@Airborneboy506 hold rifle upside down, barrel away from you pull trigger guard loop toward buttstock and THEN pull up,,and the whole trigger assembly will come out. im still trying to figure mine out to so good luck
@miniman9585 Danfish, the USMC called it "M-1 Thumb". In 1966 I fired both the M-1 Garand, and the M-14. The M-1 Thumb was from when presenting arms, for an inspection, you had to have the bolt open. You did it with one hand, (right), and if you didn't seat the bolt just right, while depressing the follower, it would slam shut on your thumb. Pretty painful!! LOL Usually a little blood too!
Both great rifles. Full auto on the M 14 not so accurate. But great on simi auto.
Very helpful video. Makes the rifle look a little less complicated. What a great piece of machinery! I don't own one yet. I will though; that's for sure.
Very helpful. I recently inherited an M1, and this video was an excellent guide to cleaning up a filthy rifle! Now it's clean, shiny, and smells wonderfully of Hoppe's #9. :D
How much does th m1 cost and the rounds it uses, idk, how much u rekon a box of 30 of them bullets costs? i heard it uses some special bullets. i want one so bad but aint got any idea how much its gona set me back. how much u figure all that is? thanks for ur time!
@Statusinator There's that square tab with a hole in it that's just in front of the trigger. Pull it back towards the trigger to put it on safe and push it forward towards the muzzle to put it on fire.
It's amazing to see how all of it works. You get a sense of why the Garand is such a formidable weapon. It's simple, rugged, and reliable. Thanks for posting this video!
Man I remember a video of Filipino children digging up an unmarked U.S soldier from WW2, and the iron sights of an M1 and an M1 helmet were the first things they found. Makes me kinda sad.
@coyotepassing The only one who is "imperfect and flawed" is Obama, kick that imposter out in 2012! He isnt even qualified to be our president! and has no understanding of how and WHY this country was founded! If he DID, then he'd know the Constitution is a well thought up and perfectly written document. Afterall, it WAS written in a time when polititians had common sense, so its no wonder he THINKS its flawed and imperfect, because he cant wrap his walnut sized brain and intellect around it.
I bet the part from 08s-13s was the last thing a great many nazis and commies ever saw. Not too many things scarier than seeing the business end of such a badass weapon. People always argue about which rifle was better for what reasons but the whole bunch of them are works of art.
Saw one at a pawn shop ive been wanting one forever! But idk if its gonna be any good cuz you know how pawn shops are -__- anyone got any suggestions or got any tips i should know? Their selling it for about $1,200 US...
4 people from the Obama Administration are really upset that private citizens are expressing their personal freedoms and wish we would just forget about that pesky Bill of Rights.
I have a lot of sympathy for the guys who lugged these things around; pretty heavy compared to the M-16 and the AK 47 & 74. I marvel at the simplicity and reliability of the AKs.
Wow, great video. Clear, concise and you goot great close in shots of some of the smaller parts that make a lot of other gun disassembly videos not very useful. Just bought an M1 in the last week and will be using your video for help when I disassemble it. Thanks!
@xxjf0809xx Haha, just an example, but both have magazine/clip release buttons. If you cant figure out how to release an M-16's magazine, then you'd be pretty dumb, just like if you couldnt figure out how to eject an M1s clip.
Great video, very informative! Should have included the gas op disassembly though. It's very simple; unscrew the gas plug at the end, then another bit screws off the barrel, and the last two pieces slide off easy. At that point, there's nothing left but the top hand guard, barrel, and reciever :P No tools necessary, no wonder the troops loved this wonderful yet cumbersome rifle. Something like 10-11 lbs, and shoots .30-06? Certainly not a light rifle, but it gets the job done :)
I just bought an M-1 Garand after wanting it for years. This video hepled alot i had never field stripped this gun before and the step by step instructions were great. Thanks Alot
Thanks for this video. I am a prior service US Marine reservist of the M16 generation, and I recently acquired an M1. This video has been extremely helpful, and I use it all the time. Shameful, I know, but I've only field stripped my M1 twice since I got it, and I haven't committed the steps to memory like I have the M16! ;) I shot my Garand for the first time yesterday. It is a beast! Again, thanks for the vid, brother!
