Lovely rifle :) I know what you mean about the "ping". The only time I would think it'd be a problem is in the event you are being pinned by just one or a few combatants, in a relatively small engagement. If the enemy knew what that sound meant, they very well could "catch you on the reload". However, with the tremendous noice of combat, I doubt it was ever very problematic when shooting at realistic ranges, like someone else mentioned.
The thing that has always surprised me about the M1 Garand is that CURRENT troops cannot seem to 'Rapid' fire the Garand, nor hand it in a controlled manner when they squeeze the trigger as fast as they can, it becomes extremely unstable because of the kick.
Even more amazing is that this was one of the standard rifles during the second world war. Major props, war vets!! For having to carry this; when 'Kids' 10, 20, 30 or even 40 years from now can barely handle it beacause of its 'kick'
@Ben85paintball yeah? smaller rounds doesnt mean much, its how u use the rifle. Accuracy is key to killing obviously. a little 22 caliber can kill anything just has to hit the right spot.
Brought to you by the United States and Springfield, this gun is guaranteed to kill your enemies and get the job done, with one little recoil. Buy one for a good thousand dollars of your pocket money. Keep it clean, and keep it out of cold weather. Order now...
Love this gun, i'll take it anyday when the prices drop... if it ever does... otherwise i'm stuck with my AK and Mosin.
So glad these things are non restricted in Canada. Taking my firearms course soon and when I turn 18 in march this is the first firearm I'll purchase. :P
@drglibrl I love The Mauser 98, accurate as hell both scoped and Iron. im not a big fan of that Russian Moison Nagant, The bolt jams alot even when greased and cleaned. As for the Enfield, that thing brings down Grizzly's with 1 shot well placed up too well over 500 yards. Through all these bolt action rifles, the Springfield would Win hands down easy to Aim, light, and able to get off rounds faster because the quick bolt design. I prefer my M1 Garand cuz i can shoot anything with it.
@WarHawk44 The bolt is not bad on every single mosin nagant. Some people just dont clean them good enough. I have a 1944 all matching m44 carbine and the bolt on that thing is just as smooth as my 03a3. I have never had the slightest bit of trouble unlocking the bolt on mine. The sticky bolt is usually due to laquer and such being caked in where the lugs lock up.
1 on 1, the ping sound might make a difference. The time it'll take to react, make a move etc it'll be too late. Plus, if you heard the ping, you got to think of 1) whether others are around 2) is he just throwing a bit of metal on the floor 3) is he just emptying the gun just to get his pistol if any ready for a charge
@Pkarchpray16 Not in real combat though, as a tall tale its a good story, but in reality, the ping is impossible to hear outside of 10 feet, I mean listen to how quiet it is in the vid, and look how close the camera is!, now imagine the enemy on the other side of that range, or in those trees to the right, theres just no way. Plus 1 ping only means 1 man is out, not the platoon, in a fictional world, (where the ping is audible to the enemy), you stick your head up, you still die insantly.
The ping could be a trap i group of guys in nam got this the congs learned the sound and troops started dieing so they threw down the clips the ping went and the congs stuck there head out THIS WAS BEFORE THE M14
@Rossco139 Again with that stupid video? why does everyone use that video for information? it's not correct, that whole TV series is heavily criticized, anyone who's fired a Garand on grass, dirt/sand knows the ping is only audible at close range, and that's ONLY if it's in quite conditions, let alone in the chaos of battle and the enemy is a hundred or so yards away across a field, or in a treeline.
I wouldnt believe what you hear from that show, it's extremely biased, and inaccurate.
@Rossco139 All you have to do is think about it, and that show will not make sense, in reality, 99% of the time in the typical combat environment, the ping is way too quiet to hear, even for the guys firing the rifles, from the immense sound of everything shooting and exploding, and even if the enemy had super human hearing powers, would they really care if they heard a ping or 2? No, since that's no reason to stick your head up, or assault the enemy, since theres still a ton of men shooting.
@Rossco139 I gave you video proof of the ping being too quiet to hear, even in quiet conditions, yet you went and believed an opinionated biased TV show that's known for its inaccuracies.
@Rossco139 Go to the first video in my favorites list on my profile, watch the whole video, then see how quiet those pings are when the tracers are being shot across that field, and that camera is at close range, in a quiet and calm environment, let alone ACROSS the field, while in extremely loud combat, sitting next to YOUR squad, while they are firing away.
End result: ping noise=utterly meaningless in a typical battlefield environment.
@LoneWolf051 chill dude, wtf is your problem? in illegitimate tv show? show me PROOF! your asking me to take a lot of things for granted and believe you. But the bottom line is that neither of us have actually been in a combat situation and therefor can't speculate about what it's like. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO KNOW UNLESS YOU'VE BEEN THERE! And movies\ tv shows\games are not something to base assumptions on.
@Rossco139 Well for one thing my grandfather never heard of the ping sound being a problem, and he was in combat with an M1 for 2 years, he never mentioned the sound being a problem, nor has any of the dozens of WWII/Korea veteran I've talked to, ever mentioned the ping being a problem in battle.
I've been around M1's all my life, as well as at shoot-offs in firing lines of 10 shooters, several had M1's including myself, and the ping is completely drowned out by the sound of all the gunfire.
Respond to this video...And yes I did show you proof, I showed you that video of the rifles being shot outdoors in a field, pretty much everything you'd see in a European battlefield, and you could hardly hear it even in quiet, close range conditions, now add the chaos, distance, and extreme noise of combat to that video.
I've done it myself, plenty of times, I've stood as little as 20 yards from an M1 being shot, and never heard the ping, just saw the clip pop out with no sound.
@Rossco139 I'm just going from what I've experienced first hand with being around M1s, and from what veterans say about the rifle, and nothing points toward the M1 clip sound being a problem.
I mean if I cant even hear the ping sound at a mere 20 yards in quiet conditions, what hope would the enemy have at hearing it at 100-200 yards (average combat distance for firefights) with the full sounds of a warzone?
@LoneWolf051 actually the ping was a problem, I heard from some veterens that it gave away an empty clip and the need to reload... actually the soldier would use this to his advantage and throw the clip on the ground, creating the ping, the enemy would peek up to shoot, and that makes it easier to get your enemy.
@DrCrazies101 That was only a problem when clearing houses and room to room fighting, on a typical battlefield, its impossible to hear, I should know with all my reenacting, just cant hear it at all outdoors in combat.
@LoneWolf051 mmm... that maybe true, but I'm not sure where exactly the veterans would use this to their advantage, because they never told me whether it was indoors or outdoors... so maybe there is truth to your claim.... Thanks for the first-hand experience :)
@DrCrazies101 Yeah its pretty clear it was an indoors fighting thing, and it'd only work in the German's favor if the American was all alone, since if it were more than 1, 1 ping sound means just 1 American is out, he still has his buddies with him, therefor trying to attack him would be suicide. In fact a few vets said the Germans in close range heard that sound, and actually used it to run, and try to bridge more distance between sides, where their bolt action rifles were more effective.
