was somewhat similar to the M1 in terms of its mechanism. The bolt and operating rod functioned the same way, though the carbine was loaded with a box magazine of .30 carbine rounds instead of an en bloc clip of .30-06 rounds. The M1A1 carbine was identical to the M1 aside from the fact that it had a folding wire stock instead of a full wooden stock. The M1A1 was only manufactured by the Inland company. Also Winters, John Cantius Garand was not a doctor, just a Canadian inventor that made a helluva fine semiautomatic battle rifle. WW2 freak I can answer you questions about the M1 a little better than Winters seeing as how I own several. The U.S. Rifle Caliber .30 M1 is a semiautomatic, gas operated, shoulder weapon with an effective range of 1000m. It has a peep sight adjustable for windage and elevation, is loaded with a steel 8 round en bloc clip and can mount an M7 rifle grenade launcher. It also could be fitted with an M1905 16 inch bayonet, M1 10 inch bayonet, or after 1954, an M5 bayonet. I'm also getting tired of people perpetuating the myth that the M1 can't be reloaded until an entire clip has been fired off. All you have to do is pull back the bolt and press a button on the left side of the receiver. The old clip will then go flying out and the fresh one can be inserted. A very quick and simple process. I've got a picture at the bottom of an M1A1 carbine that might help you identify what you're looking at MG. Hope it helps. (This M1A1 isn't in original form, as it has the bayonet lug that was only used by late 1945)

 

Great!
Excellent pic, thats pretty much what the rifle looks like under the guys arm in the pic I have, so its am M1A1 carbine huh? Make sense I guess. These guys were supplied and funded by OSS.
Kind regards and Many Thanks.
MG

 

Jeesus GarandGuy lay off I was only trying to help out my friend, And anyway he wasnt even serious about this I just was raving to my friends about this site so guess what they do? Make an account and talk crap.

 

I wasn't being rude at all Winters, just correcting a few discrepancies in your notes on the M1. Please take no offense.