M1 Garand

[RicktheCrofter]

I just bought my M-1 at a Gun Show. Markings and serial number show it was manufactured by the Springfield Amory (what I was looking for and wanted,) in August 1942 and refurbished at the Agusta Arsenal. The icing on the cake was it came with a bayonet. I hope to shoot it for the first time tomorrow.

[Rickzzza887]

its gun ike these tht make USA the mopst powerfu; army in the world

[3hounddogs]

Cool pics! GREAT Rifle! I am in the process of buying one from a co-worker. Will be a couple of weeks. Can't wait!

Congrats on a great looking weapon.

bill

[WillyVictor]

Nice looking weapon, shoot it, enjoy it!

[gavocrazy]

Can I have it?

[MrSkillz1971]

very nice rifle, looking forward to getting one of my own

[misfit13091]

Eargasm! "ping"

[SheenSnippA]

nice m1 i just refinished the stock on mine

[gearsofmuffin]

great gun, cant wait to get one myself. love the ending as well.

[tjh141994]

Very nice rifle sir. Awesome music too

[bsrman36]

First nice rifle and second nice slide show. I have some questions:

(I am not being critical or a jerk, I'm just curious)

1) Is that rifle all matching, parts, or a combination

2) Has the gas tube been replaced?

3) The whole rifle looks like a rebuild or something?

I am just asking because you say its a 1945 rifle. Again I'm not trying to start a youtube comment fight! Just curious.

Again nice rifle, wish I had one that shot sub MOA!

[SHADOWFREAK55]

lol its being held up by a sharpener

[RichfromNH]

Very nice rifle...looks like it's in great shape! I just got my first M1 recently as well. It's completely awesome!

[achaz]

the ping!!! he did the ping! where n how much? like for a civilian? obviously a licesned civilian who can handle the rifle

[ECTBWHO]

You dont need a license. Here

[ian772]

M1 Garand, ny 2nd favourite rifle!

[CrystalHunter1989]

Is it true that SA started making these again? I was told that, but can't find them listed on their website.

[donlugohs]

The company called Springfield Armory has nothing to do with the original government armory. Some guy bought the name and trademarks to it in the 70s. It's not even in Mass., but rather Ill. They made a limited run of M1s made with a mixture of new and NOS USGI parts, but I don't think they're making them anymore.

[TSimo113]

@CrystalHunter1989 They are still around in gun shops and shows. These commercially made receivers are castings and some are fairly rough to cycle and have sloppy and relatively useless rear sights.... whereas the original USGI receivers were forged and milled to far more exacting specifications. My suggestion if you see a commercial springfield armory M1. Put your money back in your pocket and walk away....no actually you should run away.

[cokeman2423]

Beautiful gun sir!!

[donlugohs]

Thanks!

[bigbattles]

Did you get it from AIM surplus?

[donlugohs]

No, and I personally haven't seen them sell any as nice as my Garand, either. The nicest *looking* Garands I've seen from them in a long time are mismatched rebuilds with new production barrels and stocks.

[1airplane21]

how much did this cost you?

[seven47katana]

this gun is expansive like 890$ here

[donlugohs]

No, you only wish you could buy one like this for that little money...

[majorporpoise]

100th comment!

[gordon2089]

a beautiful piece of american history. can't wait to get one :)

[skinkey007007]

its not a u.s. rifle, the u.s. used it but it was made by a Canadian man named Mr.Garand and he manufactured them for the u.s. and if anyone is onedering yes i am a U.s. sitisen

[donlugohs]

Well, if you had any idea how early twentieth century American military nomenclature worked, you would know why it is called the U.S. Rifle Cal. .30 M1. It was produced in the United States at Springfield Armory, paid for by U.S. Army Ordnance, and designed with the aid of Springfield engineers. The fact that Garand was born Canadian is irrelevent. Fermi and Einstein were foreign. You might consider using spellcheck in the future as well.

[wtfbroskie]

what is the name of that song?

[donlugohs]

It's the U.S. Army song, "The Caissons Go Rolling Along."

[Eddieroolz]

Hmmm the good ol' ping :D

[evilmatt346]

my garand that i have the stock we bought saw action in d day

[codename4777]

Nice, clean rifle. I like that the wood is not all glossy like a lot of the Garands I see. What's so special about USGI parts? I suspect they're good quality parts.

