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what pure genius existed in our past
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John Garand was the winner for making such a rifle available to the USA during the many years of service and millions of troops it served.
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All that monkey motion inside the magazine well sure looks dainty and fragile to me, but it works every time.
That was the first firearm I ever fired. Ft. Knox basic 1963. I didn't take more than a few minutes to see how I could make that full auto with just a file.
"The M1 rifle is the greatest battle implement ever devised"----LT. Gen. George S. Patton, Jr.
They have leveled the playing field in the past and should a rogue government come for your semi-autos they will do it again.-------------------------------Ray
What was the guy doing on his side looking at the action?
Written nearly a century and a quarter ago, Hatcher's "Book of the Garand" is a must and the best reading this subject.
I have, and have read HATCHER'S NOTEBOOK several times. It is a wonderful book full of information that will astound you.
Exactly!
""The M1 rifle is the greatest battle implement ever devised"----LT. Gen. George S. Patton, Jr." And I always say the M14/M1A is "the greatest battle implement ever devised" with all it demerits, real or imagined, corrected.
When I was a kid I thought the M1 Garand was the greatest RIFLE ever devised!
Biggest fault? The PING! Enemy troops learned to listen for the ping before charging a position.
Actually it needed only 2 improvements:
308 and a detachable magazine.
I love shooting my M1A.
Don't forget the M2 .50 cal. Adopted by the Military in 1919 and 101 years later still hammering bad guys into a red mist.