Topping off an M1 Garand

[ScopedOUT2]

Its actually the king of Canadian rifles. The M1 Garand is Canadian not American.

[JohannWendt]

@ScopedOUT2 designed by a Canadian, doesn't mean its not American. Taco Bell isn't Mexican food XD

[LoneWolf051]

@ScopedOUT2 Huh, yeah, and Canadian rifle that Canada had absolutely nothing to do with.. its invention, production, and service life and issue....All American made and issued

[SwaffyX]

I like your scope, I actually do.

[donteventry99]

no audio your visieo sucks just like yo mammma

[khaliddrb1]

@donteventry99 Geez before bitching learn how to write ... God damn it ...

[getcrunk07]

take that baby scope off, we won the war without it

[ch1ldpr3d3t0r]

@getcrunk07 hahahaa hell yea

[leeham991]

COD are still wrong.

[LoneWolf051]

They always have been, and always will be.

[Chowkin9]

@leeham991 Actually codd5 did a legit reload-mid clip action

[LoneWolf051]

@Chowkin9 Not really, the bolt in the game is only pulled part ways back the clip is somehow able to eject, when, in reality, the clip would be blocked by the bolt, and not able to eject, The bolt must be pulled fully back, then the clip ejected

[XGCScrappy]

ROFLMAO, I can load an enbloc quicker and insert it. You people are screwy.

[BigAirsofter101]

what the hell with the scope!!

[packersfanover18]

Your modern scope and scope mount ruins that weapon

[DonMeaker]

My old eyes need a scope.

[DyNo541]

Thank you!

[juxier]

just watched gran torino... beautiful rifle

[LoneWolf051]

Ypu, the king of American rifles!

[NormanMatchem]

@LoneWolf051 Designed by a man born in Canada... just sayyin.

[LoneWolf051]

@NormanMatchem Yeah, but its not sayin much about the rifle, some of the greatest American inventions of all time have been invented by people born in foriegn lands, thats what America is all about, the M1 and Dr. Garand are perfect examples of what America stands for

[NormanMatchem]

@LoneWolf051 Just as long as the man's heritage is respected. The M1 Garand was made in America largely by a Canadian genius. Just as the M1917 which was the most used rifle by the Americans in WWI is a product of the English with elements of German Mauser, the M1903 is a copy of the German Mauser, and the Krag rifle before that was of Norwegian heritage. The M9 today is an Italian pistol, and the M1014 is an Italian shotgun. I find the history/origin of firearms fascinating.

[icehelljumper]

hell ya i wish i had one

[pingpong909]

agree.. i watched the movie n then told my dad that i will buy that gun... n so i did. :) love how it shoots!

[irakees8]

umm is en't better to reload with the other hand end hold the m1 between your lags

end hold it with the other hand couse you reload now like a handie cap

[icehelljumper]

i know your supposed to just hold it not between your legs but actually put the butstock on your side

but why do people say you have to unload the rifle to reload thats dumb

[LoneWolf051]

Well you do have to unload it,

You unload the partially fired clip, then load in a full clip.

And you place the buttstock on your thigh.

[Assassinus2]

It's easier to eject a partially-spent clip and replace with a fresh one than it is to fill up the clip. Refilling is doable, but it's a pain, and there's the possibility of having the Garand try to eat a finger or two.

(Bad rifle! No biting!)

[csmybuttt]

ON NOM NOM

[sniper034]

Good demonstration.

[anteracmacash]

you just need to watch that you don't get a garand thumb ;)

[LoneWolf051]

He's ok, he's got his other thumb on the bolt to make sure it doesnt go anywhere.

[anteracmacash]

that must hurt when that block of mettal hits you :)

[Marty32]

Yeeeaaah. I had to teach some kids at a gun range once how to shoot properly. Sometimes it's just better to let them find out for themselves.

[SeiferAlmasy911]

Scopes on my Garand? It's more likely than you think.

[clynsvin123]

during a fight this probaly wouldnt be what the soldier wants to do, he wants a fast clip in

[iEatDeadKitties]

in a fight, your not going to reload when youve got a mag half full, its when theres a calm in the fighting, instead of going into the shit with 2 rounds in the clip, you can have a full one

[LoneWolf051]

Right, or when your in good cover or a little ways from the combat, like on a flanking assault.