@DrCrazies101 I mean just listen to how quiet the ping is in this vid, and look how close the camera is, imagine the enemy trying to hear it from their lines in those trees on the side of the screen, and thats with a full squad or platoon of weapons firing away on both sides. Not to mention theres ping sounds going off constantly, 1 sound means 1 in 10 or 20 or more is out.
@LoneWolf051 In WWII they threw their clips at the ground, then the germans peeked their heads, bam bam bam. So it was a problem, but then we used it as an advantage a bit, still we lost that side of the war, the weapons the germans had better weapons.
@Uknown231231231 The Germans didnt peek their heads up because 1 man in a squad of 10 means you still die if you stick your head up, its suicide, plus the "ping trick" only worked on a couple occasions in extreme close quarters battle, or 1 vs 1, not typical combat situations, also the ping was not heard if the battle took place on grass, dirt, mud, sand or any soft ground, since the impact was softened, and the moment it ejected, the gunshot was heard, masking the sound. It wasnt a big thing.
@Uknown231231231 The Germans didnt peek their heads up because 1 man in a squad of 10 means you still die if you stick your head up, its suicide, plus the "ping trick" only worked on a couple occasions in extreme close quarters battle, or 1 vs 1, not typical combat situations, also the ping was not heard if the battle took place on grass, dirt, mud, sand or any soft ground, since the impact was softened, and the moment it ejected, the gunshot was heard, masking the sound.
@Uknown231231231 In terms of smallarms of infantry, the Americans were superior to the Germans, who had outdated bolt action rifles as their main rifles. The ping sound being a big problem is mostly a myth that modern armchair "experts" made up, sure it was a flaw is rare circumstances, but not even close to what you hear in modern documentarys. I've never heard any WWII veteran say the ping was dreaded, it was just a way to visually let the shooter know hes out.
@Uknown231231231 I re-enact WWII battles all the time, with my historical group, and the sound of the clip in battle just isnt there 99% of the time, its just too quiet in contrast to the sound of battle, even at 10 feet distance, you just see it pop out, with no sound, if youre fighting on a soft surface, and about 50 feet if youre on hard concrete, and in battle that distance goes down to about 20 feet distance. Look at my post in the top comments, it explains very well.
@newhuskytwenty unless youre fighting on soft ground like grass, leaves, dirt, sand mud ect, then you cant hear it at all unless you are within 10 or less feet. It wouldnt matter even if they heard it, since you have your team with you, who are all still loaded.
@LoneWolf051 gramps told me they kept clips so they can fool japs they were empty, by slamming the empty clips anywhere hard enough, makes a ping noise, when the enemy peeped to shoot, BAM....
@LoneWolf051 Ask A former nazi solider I did he said "the sound of the ping from 20 guns could be heard for miles" yes he said this but I responded with "and yet we still won right" he said "yes and I'm glad you did"
@TheWolskibothers I dont need to believe you, since A. its complete nonsense, B. I've been collecting and shooting Garands for years, C. am part of the California Historical Group (CHG). D. have been reenacting with Garands in platoon sized reenactments, and have 2 grandfathers who were in WWII with the M1, and have been around WWII vets all my life.....No, the clip sound was only heard withis a few feet, less if there was alot of gunfire, it was only a problem in room clearing
the ping technique is a real thing.....my grandfather was in Europe and he used to tell me about how they would trick the germans. they would just take an empty bandoliers or stripper clips and throw it at a rock and the germans would pop they're heads up. you have to understand @baconator490 that in a real life fire fight guns are not constantly going off all the time. it's not like in the movies...there's a thing in real life called ammo and your limited to how much you can carry.
@crorivpro Time for reality a check, go to my profile, go the the first video in my favorites list, watch the whole video, then listen to how audible the ping really is, even in dead quite conditions.
@crorivpro And the enemy didnt care about a ping sound, since thats one soldier out of ammo, if they were dumb enough to stick their head up, they'd be killed instantly by the rest of the squad or platoon.
@MurryBob You shot you father... or did you forget the " 's " after the word "father". If you can shoot a gun, you should at least know basic grammar =='
@MrSkosig i'm not that familiar with m1's.. slay me if i'm wrong.. i think its an 8 round magazine. but loading one in the chamber's really hard. especially when its a semi. i'd rather just stick to the 8. if all else fails and you run out of rounds just duck and reload.
@MrGrande8844 Really hard to load a single round in the chamer?, you just slide a bullet in the barrel, just like any other rifle. The magazine is fixed, you insert the clip into the magazine. Chambering a single round is just putting a bullet in the chamber, then closing the bolt.
The clip of 8 rounds is seated in the rifle's magazine, its automatically ejected after the last shot is fired, or, can manually ejected by pressing the clip release if you dont want to shoot the whole clip off.
the ping is NOT from the clip hitting the ground. it's the noise that is made when the last bullet is fired and the clip is ejected. But, I assume hitting the clip on a hard metal surface would produce a similar sound that could still be used to trick enemies
@CobraMarty I remember when I first shot my dad's M1 20 years ago, I remember feeling like I could take on the world with it! Man, those were the days.
@CobraMarty Yeah its a dream to shoot, silky smooth, a flawless and timeless, almost mythical design, easily the best rifle of the war, if not the best rifle of all time (AK-47 isnt a rifle) And I've shot them all, K98, SVT 40, G43, Arisaka, Carcano, Springfield, Lee Enfield, Krag Jorgensen ect. The Garand is unmatched in quality, speed, ease of operation, handling and firepower, I wouldnt trade it for ANYTHING.
@MountainRecluse I never said i wasn't greatful, i'm saying that most people that fight in the U.S. army fight so as you would call it "us fat lazy bitches" can sit on our couches and in doritios knowing that somebody is at least protecting our rights, i was never trying to insult you or tell you that i know what fighting for something is like, don't take any of it personally
@MountainRecluse Actually yeah it is justified, considering this is America and freedom of speech even though people don't always like what other people see that's exactly what your buddy was fighting for ... get a fucking clue
@sloppyoscar the M1 uses a portion of the expaning gasses to push a pistol against a spring to cycle the weapon taking some of the recoil forces with it...the Mosin (I love 'em) have all that force going back to your shoulder
why dose every m1 garand vid turning into a debate about a story from ww2 about the ping ...who cares!!! give it up people if you wanna believe it do so if you dont think its truue leave it be ... don't feed the trolls
I wish so bad that this was still the standard rifle, the M-14 is good and the M-4s/ M-16s are OK, but nothing the US yet has made came close to the M1
@Goodspittin If the m1 garand couldve had a larger capacity and detachable box mags it would still probably be in service. Most of the troops only wanted to use the m1 garand but the government thought a smaller round in a lighter gun was better.