[donlugohs]

USGI = United States Government Issue. It means that all parts are correct, government arsenal made original parts, with no commercially made reproduction parts present. All parts on this Garand, are, in fact, Springfield Armory parts matching the original manufacturer; no other GI parts of different manufacturer are on the weapon.

[CulhandS65]

Nice old piece. You were lucky to get one in unissued condition

[triplewhiper]

nice gun

[Zyoher]

Haha, loved the ending!

[DrakrSlyr]

hey, i have been watching many vids on wwii weapons lately and many people have the argument of which is a better rifle, the garand, or the gewher. in my opinion, i think the garand is the best rifle in histiry but i want to know which rifle u think is better

[donlugohs]

The Garand is a better service weapon, hands down. It was obviously made of higher quality materials and to a higher degree of fit and finish than G43s which is why I must ASSUME you mean by your generic (and mispelled) term "gewehr," which means "rifle." The Garand also has better battle sights, and is much easier to field strip and clean. Reloading with enbloc clips can also be accomplished faster. In combat though, it usually comes down to the shooter holding the rifle. 43 > K98k though.

[DemonKillerGamer]

or course it is teh grand becuase it can have a mini grenade luncher

[DrakrSlyr]

a gewerh can too have a grenade launcher

[LoneWolf051]

Not to mention the Gewehr rifles often jammed due to weak bolt springs and mags that easily corroded, plus they were never mass produced and saw VERY limited service, I'd say the M-1 rifles easily beats the Gewehr, the G43 just has too many faults and had so little units produced to really make a mark on the threat scale compared to Allied M-1 production.

[assaultrecon28]

you should buy an unissued condition bayonet to go with it

[donlugohs]

Yeah it would be nice, but it's hard to spend a few hundred on a bayonet. I had a hard enough time biting the bullet to buy an unissued condition 1943 K98k bayonet for way under regular market value at well under $100. Havn't seen any WWII-made unissued Garand bayonets going for anywhere under $200 lately.

[invertpballer16]

How much did this rifle cost?

[Oheeeoh]

Nice rifle.

I don't believe anyone that says they can shoot 1MOA with open sights unless I witness them fire the group.

[Gorbachev]

I agree, unless a quality bench rest is used.

[Roflcoppterstudios]

Are you planning to fire it? Or have you got it as a collectors peice?

[donlugohs]

I have fired it, albeit rather sparingly. Mostly I was shooting it at around 500 yards where it shines. It is, however, first and foremost a collectors piece.

[rangerstubbs76]

M.O.A.? Minutes of angle is correct. As for the right explanation? M.O.A. is a standardized measure of what accuracy level a rifle will shoot at it's best. A ten shot group is fired at 100 yds. A 1 inch circle is 1 M.O.A. Therefore, his rifle groups ten shots in just under 1 inch at 100 yards. Forget latitude and longitude, they don't use a sextant, compass or GPS in this process at all. If a known good shot tells you what M.O.A his rifle shoots, you know exactly what it's capable accuracywise.

[donlugohs]

The first widespread usage and application of the term "Minutes of Angle (or arc)" had to do with cartography, hence my reference to latitude and longitude. The term's usage came later to describe the accuracy of a firearm. The term itself isn't a cartography or firearm term at all though -- in its most basic mathematical definition, it is simply one-sixtieth of one degree (1/360th) of a circle, and at 100 yards happens to be almost exactly one inch.

[azerty600]

I don't wanna sound stupid but what does M.O.A mean. Nice gun btw . :)

[donlugohs]

minutes of angle...think latitude and longitude, minutes, seconds, etc of angles.  if you want further clarification look it up on wikipedia, they're pretty good

[disturbedone5009]

minute of angle. it is 1/60 of a degree. kind of like 60 minutes in an hour. a rifle shoots the bullet so fast that it doesnt drop very far. so to measure it they use a very small angle.

[kiwitedferny]

I am a New Zealand collector. Where did you find this rifle, and how much did it cost?

Cheers

Ted

[all4mac]

I my self just got one in mint condition ! love it and your slide show as well ! It saved our country for sure . And your right about the sound !