@drnogood59 but when you have 60 pounds of body armor and need to walk miles on end, youll regret thta decision. i love the m1 garand myself, but with the wars we have today, its just not practical.
@bwrizzo You'd field strip it in those conditions, ie, up till 1:35 in the video. This video is a detailed strip, something you wouldnt ever do in the field.
Thank you for the informative vid on the M1 garand field stripping,i enjoyed the fact that you knew the magazine was internally built into the gun and the clip is what holds the bullets and the fact that you checked the barrel for any bullets in the chamber saftey first. by the way do you know what type of bullets will fit in the chamber of the m1 garand? thanks in advance if you answer
Thanks so much for making this video available. You are an excellent instructor and it is very helpful. Is there a similar video for the trigger assembly and disassembly/reassembly of the bolt? Is this something I should do every time after shooting my M1 Garand? Also can you tell me if the gas cylinder should be cleaned regularly. Should bore cleaner be used in the gas cylinder? Thanks again!
I notice you work the action 'overhand' as opposed to the more common 'underhand'. Advantage, Disadvantage to either? or is it more of a personal, comfort deal? Enjoyed the video, thanks for the info.
So, when servicemen presented their M1s for inspection, pulled back the charging handle to ensure that a loaded weapon isn't being handed to the inspecting officer/DI, once the rifle was returned the serviceman. He had to place his finger into the chamber to release the charging handle?
@victorrain He pushes down the follower, not the chamber, to unlock the bolt and rides it forward with the back of his pinky finger until it closed and locked.
@MrPitseleh Well nothing comes close to a Garand, its just too distinctive and immortal.............the Closest thing to it would be an M-14/M1-A, but it just doesnt have the M1's "feel" and smoothness in the design, nor is it as well balanced and natural to shoot as the M1. The Garand is truely and honestly, one of a kind, theres just nothing else out there like it. They dont make guns like they used to, so, literally, there will never be another rifle like an M1.
@LoneWolf051 I guess the M1 isn't for me. I want a semi automatic rifle with a scope but I don't want to spend a crap ton of money on a gun I won't have much practical use for.
@MrPitseleh Well maybe not, the M1 is really for historians, and serious collectors, however, if you want a cheaper rifle thats semi-auto and attaches a scope, and is easily avalible, go for a Ruger Mini-14, those are very fun rifles, I have 2 of them.
From some of the younger members of American Legion Post 72 Mt. Carmel OH a BIG thank you! Out of 7 rifles at a funeral last month only 9 rounds were actually fired, rifles jammed up and badly needed to be cleaned. Cleaned 3 and ran 3 clips of 8 thru each rifle. Now we have 4 more to go. Your video was our guide. You did not mention the gas port hole i the front of the barrel though.
Memories for us old troops. We learned to respect the M1 in ways they didn't mention, like losing a little hide and mashing our thumb for not giving it our full attention when the bolt was released.
Memories for us old troops. We learned to respect the M1 in ways they didn't mention, like loosing a little hide and mashing your thumb for not giving it your full attention when the bolt came back.
Wow! all this time i would pull the bolt back and push the button to watch all my rounds tumble out along with the clip. Now I see all I have to do is hold the bolt back with my finger and push the button and the whole clip with rounds pops out intact. thankyou!
at 4:40 it shows the operating rod spring having some play to it. I'm reassembling now but it's not moving. How do you make the spring move like that?
@Makingnewnamesisdumb Magazines contain the rounds and have springs at the bottom, clips hold or "clip" (where the term clip came from) the rounds together, and are simple metal strips.
@LoneWolf051 I know what the difference is. What I mean is that this clip loads very similarly to a mag and is physically placed inside the gun with all of the rounds, and it can even be ejected like a magazine and replaced with another fresh clip as though it were a magazine.
Any certain kind of grease you recomend for a garand... that and what points should I grease. I heard to stay away from standard gun oil and go with a non-liquid grease for best results (but which). From another source I hear that only a few pieces should be greased because the design was meant to keep service and care to a minimum (besides cleaning the barrel, etc). I haven't found many good sources of info that are consistent and last thing I want to do is mess up my beloved Garand!