you can barely hear the ping through the video. i dont see how anyone but your own guys could hear it with constant gunfire and shit exploding. plus many gun battles were at 50+ meters. i hope the germans didnt have that good of hearing.
actually its a lot louder than this but what they would do it toss a spent clip off the ground to imitate the ejection ping and when they came to kill him they would shoot em
so your saying a nazi solider could hear the ping of the clip hitting the ground at 50 meters while your guys are firing, machine guns are blazing and the enemy is doing the same. that only works when one or two guys are firing or its really close range
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Like I said it's louder than this and it's true that the enemy would come and kill them because they heard the ping. So like I said about the tossing it off something to imitate the ping is true and your wrong and the ping is actually very clear in battle conditions and there would be multiple pings going off not just one.
this kinda thing would happen in vietnam and the enemy who were going to do whatever to kill us would here that ping and poke there head out because they knew one or more of us were empty which is what the germans did also in ww2 they would think it was safe to pop up and fire but if we just tossed one off a rock or something they would pop there head up to take advantage but we would be waitin and pop them
@baconator490 well, that just proves your ignorance. A. it only happened in the Japanese front, not the German. so it was in jungle conditions. B. why dont you stupid kids research a little before shooting off your big mouth? ever hear of Wikipedia? its easy, you dont even have to (gasp) open a book! its all at your finger tips....fool
so your saying there werent fire fights on jap soil? i dont think the germans or japs couldve heard it unless your talking about the japs poping out of holes 3 feet away than yes it would happen
@Ranger4321 how can you hear a ping over other rifles firing and machine guns blazing from 50-200 yards. I dont see why it is such a big deal either just because the enemy hears one ping doesnt mean there arent a bunch of other guys who still have a loaded rifle
@baconator490 well they cant. im saying if theres one krout walkin and one american mono e mono he can hear the ping but they would use it to there advantage. they whould take a empty case and throw it on the ground the pop the jerries when they stuck there head up
@ToAstYNaChO i honestly believe that happened only a few times in the war and the story was so cool that it multiplied making people believe that this was how they were killing the germans and japs on a regular basis
@baconator490 having shot an M1 Garand at a range with other guns going off right next to me, it is very audible. Thats why during the war one guy would toss an empty clip on the ground which would make the enemy raise their head then BAM! the guys buddy would shoot em.
@Ranger4321 wow thanks 100th guy to say how they threw clips on the ground. Who cares if you can hear it with guns firing next to you because its pinging right in front of your face. I still doubt the germans or any other enemy could hear it during a full on gunfight between two companies from 100 yards away.
@Ranger4321 they wouldnt toss it they would wait for one of them to be low on the mag, then return fire waiting for the ping, then the enemy would pop their heads out and get a nasty surprise, this happend alot in the pacific theater as well
@Ranger4321 Hearing the ping is overated. Just because one soldier is reloading doesn't mean the rest of the company is. So it's pointless to stick your head up anyways cus you have another hundred enemy soldiers to worry about too. And the ones that arent reloading could shoot you in the FACE!
@SchutzStaffel441 I fully agree my grandfather was in WWII in France and Germany and he never once mentioned be concerned about Germans listening for the "PING" I mean who really would be able with all the sinew of combat going on around you. This would only be a concern if you where alone and the enemy had you pinned down you know that kind of situation even then the enemy does not know if you have a pistol or other weapons as back up.
@baconator490 Yeah, it doesn't matter anyway. If a Nazi wants to rush your positions after he hears the ping, let him. Your buddy can then hose him with his Thompson.
@baconator490 it was probably not during the course of an all out battle, but maybe if they were fighting on the side, quietly so that the other side wouldn't hear
@seanson38 in ww2 they were all nazis. Im sure they were a few who didnt follow hitler but the rest of germany did so they are hence called nazis because they fought with nazis in the german army who were nazis
@baconator490 The right was rhetorical. They weren't all Nazis, you had to belong to the Nazi party to be a nazi. Being in the German military did not automatically make you a Nazi.
@seanson38 there was only a small group of people in germany during wwII not supportive or in the nazi party. Most of the german military was nazi and they used the nazi symbols so therefore they are called nazis
@baconator490 Majority of German citizens didn't belong to the Nazi party. Germany had a population of about 90 million during WWII and at it's height the Nazi party had 8.5 million members. Most of the German military were also not Nazis. You are generalizing. Go read a history book and come back to me.
@seanson38 krauts, germans, nazis all the same thing. I think more then 8.5 million supported the nazi party seeing how he overthrew the government and became dictator. That doesnt happen when only about a ninth of the people supported it
@baconator490 Yeah most Germans citizens saw the Hitler and the Nazis as being the saviors of the defeated and poor German culture and country after WWI, Hitler promised new jobs, and healthcare and a booming German economy....Why WOULDNT you vote for a great man like that?
Only once Hitler had total power and started raping Europe and invading countries and murdering other cultures did the German people begin to hate the Nazis...but there was nothing they could do.
@LoneWolf051 And as for the German soldiers, they felt the same as the German people, proud and patriotic at first, but later, saw what Hitler's intentions were, and were demotivated and felt like slaves, many deserted, most fought on, but with no pride or desire to even be a soldier, but again, theres nothing they could do.
@LoneWolf051 yeah but the german citizens did know that hitler hated the jews and segregated and blamed them for financial problems yet still followed him
@baconator490 And they were told they'd be relocated to more suitable locations away from Germanic territories like Austria, Czechoslovakia and Poland. What that meant was of course death camps, cleverly hidden by the "relocated" name, which the German citizens and most soldiers didnt know about. It was a great secret until the camps were discovered by the Allies, and the truth behand Hitler's overall plan was finally revealed to everyone, but by then Hitler was dead and the war was lost.
@baconator490 actually after watching the military channel, most of the guys who were issued m1s found that the enemies listened for the ping so they could open up on the poor bastard who had to reload, so the guy said they took the clips and hit them against something hard to make an enemy think they ran out of bullets so he would pop his head up
, but thats what i heard on the military channel lol i could be wrong...
People still got killed becuase of it. Probably not that many but still...It's like screaming "I'm out of ammo, come and shoot me". I do rather like the sound though.
@thebizzlehimself Watch the first video on my favorites list on my profile, then you'll see how hard it is to hear the ping sounds, even in a quiet field.
What if theres a firing line on M1s?, 1 makes a ping and is out, 6 others are still firing, another runs out 5 are still shooting, another runs out, and but then the 2 other M1s have been reloaded by now and now there are 6 M1s shooting nce again, so theres no time at all for coming in to kill the American, simply because, once 1 M1 runs out, a bunch more are still shooting at you.