[thelugerman]

you have replaced a lot of parts, like the gas cylinder and the receiver housing. the gas cylinder is painted, standard issued garands was parkerized on the external parts, internal parts was painted like your gas cylinder.

[donlugohs]

Interesting attempt, putting down this Garand, however you're incorrect in many respects. The stainless steel gas cylinders were never painted and mine certainly is not painted; they went through a special blackening process that involved chemical reactions at specific temperatures, in a hot solution.. All steel parts on my garand are parkerized as is correct. The color on some parts show up weird from the camera flash. Nice try on picking apart my M1, but your observations are simply incorrect.

[thelugerman]

i have handled an total original garand from 1945, from the royal norwegian guard. and it didn't look like that, even the stainless gas cylinder was parkerized

[donlugohs]

What you think does not change reality, no matter how much you would like it to. I fear you do not know enough about chemistry to know that stainless steel cannot be parkerized. Instead of criticizing my rifle, which is 100% original USGI and 100% accurate, stick with something else that you may know. If you don't want to listen to what I have to say, don't bother posting a comment. You are simply incorrect. Try using google and find out for yourself!

[thelugerman]

no gun is 100% accurate, its the rifleman who is the accurate.

maybe my service rifle didn't have stainless steel gas cylinder,

but the stainless steel cylinders didn't came around before the korean war, i have read many books about it.

WWII garands has iron parts.

[donlugohs]

I know you aren't a native English speaker so I will tell you what accurate meant in the context I used it: it meant "true to original;" in other words, it is exactly as built during WWII. By the way, the gas cylinder was always stainless steel because corrosive primers were used and therefore corrosive primer fouling in a carbon steel gas system would cause pitting, gas leakage, and system failure.

[archivos042003]

good vid...in yhe last part of your vid..you shown 3 weapons..one is the garand, another is the mauser kar if i am not wrong...but...the first that is over the mauser..what model it is?

[donlugohs]

You should watch my other video which shows and gives the name of all of them. It's a Lee-Enfield No.4 Rifle Mk. IV.

[archivos042003]

yes...i´ll watch them....thanks

[Txman1996]

Where did you get it from?

[archivos042003]

garand is an old weapon from second world war as the mauser and lee enfeld..ok...i know that mauser have been used in iraq-iran war and yugoslav war or balkans war. and i know that lee enfeld rifle was used by mujaaeehdin of afganistan during war against soviets. so that..i want know in what wars garand have been used. i believe that it weapon was used in corea..but..that garand was used in vietnam or in central america civil wars?..explainme..please

[massecremodz]

**Korea**

[archivos042003]

thanks

[yorkymom]

What is the value of a WWII M1 as a collectors? Also, What if it had its original bayonette?

[disturbedone5009]

if the rifle is all original and in good condition it can be worth a few thousand dollars.

[massecremodz]

I can get military issued in great shape for $165.00

[disturbedone5009]

where is this?

[archivos042003]

garand is beautiful weapon..very powerful with little more advantage than mauser and lee enfeld

[CenturyGamer]

0ohh spicy i want one :D!

[riolindasucks]

If you want to get a Garand follow these steps. Get a firearm owners card or ID (which ever your state requires) first. Next, join a CMP affiliated gun club. CMP (Civilian Marksmanship Program). At your gun club, take the CMP class which includes classroom time on the history, safety and handling of the Garand. The class also includes range time. Fire the Garand from all the shooting positions. Once complete w/ CMP class, send your paperwork to a CMP warehouse and get your Garand.

[CenturyGamer]

That would be useful for some people, but not me, worst place to be a gun nut is the UK, where i live :s. I wanna move to the USA so i can collect guns, someday.

[brandoninator097]

always wanted one :) i think my great grandpa had one until one of my relatives took it :(

[Darkturnips]

dead f*cking sexy- the gun that won world war 2. I can't wait to get one.

[mayowithbread]

ive shot a m1 from world war II that was used in the war

[MilitarySurplusGuy]

You know its rebuilt right! The meatal should be alot darker grey green color. Nice thoght looks Great!