@daveed793 In the US if you go to a gun store or gun show 18 years of age, a drivers license, the cost of the rifle itself.
Or buy it from some that does not sell guns normally and then just the cost of the rifle itself. Or the CMP look up CMP in a search engine. Obama banned the left over M1s from Korea coming back home so the price of these rifles wont be going down any time soon.
You're supposed to pull back the op rod with your other end of your hand. You use your pinky and the padding of your palm to quote-on-quote "properly open" the M1. An M1 Garand expert told me this and told me the reason why but I cant quite remember why. He said you could lose your thumb if a round accidently went off or something like that. Idk.
@boston3326 If your barrel unscrews from the receiver, you have some serious problems. Too numerous to mention here. Get it repaired; you might require a new barrel as you have what is called 'light draw' when mating barrel to receiver. From an old Navy Ordnanceman.
@boston3326 If you can get your hands on TM9-1275 dated June, 1947, look under looseness of barrel. Explains all. If you are replacing barrel, make sure you index it properly for correct sight alignment or you will be shooting sideways each time. Correct alignment of barrel to receiver is 90º + or minus 0º20'. If you get it dead nuts on, you will have a good shooter. Don't forget to headspace properly also.
P.S. The disesemble part probably needs to be oiled up also, these things gave Benny sitting who knows where for quite a while probably just needs a good oiling for both
@Supersneakysniper, hmmm I think it might be blocked by something inside the stock, I'd suggest to field strip it, and oil up the switch, it might just be really stiff to, they make them that way so it doesn't accidently disengage, if that doesn't work, take it to the place you bought it, it might be nroken
@Padreblue11 OH! I have a question, uhh i got one from 1944, for some reason my safety switch won't turn "on" have any ideas? Its like it's blocked er sumthing. Also the trigger guard is dificult to release to disassemble, do i just need to apply more force or does the safety have to be on or sumthing?
Great video. I am in ncharge of our Legion Post's M1 Garands and need to clean them after multiple ceremonial firings over the weekend. Learned field stripping the M1 in Army basic training in the late 1950's and completely forgot it when we switched to the M14 in the 1960;s an dhave to learn it all over again. Back then we had to rapidly disassemble and reassemble the M1 blindfolded in some short time, maybe less than a minute.
Man, that`s a beauty! It`s surprisingly simple too. I always compare every weapon with the RK 62 (which is basically a finnish AK 47 knock-off) that I trained with during my finnish military service. Such power. The 30.06 round is a fucking monster.
This is one of the first weapons i ever shot and from then on i was in love. I frequently go to gun shops just to hold an m1 and to work the action. So beautiful. Nice video thanks for the info.
One day i will own this rifle
PS I love the peep sight-awesome target acquisition!!!!
I just received my CMP Garand. It is a beauty!!! I needed your video to put in back together again. Well lets just say it made it a ton easier!!! Thank you again for making it!!!!
thank you for posting this . I have no knowledge on this rifle and I just ordered one from CMP.. I do know gunsthough. I was in the army with M-16s though. I have an AR-15. But the Garand is going to be a nice addition to my collection.
nice m1 garand you can shoot someones head with that in world warll and world warll i got a old dubble barlle no bullets its my fathers wepeon he was in world warll !!!!
It looks like a cast puzzle. too much complicated for me.
If I were the soldier with that rifle, I could never even try in the field. I don't understand how they could memorize and recall all the sequences in the dust of battlefield. Just unbelievable. In terms of that, I think grandfathers of really great soldiers..
@jarhead2966 And even if you did hear a ping or two, you'd need to be within 20 feet of the enemy, and not on grass or soft dirt and a ping sound doesnt mean anything anyways, you still have a company or platoon still shooting at you.
The insignificant ping of a single rifleman would be the very last thing on your mind, you'd be worried about them flanking you, or fraging your position, or incoming mortars, or armored units firing at you, or maching guns ripping everyone apart.
@jarhead2966 The only real way to use the ping against him, would be is if it were 1 on 1 in an urban environment on a hard concrete or compacted dirt surface, and be within about 20 feet.