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Well in war its not gonna be a firing line and they wouldnt ALWAYS rush them, just if they know that they are unarmed and reloading, also they would just start shooting back while the garand is reloading, but yea some men lost their lives from the ping but some killed the enemy with a fake ping.
actually its a lot louder than this but what they would do it toss a spent clip off the ground to imitate the ejection ping and when they came to kill him they would shoot em
cool, I get to shoot one next week
Airsoftelite117 1 week ago
την πρώτη μου την γκόμενα την λέγανε M1
mastouris69 1 week ago
pew pew pew PLING
yep that's an M1 xD
CptNorstedt 2 weeks ago
Lovely rifle :) I know what you mean about the "ping". The only time I would think it'd be a problem is in the event you are being pinned by just one or a few combatants, in a relatively small engagement. If the enemy knew what that sound meant, they very well could "catch you on the reload". However, with the tremendous noice of combat, I doubt it was ever very problematic when shooting at realistic ranges, like someone else mentioned.
DBabyNinetyOne91 1 month ago
Awesome control on the recoil! Best i have seen so far..
Funj0b 1 month ago
Ping! Man this gun is amazing
TheXJthatCould 2 months ago
epic empty clips fly off sound...
keyzin 2 months ago
wow does that sound Beast in this video..
112ALONE 3 months ago
question
does the last empty shell stay in the clip or what?
softaapje 3 months ago
@softaapje i think it comes out at the same time with the clip. or maybe it come first and then clip a liitle bit after.
tellyman6688500 3 months ago
@tellyman6688500 thnx
softaapje 3 months ago
LOVE that "Ping"!! ^^
SveaMike 4 months ago
The thing that has always surprised me about the M1 Garand is that CURRENT troops cannot seem to 'Rapid' fire the Garand, nor hand it in a controlled manner when they squeeze the trigger as fast as they can, it becomes extremely unstable because of the kick.
Even more amazing is that this was one of the standard rifles during the second world war. Major props, war vets!! For having to carry this; when 'Kids' 10, 20, 30 or even 40 years from now can barely handle it beacause of its 'kick'
Snowman20 4 months ago
keep pressing 6 for airsoft version o0
cossie1982 5 months ago
press 5 for full auto
clownslider 6 months ago
this kid is still in cal-o
ctonproductions 8 months ago
*ping* 1:29
Best sound :D
Crylhound 8 months ago
@Ben85paintball lol either way, place a 22 in the right place. it can bring an elephant down. but u have to be point blank :P
WarHawk44 8 months ago
@Ben85paintball yeah? smaller rounds doesnt mean much, its how u use the rifle. Accuracy is key to killing obviously. a little 22 caliber can kill anything just has to hit the right spot.
WarHawk44 8 months ago
It must be just me but I'm thinking the same like 12 people in all the US are "disliking" these gun videos. So sad.
2AorDeath 9 months ago
GET OFF MY LAWN!!!!!
pashastookie 9 months ago
Brought to you by the United States and Springfield, this gun is guaranteed to kill your enemies and get the job done, with one little recoil. Buy one for a good thousand dollars of your pocket money. Keep it clean, and keep it out of cold weather. Order now...
Love this gun, i'll take it anyday when the prices drop... if it ever does... otherwise i'm stuck with my AK and Mosin.
agumon12 9 months ago
@agumon12 Nice ;) luckily I got mine in 1987, when they were about $380 at the corner gun store, and my Carbine was $220.
LoneWolf051 9 months ago
@LoneWolf051
HAHA two years before I was born. :P
agumon12 9 months ago
*ping*
Shivers ^^
TerrorWolfX 1 year ago 34
@TerrorWolfX press 9 for eargasm
Kallianification 5 months ago
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Davide131 1 year ago
@Davide131 Obviously
LoneWolf051 1 year ago
@LoneWolf051 I wasn't sure, i'm not really familiar with the garand, but thanks though. I always thought it used a different calibre.
Davide131 1 year ago
So glad these things are non restricted in Canada. Taking my firearms course soon and when I turn 18 in march this is the first firearm I'll purchase. :P
foist101 1 year ago
@foist101
congrats! you should check out canadiangunnutz its a website
also join the cssa or nfa!
and dont forget to vote conservative unless you want the gov. to take your guns away!
FuriousPixel 1 year ago
@FuriousPixel Already a proud CGN'er. :P
foist101 1 year ago
@foist101
You can purchase one for like 1300, i hunt with one :] best and most accurate rifle ive touched. I personally plan to get an M14 soon.
WarHawk44 1 year ago
@WarHawk44 then you need to try the Enfield, Nagant, and most of al the mauser Kar98 kurz
drglibrl 1 year ago
@drglibrl I love The Mauser 98, accurate as hell both scoped and Iron. im not a big fan of that Russian Moison Nagant, The bolt jams alot even when greased and cleaned. As for the Enfield, that thing brings down Grizzly's with 1 shot well placed up too well over 500 yards. Through all these bolt action rifles, the Springfield would Win hands down easy to Aim, light, and able to get off rounds faster because the quick bolt design. I prefer my M1 Garand cuz i can shoot anything with it.
WarHawk44 1 year ago
@WarHawk44 The bolt is not bad on every single mosin nagant. Some people just dont clean them good enough. I have a 1944 all matching m44 carbine and the bolt on that thing is just as smooth as my 03a3. I have never had the slightest bit of trouble unlocking the bolt on mine. The sticky bolt is usually due to laquer and such being caked in where the lugs lock up.
Master7770 11 months ago
@Master7770 im not much of a Bolt action user, I like the semi's, Like the M1ai Carbine, and M1 Garand.
WarHawk44 11 months ago
flippin beast how loud that thing is... it sounds amazing.
112ALONE 1 year ago
One M1 Garand round could go through three Japanese soldiers and take them all down.
kris1991 1 year ago
1 on 1, the ping sound might make a difference. The time it'll take to react, make a move etc it'll be too late. Plus, if you heard the ping, you got to think of 1) whether others are around 2) is he just throwing a bit of metal on the floor 3) is he just emptying the gun just to get his pistol if any ready for a charge
dragonlynn88 1 year ago
@dragonlynn88 to add on to this ive heard of old soldiers purposely throwing spare empty clips on the ground to get the enemy to pop there heads up
Pkarchpray16 1 year ago
@Pkarchpray16 Not in real combat though, as a tall tale its a good story, but in reality, the ping is impossible to hear outside of 10 feet, I mean listen to how quiet it is in the vid, and look how close the camera is!, now imagine the enemy on the other side of that range, or in those trees to the right, theres just no way. Plus 1 ping only means 1 man is out, not the platoon, in a fictional world, (where the ping is audible to the enemy), you stick your head up, you still die insantly.