[jman0701]

Wow! I didn't know you could top off that old beast...By the way, what scope and scope mount are you using? I'm looking for an alternative to the M1-D's side mounted scope set because I can't get used to it and I'm not keen on giving up my M1.Thanks!

[1airplane21]

its a long eye relief scope used for pistols

[ChainGuN2]

I never really knew if you could do it, bu now I know! Press a little button on the left side and the clip ejects, allowing you to top it off! What I hate about some video games ids when they allow you to top off an M1 garand, but you don't remove the rounds in there first. You just pull the bolt back (with let's say, 3 rounds still in the clip), and you load a brand new clip with 8 rouns in it (so I guess you have 11 rounds in it now :O)

[LoneWolf051]

Yeah, you need to eject the clip first, then insert a new one.

[LegacyForce]

Yea, The new brother's in arm's hells highway game let's you top it off.

[LoneWolf051]

No, they just insert a brand new clip, thus overloading the rifle, you need to add single rounds to top it off, which can take a while because the weapon wasnt really meant to be topped off, instead it was designed to EJECT the clip, and insert a new one.

[PRussell303]

yeah, video games are not that accurate, especially with extreem detail, like with clip fed rifles like the Enfield, Mauser, or Springfield, if you have four rounds in the magazine and you reload, now you have nine :P i guess they don't really think these things through.

[LoneWolf051]

And for loading and reloading.

[1airplane21]

wat was mean sorry if i offended you i was just made because so many people keep on saying dumb things about how whe nthe garand pings everyone knows ur reloaing and they shoot u and that thep ing shoots alot of soldiers and alll the other lies abouthte garnad

[1airplane21]

no on the m14 whcih ahs the sam sights but uses a magazine it is directly on top on the gun. and hte scope does no get in the way off the sights another dumb answer

[1airplane21]

niether m1c and m1d hve scopes off set to the left not far forward

[1airplane21]

of course its possible but i dont think you would do that in the middle of battle its easier to just eject it then load it outside

[LoneWolf051]

You can do it in battle, just reload like you do with every weapon...behind solid cover.

it dont take a genius to figure that out.

[1airplane21]

wow ur an idoit thats what is said i just said eject the clip and load it outside duh?!?!?!

[wutanoob]

"Johnny, what did I tell you about having loaded guns in the house?"

I may sound stupid but I never knew the M1 could be reloaded mid clip. I'm not some super gun addict/nerd/freak.

[rpiturkmvr]

It's a long eye relief scope (a Burris 2-7x pistol scope). Everything comes into proper alignment when you use a normal cheek weld.

Also, it was live ammo. *shrug* The safety was on, my finger was never in the trigger guard, and the rifle was pointed in a known-safe direction.

[keeneyr]

i hope those aren't live rounds.

[disturbedone5009]

isnt that scope mounted a little far forward? how are you supposed to use it without the cases being ejected into your face?

[Jksnk101]

garand scopes have to be mounted forward for reloading and shell ejection. the only other way to do it is a side mount where the scope sits higher and the mounts go off to the side of the weapon.

[disturbedone5009]

oh ok because i have only seen side mounted scopes on garads. how does the clip eject without hitting you under the chin?

[Jksnk101]

if you watch one eject it goes up and out to the side like the spent casings. that way your not getting hit in the face. good thing to cause that would get annoying in a hurry! LOL

[1airplane21]

no u dont know anything the scope should be off set to the left.

[Jksnk101]

it can go either way numby. forward or off set to the left. and its not just off to the left. the mounts are only to the left. the scope generally sits higher and on the center of the weapon. this way it points right down the center there by makin it easier to line up shots. the original garand scope might have been slightly off to the left but it was definitely not straight up on the left side of the weapon.

[1airplane21]

first of all whats numby? and i meant the original snipers the m1c and m1d there scopes were off to the left and no its off to the left not higher up because then your face wouldnt rest against the stock and the scope would have to be really high up to clear the casings and clip ejection

[1airplane21]

first off wats numby and the scope is off to the left not higher up otherwise your face cant rest against the stock duh? so its just off to the left.where do you get your info from because i would like to see where you learn this stuff

[Jksnk101]

ww2 is my thing. i've read tons of stuff on it. numby is short for numbnuts. and i understand what your talkin about. we're on the same page there. what i was referring to was the fact that its not directly straight up from the mounts on the left side cause then it would be on the shooter's left eye. what i was saying was that it comes up from the left with a slight curve towards the center. its not directly over the center cause that would interfere with loading and ejecting the bandoleer.