@LoneWolf051 i not talking about the ping hitting the ground, if it hits dirt it doesn't even make any noice, ive fired m1s before and the ping that is made when the clip ejects is quite loud and in combat you don't have hearing protection and you ear can be trained to hear and pick up on that high pitch ping which is much different then the sound of gun fire. as i said you ears can be trained to pick up cretin noises in combat, and the highpich ping would be a sound that you ears could pick up
Nice video! Do you have videos like these for the M-16 and M-14? Thanks!
paulricoeur 3 weeks ago
Nice instructions but I kept getting stuck at the part where you pull the trigger guard mine won't go up please respond thanks
Airborneboy506 3 weeks ago
@Airborneboy506 hold rifle upside down, barrel away from you pull trigger guard loop toward buttstock and THEN pull up,,and the whole trigger assembly will come out. im still trying to figure mine out to so good luck
MInecraftGeni101 3 weeks ago
Excellent Video!!! Thanks to your video I was able to field strip and learn the inner workings of this great rifle. Keep up the GREAT work.
DarthSniper68 1 month ago
@danfish101 the correct term was actually 'shooters thumb'
it wuz from placing the thumb behind the rear sights, firing the rifle and the shooter's knuckle smacking him in the face
Watch Saving Private Ryan when Upham faces 'Steamboat Willie' to see an example of being close to shooters thumb
miniman9585 1 month ago
@miniman9585 Danfish, the USMC called it "M-1 Thumb". In 1966 I fired both the M-1 Garand, and the M-14. The M-1 Thumb was from when presenting arms, for an inspection, you had to have the bolt open. You did it with one hand, (right), and if you didn't seat the bolt just right, while depressing the follower, it would slam shut on your thumb. Pretty painful!! LOL Usually a little blood too!
Both great rifles. Full auto on the M 14 not so accurate. But great on simi auto.
Red3Fish 4 days ago
Very helpful video. Makes the rifle look a little less complicated. What a great piece of machinery! I don't own one yet. I will though; that's for sure.
Luccimatic 2 months ago
love these old guns. Damn things are built like tanks. You really cant damage the internals cause its all forged steel
1979audiman 3 months ago
does anyone know where i can buy one of these rifles in canada, or a store that ships to canada? greatly appreciate it :)
Outdoorsman631 3 months ago
'Tis an elegant weapon for a more civilized time" - Obi Wan Kenobi
mindeloman 4 months ago
Awesome video! Thank you!
ColtDeltaElite10mm 4 months ago
Excellent video. Thanks.
Simmonselectric 4 months ago
Very helpful. I recently inherited an M1, and this video was an excellent guide to cleaning up a filthy rifle! Now it's clean, shiny, and smells wonderfully of Hoppe's #9. :D
Knubinator 4 months ago
WHEN IM OLDER IM GOING TO BUY A M1 GARAND AND AR15 VERSION OF THE M16A4 :P
TheRaidersfan21 4 months ago
How much does th m1 cost and the rounds it uses, idk, how much u rekon a box of 30 of them bullets costs? i heard it uses some special bullets. i want one so bad but aint got any idea how much its gona set me back. how much u figure all that is? thanks for ur time!
partynaked11 5 months ago
I never really saw how you turned the safety on and off
Statusinator 5 months ago
@Statusinator There's that square tab with a hole in it that's just in front of the trigger. Pull it back towards the trigger to put it on safe and push it forward towards the muzzle to put it on fire.
AngeredKabar 5 months ago
@AngeredKabar Great thanks
Statusinator 5 months ago
Wonderful. I used this step by step and wasn't disappointed.
CCman676 5 months ago
It looks fresh from the factory!! Mine is a '43 and looks about the same condition! Nice!
RedneckAngusYoung 5 months ago
It's amazing to see how all of it works. You get a sense of why the Garand is such a formidable weapon. It's simple, rugged, and reliable. Thanks for posting this video!
fhsreelfilms 5 months ago
Very well done. Straightforward and informative. Especially good work showing the op rod catch in relation to the clip latch.
Jeffersonian1 5 months ago
What do you do my garand was 800 it's an h&r all new guts best thing I ever invested in
Korey920 5 months ago
I just give a deposit for a Garand today . Should have it in about 10 days .....can't wait.