LoneWolf051 1 year ago
The ping could be a trap i group of guys in nam got this the congs learned the sound and troops started dieing so they threw down the clips the ping went and the congs stuck there head out THIS WAS BEFORE THE M14
airsoftloverusp 1 year ago
@airsoftloverusp Just as long as the enemy were within 10 feet, where the ping was actually audible, and no shooting was going on.
LoneWolf051 1 year ago
baconator, your highest rated comment clearly shows your ignorance.
Rossco139 1 year ago
@Rossco139 More like facts.
Anyone who actually believes such crap about the ping being an actual flaw in battle, is clearly ignorant to reality, or extremely misinformed.
LoneWolf051 1 year ago
@LoneWolf051 here ya go dumbass watch?v=YRCOr212E9g
Rossco139 1 year ago
@Rossco139 Again with that stupid video? why does everyone use that video for information? it's not correct, that whole TV series is heavily criticized, anyone who's fired a Garand on grass, dirt/sand knows the ping is only audible at close range, and that's ONLY if it's in quite conditions, let alone in the chaos of battle and the enemy is a hundred or so yards away across a field, or in a treeline.
I wouldnt believe what you hear from that show, it's extremely biased, and inaccurate.
LoneWolf051 1 year ago
@Rossco139 All you have to do is think about it, and that show will not make sense, in reality, 99% of the time in the typical combat environment, the ping is way too quiet to hear, even for the guys firing the rifles, from the immense sound of everything shooting and exploding, and even if the enemy had super human hearing powers, would they really care if they heard a ping or 2? No, since that's no reason to stick your head up, or assault the enemy, since theres still a ton of men shooting.
LoneWolf051 1 year ago
@Rossco139 I gave you video proof of the ping being too quiet to hear, even in quiet conditions, yet you went and believed an opinionated biased TV show that's known for its inaccuracies.
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LoneWolf051 1 year ago
@Rossco139 Go to the first video in my favorites list on my profile, watch the whole video, then see how quiet those pings are when the tracers are being shot across that field, and that camera is at close range, in a quiet and calm environment, let alone ACROSS the field, while in extremely loud combat, sitting next to YOUR squad, while they are firing away.
End result: ping noise=utterly meaningless in a typical battlefield environment.
LoneWolf051 1 year ago
@LoneWolf051 chill dude, wtf is your problem? in illegitimate tv show? show me PROOF! your asking me to take a lot of things for granted and believe you. But the bottom line is that neither of us have actually been in a combat situation and therefor can't speculate about what it's like. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO KNOW UNLESS YOU'VE BEEN THERE! And movies\ tv shows\games are not something to base assumptions on.
Rossco139 1 year ago
@Rossco139 Well for one thing my grandfather never heard of the ping sound being a problem, and he was in combat with an M1 for 2 years, he never mentioned the sound being a problem, nor has any of the dozens of WWII/Korea veteran I've talked to, ever mentioned the ping being a problem in battle.
I've been around M1's all my life, as well as at shoot-offs in firing lines of 10 shooters, several had M1's including myself, and the ping is completely drowned out by the sound of all the gunfire.
LoneWolf051 1 year ago
Respond to this video...And yes I did show you proof, I showed you that video of the rifles being shot outdoors in a field, pretty much everything you'd see in a European battlefield, and you could hardly hear it even in quiet, close range conditions, now add the chaos, distance, and extreme noise of combat to that video.
I've done it myself, plenty of times, I've stood as little as 20 yards from an M1 being shot, and never heard the ping, just saw the clip pop out with no sound.
LoneWolf051 1 year ago
@Rossco139 I'm just going from what I've experienced first hand with being around M1s, and from what veterans say about the rifle, and nothing points toward the M1 clip sound being a problem.
I mean if I cant even hear the ping sound at a mere 20 yards in quiet conditions, what hope would the enemy have at hearing it at 100-200 yards (average combat distance for firefights) with the full sounds of a warzone?
LoneWolf051 1 year ago 40
@LoneWolf051 i went shooting a couple days ago and a man with an m1 was shooting it and i didnt hear the oing. he was about 25 yards away
MaksTheMarine 9 months ago
@LoneWolf051 I know what you mean... i just watched another video... complete silence and i didn't even hear the ejection...
EBB47 7 months ago
@LoneWolf051 actually the ping was a problem, I heard from some veterens that it gave away an empty clip and the need to reload... actually the soldier would use this to his advantage and throw the clip on the ground, creating the ping, the enemy would peek up to shoot, and that makes it easier to get your enemy.
DrCrazies101 6 months ago
@DrCrazies101 That was only a problem when clearing houses and room to room fighting, on a typical battlefield, its impossible to hear, I should know with all my reenacting, just cant hear it at all outdoors in combat.
LoneWolf051 6 months ago
@LoneWolf051 mmm... that maybe true, but I'm not sure where exactly the veterans would use this to their advantage, because they never told me whether it was indoors or outdoors... so maybe there is truth to your claim.... Thanks for the first-hand experience :)
DrCrazies101 6 months ago
@DrCrazies101 Yeah its pretty clear it was an indoors fighting thing, and it'd only work in the German's favor if the American was all alone, since if it were more than 1, 1 ping sound means just 1 American is out, he still has his buddies with him, therefor trying to attack him would be suicide. In fact a few vets said the Germans in close range heard that sound, and actually used it to run, and try to bridge more distance between sides, where their bolt action rifles were more effective.
LoneWolf051 6 months ago
@DrCrazies101 I mean just listen to how quiet the ping is in this vid, and look how close the camera is, imagine the enemy trying to hear it from their lines in those trees on the side of the screen, and thats with a full squad or platoon of weapons firing away on both sides. Not to mention theres ping sounds going off constantly, 1 sound means 1 in 10 or 20 or more is out.
LoneWolf051 6 months ago
@LoneWolf051 In WWII they threw their clips at the ground, then the germans peeked their heads, bam bam bam. So it was a problem, but then we used it as an advantage a bit, still we lost that side of the war, the weapons the germans had better weapons.
Uknown231231231 3 months ago
@Uknown231231231 The Germans didnt peek their heads up because 1 man in a squad of 10 means you still die if you stick your head up, its suicide, plus the "ping trick" only worked on a couple occasions in extreme close quarters battle, or 1 vs 1, not typical combat situations, also the ping was not heard if the battle took place on grass, dirt, mud, sand or any soft ground, since the impact was softened, and the moment it ejected, the gunshot was heard, masking the sound. It wasnt a big thing.
LoneWolf051 3 months ago
@Uknown231231231 The Germans didnt peek their heads up because 1 man in a squad of 10 means you still die if you stick your head up, its suicide, plus the "ping trick" only worked on a couple occasions in extreme close quarters battle, or 1 vs 1, not typical combat situations, also the ping was not heard if the battle took place on grass, dirt, mud, sand or any soft ground, since the impact was softened, and the moment it ejected, the gunshot was heard, masking the sound.