[donlugohs]

You know the camera distorts things right! For instance the cover over the rear sight isn't black as it appears. Taking pictures of things often changes their color a bit, and the whole rifle is a different color in real life. The parkerizing came out very light in the pics whereas other parts came out almost black. Parkerizing is the same color in real life as on my original non-rebuilt (every original part on it as it came from the factory) M1 Carbine. Thanks for the comment though.

[MilitarySurplusGuy]

Who did you get your from?

[worldwartwoman]

nice m1 garand , awesome music as well 5 stars

[GRINDERTHE1]

wow. I have a M1 that made it throught the war to be rebuilt in 52 and the stock is not nearly as nice as that. Nice gun

[moparguy1966]

where did you get your hands on that? sorry if already asked this question.

[donlugohs]

Tony Pucci who specializes in Garands and Carbines. I also have a very rare early Inland M1 Carbine I got from him that is special in that it has all original, matching parts and is virtually unissued which makes it museum grade. Judging by your username, you like Ma Mopar's products. I also have a '68 Coronet R/T with 440 magnum and T/F in B5 that is killer...need to put a video up of it sometime.

[DaysWithBrendan]

replica?

[donlugohs]

Sad that you ask. Especially because the text in the beginning of the video says 100% USGI...and the pictures tell the story.

[DaysWithBrendan]

well im dumb

i dont read haha :)

[AmericanMale1953]

American patriotism and the best guns!

God bless our great history and the people who made it! Lest we forget!

[iceteaguy]

I prefer battle scars, scratches, and dings.

Awsome music though. 5/5

[worldwartwoman]

i agree, battle scars dings and scrathes andd charector to the rifle my m1 garand has a few dings in the stock and i love em it makes me think of how that ding got their like a gi might have bashed another guy in the head when that ding came about know what i mean.

[ChelseaLh14]

If the pictures don't do it any justice I would love to see it in real life because it looks BEAUTIFUL.

[KemazoProductions]

Thanks for the compliment. These somewhat fuzzy pictures on youtube really do this Garand no justice...it looks absolutely brand new. There is not one nick in the wood, not a single bit of scratched parkerizing. It's essentially like holding a rifle that just rolled off the SA assembly line. Don't shoot it as much as I should (only 100 rounds or so), but plan on taking it to the range before too long.

[shoeless5678]

where did you get it

[KemazoProductions]

A store in Long Island, NY that specializes in top grade WWII U.S. firearms. Same place I got my original M1 Carbine from.

[syatemofadown55]

hey dude.

nice rifle make sure you take very good care of it.

Can you give the measurments of these following parts please:

Butt, Butt stock, reciver, rear sight, bolt, rear hand gaurd, front hand gaurd, barrel, front sight, gas cylinder, trigger housing group,and the trigger, and trigger gaurd.

Please help me out and give me the measurements it would be well appricated

[donlugohs]

Thanks for the comment. Sorry, I can't give you any measurements because you are far too vague on what you want. These parts arent like 2x4's with simple measurements, and your request is far too general. For what reason do you want to know the dimensions of the parts?

[syatemofadown55]

well im tryin to make a replica of this gun but i need to know measurements

[donlugohs]

Good luck with the replica but sorry, there are a lot of measurements to make and it would take a long time sitting down with the dial calipers...i'm in the middle of rebuilding a 440 magnum out of a 68 coronet R/T right now. Sorry I can't help you there.

[syatemofadown55]

thanks hey no problem but can you tell me how big the enbloc clip is? Pretty Please

[donlugohs]

Yeah I can give you the dimensions of an enbloc clip... i'll have to go find my original WWII SA marked clip, it's sitting around here somewhere, then I'll get back to you.

[syatemofadown55]

thanks man very much appreciated

[donlugohs]

Mic. it at 2.055" height, 1.058" width at rear, 0.775" width at front, 1.545" edge to edge from half-circles at back. Spring steel is 0.033" thick. Those measurements are more accurate than you'll be able to reproduce in a replica, so you should be good to go.

[syatemofadown55]

so thats the enbloc clip right or is that the firearm

[Muska549]

Yeah, you have the three coolest rifles in WW2 at home, very cool! :) Are theese guns yours?

[donlugohs]

Thank you. I've also got a museum grade early M1 carbine now too all matching, extremely rare. Yes, they are all mine, including all the firearms in my other video entitled "My Gun Collection."