[Jksnk101]

but i understood what you meant. i might have mistyped what i meant and if i did i appologize, but we're both saying the same thing i was just specifying for other readers so they wouldn't think it came straight up over the left eye, that there is just a slight angle towards the center but not so much that it interferes with the weapons functioning.

[1airplane21]

uhh sure wat ever you say i think i understood what you said

[NormanMatchem]

I am so glad to have seen this vid. I never seen this done with my own eyes before, I seen someone eject an en block clip that still had rounds in it but never reload like that. Thanks a lot for uploading this. Those videogames are often completely inaccurate when it comes to firearms.

[Jksnk101]

yeah....whoever said a m1 garand couldn't be reloaded mid-clip didn't know jack shit about the weapon. soldiers did it all the time. no one wants to walk into a fire fight with only half a clip!

[StantheGunman]

I agree!

[falloutdude222]

and when the firefight starts?

[Jksnk101]

what do you mean? i already said that.

[falloutdude222]

i was just kidding man

[Jksnk101]

ah cool! LOL! You had me confused lol i was tryin to figure out what you meant lol

[Dietzeeeee]

the games never let you top off a garand. metal of honor, call of duty, and battlefield 1942. the list goes on.

[LoneWolf051]

That's because they don't do proper research like Brothers in Arms does.

[1airplane21]

in call of duty 5 they will have this feature its gonna be awsome

[AColeman1337]

nice M1D, those things are rather hard to come by anymore.

[LupisLupine]

Actually, that's not an M1D. It's simply a scope mounted on the upper hand guard. A modern LER scope. The M1D had the scope mounted offset to the left rifle to allow the enbloc clip to be loaded and ejected.

[LupisLupine]

left of the*

[ccmichael17]

not a M1D

[usarmy115511]

could you tell me where i can get a scope for the m1 i'm looking for one...

[Plazman]

Try googling "m1 garand scope"

[falloutdude222]

meanwhile ZAP, k98 round has hit you in the helmet :p jks good video, im sick of internet commandoes too, this gun has it all, and many fail to see it for the true, and i mean TRUE piece of great engineering that it is.

[bubba85715]

Amen brother. I love my Garand, excellent rifle... very fun to shoot.

[DavidHeidelberg]

where can i get a scope for the m1?

[rpiturkmvr]

I would eject the partial clip too. I'm just tired of internet commandos parroting the myth that "topping off" an M1 is impossible.

[InTheSticks1881]

Good to see a myth buster. Then there is the hype that the 'ping' will be heard during a gun battle. This also assumes that it cannot be reloaded rapidly.

Please show that it can also eject a full or partially loaded clip.

[gusplaer]

it can i've done it many times

[gusplaer]

it's only people who've never played with one that say that crap about em.

[LoneWolf051]

Yeah, I have too, it's easy.

[CrippledPidgeon]

Blame Metal of Honor and Call of Duty...

Nice gun!

[Sweet68Camaro]

I see your point,But personally I would slide the op-rod back and eject the half empty clip manually.(Little tab on left side)And then put in a fresh clip. Nice Garand BTW...Its even got a scope, sweeet!!!

[LupisLupine]

Yes it CAN be done, however, would any soldier do this before storming around a corner? There's a difference between possible and practical.

[Master7770]

Theres also a differance between smart and stupid. A stupid soldier would probably go ahead and charge on...and most likley become a KIA when he finds he didnt have the ammo in his gun to handle the job. The smart soldier would reload.

[LupisLupine]

However, that's why you don't lead the charge when you've been firing and reloading. You either eject what's remaining and lose some of your ammo, or you keep it in and take out another clip and keep it handy for a quick reload.

[Baal616]

Well, it looks like you're topping off a Grarand. I think that violates a few established rules of science.

[c9ari]

Like what? You don't shoot high power Garand matches do you?

[Baal616]

Sarcasm. Get over yourself.