LoneWolf051 3 months ago
@Uknown231231231 In terms of smallarms of infantry, the Americans were superior to the Germans, who had outdated bolt action rifles as their main rifles. The ping sound being a big problem is mostly a myth that modern armchair "experts" made up, sure it was a flaw is rare circumstances, but not even close to what you hear in modern documentarys. I've never heard any WWII veteran say the ping was dreaded, it was just a way to visually let the shooter know hes out.
LoneWolf051 3 months ago
@Uknown231231231 I re-enact WWII battles all the time, with my historical group, and the sound of the clip in battle just isnt there 99% of the time, its just too quiet in contrast to the sound of battle, even at 10 feet distance, you just see it pop out, with no sound, if youre fighting on a soft surface, and about 50 feet if youre on hard concrete, and in battle that distance goes down to about 20 feet distance. Look at my post in the top comments, it explains very well.
LoneWolf051 3 months ago
@LoneWolf051 using it in a jungle it could be worst, close combat inside buildings too, the enemy knows when you're "empty"
newhuskytwenty 1 month ago
@newhuskytwenty unless youre fighting on soft ground like grass, leaves, dirt, sand mud ect, then you cant hear it at all unless you are within 10 or less feet. It wouldnt matter even if they heard it, since you have your team with you, who are all still loaded.
LoneWolf051 1 month ago
@LoneWolf051 gramps told me they kept clips so they can fool japs they were empty, by slamming the empty clips anywhere hard enough, makes a ping noise, when the enemy peeped to shoot, BAM....
greetings from the philippines.
nakazatoGTR 1 month ago
@nakazatoGTR yeah in rare close combat situations you could fool the enemy with empty clip sounds
LoneWolf051 1 month ago
@LoneWolf051 Ask A former nazi solider I did he said "the sound of the ping from 20 guns could be heard for miles" yes he said this but I responded with "and yet we still won right" he said "yes and I'm glad you did"
TheWolskibothers 3 weeks ago
@TheWolskibothers lol @ heard for MILES!!! yeah right, lmao
LoneWolf051 3 weeks ago
@LoneWolf051 its fine you don't have to believe me just talk to all the dead GI's ow wait nevermind
TheWolskibothers 2 weeks ago
@TheWolskibothers I dont need to believe you, since A. its complete nonsense, B. I've been collecting and shooting Garands for years, C. am part of the California Historical Group (CHG). D. have been reenacting with Garands in platoon sized reenactments, and have 2 grandfathers who were in WWII with the M1, and have been around WWII vets all my life.....No, the clip sound was only heard withis a few feet, less if there was alot of gunfire, it was only a problem in room clearing
LoneWolf051 2 weeks ago
the ping technique is a real thing.....my grandfather was in Europe and he used to tell me about how they would trick the germans. they would just take an empty bandoliers or stripper clips and throw it at a rock and the germans would pop they're heads up. you have to understand @baconator490 that in a real life fire fight guns are not constantly going off all the time. it's not like in the movies...there's a thing in real life called ammo and your limited to how much you can carry.
coheedatreyu 1 year ago
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coheedatreyu 1 year ago
The clip "ping" could also be used as an advantage. Many GI's carried empty clips
and bounced them when there was stil 5 or 6 in the gun. When the enemy poped up
because he thought the M1 was empty...gues what.
crorivpro 1 year ago
@crorivpro Time for reality a check, go to my profile, go the the first video in my favorites list, watch the whole video, then listen to how audible the ping really is, even in dead quite conditions.
You cant hear the ping, even in quiet conditions.
LoneWolf051 1 year ago
@crorivpro And the enemy didnt care about a ping sound, since thats one soldier out of ammo, if they were dumb enough to stick their head up, they'd be killed instantly by the rest of the squad or platoon.
LoneWolf051 1 year ago
Got to shoot my father M1, love that gun.
MurryBob 1 year ago
@MurryBob You shot you father... or did you forget the " 's " after the word "father". If you can shoot a gun, you should at least know basic grammar =='
lorenzol1996 1 year ago
@MurryBob you meant to put "my" between father and M1 or meant to put an apostrophe 'S
Kanzypanzy 1 year ago
god i love that gun.
extracredit100 1 year ago
PING! Love that sound :)
Ayanami1000 1 year ago
I barely heard the ping.
TheDonutFox 1 year ago
@TheDonutFox Yep, now imagine in ear shattering combat at 100 yards range. Pings are all but impossible to hear in combat.
LoneWolf051 1 year ago
once the preloaded clip springs out,would an infantry man of WW2 or korea pick it up and reload it?
MrSkosig 1 year ago
@MrSkosig Not usually, they can be, but in combat they were mostly discarded since ammo was so readily avalible.
LoneWolf051 1 year ago
ok,there was 5 to a clip? Could the shooter put one in the chamber and have the rifle ready with 6 shots?
MrSkosig 1 year ago
@MrSkosig Each clip carried 8 shots, 1 in the chamber and 7 in the clip.
LoneWolf051 1 year ago
ok.would have been great if they had manufactured a re usable 20 rnd magazine
MrSkosig 1 year ago
@MrSkosig Yeah, if only the M14 came out 15 years earlier.
LoneWolf051 1 year ago
yes...good point
MrSkosig 1 year ago
@MrSkosig If I'm not mistaken, the Garand's more compact cousin, the M1 Carbine, has something like that.
Disembow1280 1 year ago
@Disembow1280 yup recollect a picture of the smaller M1 with a long banana style mag
MrSkosig 1 year ago
@Disembow1280 The Carbine has nothing in common with the Garand...other than a rotating bolt.
LoneWolf051 1 year ago
@MrSkosig i'm not that familiar with m1's.. slay me if i'm wrong.. i think its an 8 round magazine. but loading one in the chamber's really hard. especially when its a semi. i'd rather just stick to the 8. if all else fails and you run out of rounds just duck and reload.
MrGrande8844 1 year ago
@MrGrande8844 Really hard to load a single round in the chamer?, you just slide a bullet in the barrel, just like any other rifle. The magazine is fixed, you insert the clip into the magazine. Chambering a single round is just putting a bullet in the chamber, then closing the bolt.
The clip of 8 rounds is seated in the rifle's magazine, its automatically ejected after the last shot is fired, or, can manually ejected by pressing the clip release if you dont want to shoot the whole clip off.
LoneWolf051 1 year ago
boom boom boom boom boom boom booom booom Bing!!!!!!!! EPIC
L0ligagger 1 year ago
the ping is NOT from the clip hitting the ground. it's the noise that is made when the last bullet is fired and the clip is ejected. But, I assume hitting the clip on a hard metal surface would produce a similar sound that could still be used to trick enemies
ngd4wg 1 year ago
"I'm in the Killin Nazi buisness....And buisness is-a BOOMIN!"