[dpsantos1994]

and i love the "ping" too :D

[dpsantos1994]

i love thee m1garand

[PickofDestiny08]

Nice, I hope to get one soon

[toudoujuku]

are they all matching parts????

[donlugohs]

As you know, American military weapons were not stamped with individually serialized parts, as they were all supposed to be interchangeable and be within spec. If you are really asking are all the parts mfg and period correct,the answer is yes, they are all SA period correct except the rear sight windage (which is still SA) knob has been upgraded to the slightly later improved type, at my discretion. This rifle shoots as good as it looks.

[yearling37]

Nice nice rifle!!! I'm looking at an H&R DCM

"Korean War" era model at the moment. Very nice.

[Jamesbarrock]

If its Winchester or S.A expect to pay quite a bit anywhere from 6-800$ especially for those produced in WWII. This particular rifle looks very new, and I bet the new parkerization hasnt worn the grit off yet and it grinds. If It was produced in WWII I doubt it is unfired, it could just be a collection of parts. Pull back the op rod and look at the side of the barrel for the drawing number in such. mine has 8 65 somewhere on it for the year it was made (new barrel)

[donlugohs]

Muzzle erosion and throat erosion gauge "0" on my rifle. Didn't say it was unfired as every weapon was at least proof fired at the factory, but it shoots match accurate and the bbl gauges zero wear. It is indeed a WWII-mfg SA, early 1945, you can check the partial s/n I give. Function is flawless, and there is no grinding. Everything functions properly unlike many M1s I've seen on youtube with various problems that the owners don't even know are problems. Thanks for the comments.

[Friggenschnell]

very nice Garand i'm looking for one of my own. I just wanted to know if $770 for a VG one was a decent price.

[donlugohs]

Thank you. Depends on the make, Winchester is probably the most collectable as far as WWII Garands. Only Win. and S.A. made Garands in WWII. VG can be ambiguous as many companies' standards vary, but if it retains a good deal of its original finish, has a decent bore (not perfect, but strong lands/grooves no pitting), and is mechanically fully functional, $770 is not a bad price. Many M1s have become neglected over the years in civilian hands, so you want to make sure it's fully servicable.

[Friggenschnell]

thanks for the advice, its a SA and has VG bores judging by the pictures it is in great shape

[donlugohs]

Not a bad price as long as it's in all around good shape and a non-import (as I forgot to mention previously.)

[Friggenschnell]

thanks, cant wait to see that M1 carbine

[SnooperSquirrelFilms]

love the "ping" noise ...its saying feed me some more ammo !!!

[morbo262]

Very nice Garand, where did you find it? I just purchased a super premium grade M-1 from the Garand Guy, I looking forward to finally owning one.

[errickrb]

That is a beautiful weapon you have. Haha when I get old enough i'd want that to be my first gun. I've heard that M1 garands are actually more accurate then M-14's, due to the lack of a magazine.

[ianclytle]

I've fired the Garand, and there's nothing like it...the only thing that comes close is the M14 which I qualled expert with...Both excellent rifles...

[donlugohs]

Thanks for the comment and your service to the country. Of interest to you may be the fact I just ordered in an M1 Carbine. What is truly exceptional and incredibly rare is that this one was found unissued in the original crate and retains EVERY factory original part! Guys who follow old american weapons closely know how amazingly rare this is as virtually every single weapon was issued and rebuilt numerous times throughout their service life.

[ianclytle]

Complete with the old cosmo grease?

[donlugohs]

No, it has been in a private collection for quite a few years now. Kept stored but always taken out and oiled, only fired a few times. It escaped a brutal life in the military and was kept in top condition in this private collection. Should be getting it in within a week or so, I might make a slideshow of it and post it on youtube.

[ianclytle]

Outstanding! I'm looking forward to it...

[LindaWSparks]

You have a truely great M1 there! Quite nice. *two thumbs up*

[aquasnake271]

Nice M1,Where can you buy one?

[c9ari]

Where did you get the M1 from? It looks like it might have come from the Garandguy.

[donlugohs]

No, it didn't. It's from Orion7.

[c9ari]

Very nice indeed! Nice build...