1000 $ CDN ....ouch !!!
kermit150261 5 months ago
great vedio!!!I'm going to use this all the time!!
rcrtbjoy 6 months ago
Man I remember a video of Filipino children digging up an unmarked U.S soldier from WW2, and the iron sights of an M1 and an M1 helmet were the first things they found. Makes me kinda sad.
Nebworth1986 7 months ago
Great video very helpful
olds88gm 7 months ago
Thanks for the great, informative video! A+
oleheat 7 months ago
M1 and M14, trusted American workhorse from WWII to the present.
M1 and M14, what Obama thinks is a mass murder machine.
DiscoDude82 7 months ago 5
@DiscoDude82 "The Constitution is an imperfect and flawed document." There is no way in HELL this closet Marxist is getting reelected!
coyotepassing 7 months ago
@coyotepassing The only one who is "imperfect and flawed" is Obama, kick that imposter out in 2012! He isnt even qualified to be our president! and has no understanding of how and WHY this country was founded! If he DID, then he'd know the Constitution is a well thought up and perfectly written document. Afterall, it WAS written in a time when polititians had common sense, so its no wonder he THINKS its flawed and imperfect, because he cant wrap his walnut sized brain and intellect around it.
LoneWolf051 7 months ago
@DiscoDude82 OBAMA SUCK ! general patton would probably call him a coward :))
supertank7911 6 months ago
@supertank7911 He'd flat out shoot him as an enemy of the United States.
LoneWolf051 6 months ago
your class sucks
finer11 7 months ago
This has been flagged as spam show
that is just too damn simple
beaniebrothers1 7 months ago
I bet the part from 08s-13s was the last thing a great many nazis and commies ever saw. Not too many things scarier than seeing the business end of such a badass weapon. People always argue about which rifle was better for what reasons but the whole bunch of them are works of art.
pleasuretrip 7 months ago
4 commies watched this video.
pimpinaintez67 8 months ago 7
@pimpinaintez67 5 now!
gpwasr10 2 months ago
excellent video. much better than the Dunlop version I bought.
Can you tell me how to remove the top wood without having to buy another tool? M6y breda mfg need a refinish:)
Thank you
medhist2006 8 months ago
Saw one at a pawn shop ive been wanting one forever! But idk if its gonna be any good cuz you know how pawn shops are -__- anyone got any suggestions or got any tips i should know? Their selling it for about $1,200 US...
peanutapt 8 months ago
Your video was very informative, nice work!
Sid7the7Kid 8 months ago
I picked my M1 up today, I love it!
catholicforever 8 months ago
a beautiful machine
HAJS5 8 months ago
@dawgsboy I went through a guy from Scotsdale, AZ. Cost me a pretty penny, around 1100. It's a post WWII model from 1953.
ian3754 8 months ago
Thank you for posting this, i just purchased my M1 last month; i've already put about 100 rds through it that baby's ready for a thorough cleaning!
ian3754 8 months ago
4 people from the Obama Administration are really upset that private citizens are expressing their personal freedoms and wish we would just forget about that pesky Bill of Rights.
2AorDeath 8 months ago
Excellent video; nice job.
I have a lot of sympathy for the guys who lugged these things around; pretty heavy compared to the M-16 and the AK 47 & 74. I marvel at the simplicity and reliability of the AKs.
Oprahd 8 months ago 2
so it looks like the trigger assembly is the only thing holding the buttstock on if i am correct
D3MON4t3R 9 months ago
Thank you, I had forgotten how to disassemble reassemble this weapon. It did not take long after watching your video.
PETE1760 9 months ago
coolest 3D puzzle ever!
Arvak777 10 months ago
4 people can't put it back together again.
BlazingAngels220099 10 months ago
M1 Thumb ... Oh Yes ... know all about that.
It only hurts for a little while.
Great Vid.
hammerogod 10 months ago
Thanks for this video. I am just now stripping down, for the first time, my M1 Garand that I bought last week.
This vid was a BIG help!
Bill
3hounddogs 10 months ago
The people who disliked this video must have slammed their thumbs in the bolt.
redram355 10 months ago
Wow, great video. Clear, concise and you goot great close in shots of some of the smaller parts that make a lot of other gun disassembly videos not very useful. Just bought an M1 in the last week and will be using your video for help when I disassemble it. Thanks!