Phantom663 1 year ago
@Phantom663 haha. Brad Pitt killing nazis. Awesome
SchutzStaffel441 1 year ago
even if you threw an empty clip on the ground the sound of combat makes it impossible to hear outside of 10 feet.
LoneWolf051 1 year ago
no thats a myth blown way out of proportion, in reality, that only happened once.
LoneWolf051 1 year ago
that would suck if that thing hit you or ur buddy
ImaJosha 1 year ago
BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM Ping
SecretSpetsnaz 1 year ago
Holy shit the Garand sounds mean, deadly and powerful
CobraMarty 1 year ago
@CobraMarty And whats even more awesome, is that its bite is even worse than its bark.
LoneWolf051 1 year ago
@LoneWolf051 Whoa... I don't doubt that for a sec.... Good thing you weren't a Kraut, eh?
CobraMarty 1 year ago
@CobraMarty Yeah Id sure hate to have an M1 turned loose on me.
LoneWolf051 1 year ago
@LoneWolf051 Yeah, Hear hear!
CobraMarty 1 year ago
@CobraMarty I remember when I first shot my dad's M1 20 years ago, I remember feeling like I could take on the world with it! Man, those were the days.
LoneWolf051 1 year ago
@LoneWolf051 Wow.. You lucky SOB ;) lol. I'd die to just hold an M1. I love the looks and the design of it...
CobraMarty 1 year ago
@CobraMarty Yeah its a dream to shoot, silky smooth, a flawless and timeless, almost mythical design, easily the best rifle of the war, if not the best rifle of all time (AK-47 isnt a rifle) And I've shot them all, K98, SVT 40, G43, Arisaka, Carcano, Springfield, Lee Enfield, Krag Jorgensen ect. The Garand is unmatched in quality, speed, ease of operation, handling and firepower, I wouldnt trade it for ANYTHING.
LoneWolf051 1 year ago
@LoneWolf051 I don't doubt that for second! :)
CobraMarty 1 year ago
@LoneWolf051 You forgot that it goes PING when the clip is empty and then you are like: OMG THATS AWESOME.
But seriously, beautiful rifle.
NullusxVotum 1 year ago
@MountainRecluse I never said i wasn't greatful, i'm saying that most people that fight in the U.S. army fight so as you would call it "us fat lazy bitches" can sit on our couches and in doritios knowing that somebody is at least protecting our rights, i was never trying to insult you or tell you that i know what fighting for something is like, don't take any of it personally
Bitchin456 1 year ago
@MountainRecluse Actually yeah it is justified, considering this is America and freedom of speech even though people don't always like what other people see that's exactly what your buddy was fighting for ... get a fucking clue
Bitchin456 1 year ago
anyway, that was a decent video
AirSquirrel1 1 year ago
If i was 50 meters away from him when the clip ejected, i'm sure i wouldn't be able to hear it other all the other gun fire.
hughpower123 1 year ago
Must feel damn good to finally fire a real army rifle
spewgilist 1 year ago
holy crap that's a lot louder than i thought it would be.
amazingwave 1 year ago
Does the "ping" sound come from the clip ejection itself or when it hits the floor?
noelchan127 1 year ago
I shot one before and was expecting a shoulder killing recoil -- like my mosin gives -- but not so. awesome piece of equipment.
sloppyoscar 1 year ago
@sloppyoscar the M1 uses a portion of the expaning gasses to push a pistol against a spring to cycle the weapon taking some of the recoil forces with it...the Mosin (I love 'em) have all that force going back to your shoulder
huey148 1 year ago
why dose every m1 garand vid turning into a debate about a story from ww2 about the ping ...who cares!!! give it up people if you wanna believe it do so if you dont think its truue leave it be ... don't feed the trolls
xballer1989 1 year ago
I wish so bad that this was still the standard rifle, the M-14 is good and the M-4s/ M-16s are OK, but nothing the US yet has made came close to the M1
Goodspittin 2 years ago
@Goodspittin If the m1 garand couldve had a larger capacity and detachable box mags it would still probably be in service. Most of the troops only wanted to use the m1 garand but the government thought a smaller round in a lighter gun was better.
baconator490 1 year ago
That is one heavy rifle there ^_^ Not to mention the rounds ;p
Taz418 2 years ago
*PIIING* ....I love this
EminemFAN502 2 years ago
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Too bad that sound could cost you your life in battle...
Nintendogene 2 years ago
yah..well youré right!
EminemFAN502 2 years ago
you can barely hear the ping through the video. i dont see how anyone but your own guys could hear it with constant gunfire and shit exploding. plus many gun battles were at 50+ meters. i hope the germans didnt have that good of hearing.
baconator490 2 years ago
actually its a lot louder than this but what they would do it toss a spent clip off the ground to imitate the ejection ping and when they came to kill him they would shoot em
SimpleStuff31 2 years ago
so your saying a nazi solider could hear the ping of the clip hitting the ground at 50 meters while your guys are firing, machine guns are blazing and the enemy is doing the same. that only works when one or two guys are firing or its really close range
baconator490 2 years ago 23
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Like I said it's louder than this and it's true that the enemy would come and kill them because they heard the ping. So like I said about the tossing it off something to imitate the ping is true and your wrong and the ping is actually very clear in battle conditions and there would be multiple pings going off not just one.
SimpleStuff31 2 years ago
than the germans were pretty damb stupid because just because you hear 2 or 3 pings doesnt mean the entire platoon can still shoot you
baconator490 2 years ago 2
this kinda thing would happen in vietnam and the enemy who were going to do whatever to kill us would here that ping and poke there head out because they knew one or more of us were empty which is what the germans did also in ww2 they would think it was safe to pop up and fire but if we just tossed one off a rock or something they would pop there head up to take advantage but we would be waitin and pop them
SimpleStuff31 2 years ago
@baconator490 well, that just proves your ignorance. A. it only happened in the Japanese front, not the German. so it was in jungle conditions. B. why dont you stupid kids research a little before shooting off your big mouth? ever hear of Wikipedia? its easy, you dont even have to (gasp) open a book! its all at your finger tips....fool
erikcanada 2 years ago
so your saying there werent fire fights on jap soil? i dont think the germans or japs couldve heard it unless your talking about the japs poping out of holes 3 feet away than yes it would happen
baconator490 2 years ago
@baconator490 it makes a ping when it ejects the clip, you can definitly hear it over gunfire.
