M1 Garand

M1 Garand


Caliber: 30-06


Action: Semi-Automatic


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The M1 Garand was the first semi-automatic battle rifle used by the United States, or any other country too. It was invented by a man named John D. Garand, and it was officially adopted by the U.S. Army in 1936 and it replaced the m1903 bolt action rifle. The M1 was used heavily in WWII, The Korean War, and to a lesser extent the Vietnam War. The Army, Navy, And the USMC all used it. It was replaced by the select-fire M14 in 1956. The M1 Garand shoots the .30-06 bullet which remains a very popular hunting round and it is used in several other sniper rifles to this day. It uses an 8-round clip that ejects when the rifle is out of ammo. Its quick reloading semi-automatic action was invaluable when in combat. And many people think that if the U.S. did not have the M1 and Germany or Japan did the war would have turned out very differently. General George S. Patton once said it was,
"The best battle impliment ever devised."

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