[donlugohs]

Yep better than I could have ever imagined. Literally looks like a brand new M1. Just so you know, unissued WWII surplus cleaning kit in the stock (grease not even touched), plus there is a 1907 sling with it too, but I thought it might distract from the rifle. Nice to have the original accessories with it...the rifle deserves it.

[pnshmntmma4life]

nice find. i also have an early 45 springfield. check out mine!

[boggs09]

Nice M1, i also have an M1, the Receiver was made in '43, and all Springfield parts. I love the m1 yours looks really nice.

[donlugohs]

Thank you.

[PARR53]

Nice rifle! I love the M1 Garand, nice ones tend to be very difficult and hard to find, not to mention expensive. Never the less they are usually worth every penny and are an excellent piece of craftmanship!

[AmericanSniper666]

Nice collection. The .30-06 is a nice meat tearing rnd with the ammo you can get these days. Have fun and don't over heat the barrel with those 1k rounds.

[JColtF]

I ordered one from the CMP, gets in tomorrow(FedEx doesn't deliver on Sundays damnit) and I can't wait to take it out to the range.

[donlugohs]

Nice, what grade did you order?

[GlitchHalo]

That's crazy cool! Your M1 Garand is really awsome!

[donlugohs]

Thanks! I think it is really awesome too! Going to shoot it this weekend, just got 1,000 rds of .30-06 for the M1's hearty appetite!

[GlitchHalo]

That's sick dude. Hope you enjoy! :D

[c9ari]

Fun video! I love this gun the M1 rules

[donlugohs]

Thanks, I like the M1 too

[yeahsteeeve]

i love WWII era firearms, picked up an m1 carbine and a jungle carbine recently. i would love to have a garand.

[donlugohs]

The M1 is my personal favorite out of my reasonably extensive array of WWII period firearms. Don't get me wrong, weapons like the SMLE and K98k Mauser are outstanding, but the M1 is in a class all its own.

[johnistheNonChrist]

My favourite Weapon is the M96 (schweden mauser)....

[stumptacular]

i agree donlugohs...

the M1 remains in a class all its own...

I just bought my first one after drooling over them for about the last 5 years and watching helplessly as they rose tremendously in value... mine is a 5.8xx-xxx springfield (1955) with original barrel, and stock and it gauges really well: 2.1 throat... less than 1.0 on the muzzle... feels like u are holding history in your hands dont it???

[donlugohs]

Yeah for sure, even better since it's an American weapon. Gives me such a feeling of pride when I hold my M1, especially comparing it to other battle rifles of the day. It really is a remarkable piece of engineering for being designed 75+ years ago and being put into full production 72 yrs ago. Next on my list is an M1 Carbine...just taking my time looking for a really nice original one at a reasonable price.

[1341usmc]

beautiful

[byf43]

hehe "pling" at the end :)

I have a 1940 Garand with many 1941-1942 parts. As you mention untouched specimens are almost impossible to find. However one can make sure that the parts are at least period correct. I think your rear sight is post war type btw.

[donlugohs]

It is definitely post war, TE107 I believe. This is the last iteration of the aperture mechanism and held the sighting position the best. If you look closely you will also notice other items, like it has the forged and milled trigger guard, not the late stamped guard. The barreled receiver, gauged like new, was built from the ground up with unissued USGI parts and everything was refinished. BTW an unissued vintage cleaning kit is in the stock.

[smokinC5]

very nice weapon. more than one German would tell you that you have a "piece of history" LOL. Look into that AR and I congratulate you on owning one of the finest rifles ever made! Nice vid, and happy hunting. GO USA!

[Tonynk]

Awesome Garand, and a nifty vid too. I remember my first Garand, also an excellent shooter like yours. gotta love that power and the light recoil!! Yours appears to have been rebuilt/refinished at some point after the war...what is the date on the barrel?

[donlugohs]

It has been freshly rebuilt. It is all but impossible to find an M1 used in WWII that wasn't rebuilt. When they wore out in the field, they were sent to repair depots. They were overhauled after the war as well, so an M1 with all its original parts plus original finish is pretty much nonexistant. Thanks for your compliments, it is a 4-53 dated Marlin barrel, guaged 0 on muzzle wear :) Rifle is made of 100% USGI parts, no reproduction anything.