Ranger4321 1 year ago
@Ranger4321 how can you hear a ping over other rifles firing and machine guns blazing from 50-200 yards. I dont see why it is such a big deal either just because the enemy hears one ping doesnt mean there arent a bunch of other guys who still have a loaded rifle
baconator490 1 year ago
@baconator490 well they cant. im saying if theres one krout walkin and one american mono e mono he can hear the ping but they would use it to there advantage. they whould take a empty case and throw it on the ground the pop the jerries when they stuck there head up
ToAstYNaChO 1 year ago
@ToAstYNaChO i honestly believe that happened only a few times in the war and the story was so cool that it multiplied making people believe that this was how they were killing the germans and japs on a regular basis
baconator490 1 year ago
@baconator490 having shot an M1 Garand at a range with other guns going off right next to me, it is very audible. Thats why during the war one guy would toss an empty clip on the ground which would make the enemy raise their head then BAM! the guys buddy would shoot em.
Ranger4321 1 year ago
@Ranger4321 wow thanks 100th guy to say how they threw clips on the ground. Who cares if you can hear it with guns firing next to you because its pinging right in front of your face. I still doubt the germans or any other enemy could hear it during a full on gunfight between two companies from 100 yards away.
baconator490 1 year ago
@Ranger4321 they wouldnt toss it they would wait for one of them to be low on the mag, then return fire waiting for the ping, then the enemy would pop their heads out and get a nasty surprise, this happend alot in the pacific theater as well
Blusurfers93 1 year ago
@Ranger4321 Hearing the ping is overated. Just because one soldier is reloading doesn't mean the rest of the company is. So it's pointless to stick your head up anyways cus you have another hundred enemy soldiers to worry about too. And the ones that arent reloading could shoot you in the FACE!
SchutzStaffel441 1 year ago
@SchutzStaffel441 Thats why you should never overestimate the stupidity of your enemy.
Ranger4321 1 year ago
@SchutzStaffel441 I fully agree my grandfather was in WWII in France and Germany and he never once mentioned be concerned about Germans listening for the "PING" I mean who really would be able with all the sinew of combat going on around you. This would only be a concern if you where alone and the enemy had you pinned down you know that kind of situation even then the enemy does not know if you have a pistol or other weapons as back up.
TheHondamonkey 1 year ago 2
@baconator490 Yeah, it doesn't matter anyway. If a Nazi wants to rush your positions after he hears the ping, let him. Your buddy can then hose him with his Thompson.
harmon92 1 year ago
@baconator490 it was probably not during the course of an all out battle, but maybe if they were fighting on the side, quietly so that the other side wouldn't hear
eurasianchica 1 year ago
@baconator490 You do know that not every German soldier was a nazi. Right?
seanson38 1 year ago
@seanson38 in ww2 they were all nazis. Im sure they were a few who didnt follow hitler but the rest of germany did so they are hence called nazis because they fought with nazis in the german army who were nazis
baconator490 1 year ago
@baconator490 The right was rhetorical. They weren't all Nazis, you had to belong to the Nazi party to be a nazi. Being in the German military did not automatically make you a Nazi.
seanson38 1 year ago
@seanson38 there was only a small group of people in germany during wwII not supportive or in the nazi party. Most of the german military was nazi and they used the nazi symbols so therefore they are called nazis
baconator490 1 year ago
@baconator490 Majority of German citizens didn't belong to the Nazi party. Germany had a population of about 90 million during WWII and at it's height the Nazi party had 8.5 million members. Most of the German military were also not Nazis. You are generalizing. Go read a history book and come back to me.
seanson38 1 year ago 2
@seanson38 krauts, germans, nazis all the same thing. I think more then 8.5 million supported the nazi party seeing how he overthrew the government and became dictator. That doesnt happen when only about a ninth of the people supported it
baconator490 1 year ago
@baconator490 Yeah most Germans citizens saw the Hitler and the Nazis as being the saviors of the defeated and poor German culture and country after WWI, Hitler promised new jobs, and healthcare and a booming German economy....Why WOULDNT you vote for a great man like that?
Only once Hitler had total power and started raping Europe and invading countries and murdering other cultures did the German people begin to hate the Nazis...but there was nothing they could do.
LoneWolf051 1 year ago
@LoneWolf051 And as for the German soldiers, they felt the same as the German people, proud and patriotic at first, but later, saw what Hitler's intentions were, and were demotivated and felt like slaves, many deserted, most fought on, but with no pride or desire to even be a soldier, but again, theres nothing they could do.
LoneWolf051 1 year ago
@LoneWolf051 yeah but the german citizens did know that hitler hated the jews and segregated and blamed them for financial problems yet still followed him
baconator490 1 year ago
@baconator490 And they were told they'd be relocated to more suitable locations away from Germanic territories like Austria, Czechoslovakia and Poland. What that meant was of course death camps, cleverly hidden by the "relocated" name, which the German citizens and most soldiers didnt know about. It was a great secret until the camps were discovered by the Allies, and the truth behand Hitler's overall plan was finally revealed to everyone, but by then Hitler was dead and the war was lost.
LoneWolf051 1 year ago
@baconator490 yer but they would load wif a full clip and chuck an empty clip on the ground and wen the dudes head popped up youd shoot him
woody000555 1 year ago
@baconator490 actually after watching the military channel, most of the guys who were issued m1s found that the enemies listened for the ping so they could open up on the poor bastard who had to reload, so the guy said they took the clips and hit them against something hard to make an enemy think they ran out of bullets so he would pop his head up
, but thats what i heard on the military channel lol i could be wrong...
Phantom663 1 year ago
@baconator490
Agreed, I barely heard the ping in this video.
Masterpivot292 1 year ago
@baconator490
People still got killed becuase of it. Probably not that many but still...It's like screaming "I'm out of ammo, come and shoot me". I do rather like the sound though.
thebizzlehimself 1 year ago
@thebizzlehimself Watch the first video on my favorites list on my profile, then you'll see how hard it is to hear the ping sounds, even in a quiet field.
LoneWolf051 1 year ago
What if theres a firing line on M1s?, 1 makes a ping and is out, 6 others are still firing, another runs out 5 are still shooting, another runs out, and but then the 2 other M1s have been reloaded by now and now there are 6 M1s shooting nce again, so theres no time at all for coming in to kill the American, simply because, once 1 M1 runs out, a bunch more are still shooting at you.
LoneWolf051 2 years ago 2
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Well in war its not gonna be a firing line and they wouldnt ALWAYS rush them, just if they know that they are unarmed and reloading, also they would just start shooting back while the garand is reloading, but yea some men lost their lives from the ping but some killed the enemy with a fake ping.
SimpleStuff31 2 years ago
actually its a lot louder than this but what they would do it toss a spent clip off the ground to imitate the ejection ping and when they came to kill him they would shoot em
SimpleStuff31 2 years ago
so camwizardoz you want a fully auto M1 Garand with a drum clip :D
panzerbait1911 2 years ago
no no no
CubeManPro 2 years ago
Good weapon
EnRop188 2 years ago