ILikeJHP19 10 months ago
I tried this with my M1 and I couldn't get the buttstock off. Is the damn thing stuck, or am I just an idiot?
futuretrucker97 10 months ago
i thought you couldn't eject a clip from an m1 grand unless the clip was empty
xxjf0809xx 10 months ago
@xxjf0809xx You thought wrong :)
jeffshootsstuff 10 months ago
@xxjf0809xx HAHA, of course you can, thats like thinking an M-16's magazine cannot be taken out until 30 rounds have been fired!
LoneWolf051 10 months ago
@LoneWolf051 no! An m16 had a different mech! :)
xxjf0809xx 10 months ago
@xxjf0809xx Haha, just an example, but both have magazine/clip release buttons. If you cant figure out how to release an M-16's magazine, then you'd be pretty dumb, just like if you couldnt figure out how to eject an M1s clip.
LoneWolf051 10 months ago
Detailed, clear, information dense, and focused delivery. Very useful.
tiggerr42431 10 months ago
Great video, very informative! Should have included the gas op disassembly though. It's very simple; unscrew the gas plug at the end, then another bit screws off the barrel, and the last two pieces slide off easy. At that point, there's nothing left but the top hand guard, barrel, and reciever :P No tools necessary, no wonder the troops loved this wonderful yet cumbersome rifle. Something like 10-11 lbs, and shoots .30-06? Certainly not a light rifle, but it gets the job done :)
NormanMatchem 10 months ago
Glad to see someone that knows how to close the breech on this rifle. It is always getting banged shut in the movies. Damn city boys.
TenthPrestegeisaFAG 11 months ago
I just bought an M-1 Garand after wanting it for years. This video hepled alot i had never field stripped this gun before and the step by step instructions were great. Thanks Alot
DocLuv5 11 months ago
Very usefull fieldstrip
5 *****
HARDCOREUITHETZUIDEN 11 months ago
Thanks for this video. I am a prior service US Marine reservist of the M16 generation, and I recently acquired an M1. This video has been extremely helpful, and I use it all the time. Shameful, I know, but I've only field stripped my M1 twice since I got it, and I haven't committed the steps to memory like I have the M16! ;) I shot my Garand for the first time yesterday. It is a beast! Again, thanks for the vid, brother!
walterzoomie 11 months ago
where can i get an m1, and if so how much would it cost?
potatoman479 11 months ago
@potatoman479 they're in almost any gun store, and through the CMP, good ones can go for about $500- $800.
LoneWolf051 11 months ago
This is by far the clearest field strip video I've seen so far. Thanks much for putting it together.
AndrewTannerCA 1 year ago
If i had to go to war in 5 seconds with 1 gun of choice and 80 bullets it would be the m1 garand.
drnogood59 1 year ago
@drnogood59 maybe if you were only allowed 80 bullets and you were not fighting in an urban setting were there are a lot of corners......
saviorslegacy 11 months ago
@drnogood59 but when you have 60 pounds of body armor and need to walk miles on end, youll regret thta decision. i love the m1 garand myself, but with the wars we have today, its just not practical.
cptmiche 11 months ago
watch out for m1 thumb
danfish101 1 year ago 30
Good, thank's..........!
onclebobi 1 year ago
Great video. I will be referencing this often once I get my Garand a.k.a. "The greatest battle implement ever devised." -Patton-
cpratt1976 1 year ago
Trying to do that in complete darkness under fire in the sand or mud or whatever . . . . seems like you would loose all the parts. How the fuck?
bwrizzo 1 year ago
@bwrizzo You'd field strip it in those conditions, ie, up till 1:35 in the video. This video is a detailed strip, something you wouldnt ever do in the field.
LoneWolf051 1 year ago
@bwrizzo You don't do in the darkness under fire. You shoot during that time.
AngeredKabar 1 year ago
I just got my Garand today and watching this over and over again really helped
GibsonHenry22 1 year ago
Out of all the firearms, the M1 Garand is one of these i surely would love to own ;)
cyberdaemon 1 year ago 47
@cyberdaemon im with ya on that mate, favorite gun of all time
reinkaosMHB 10 months ago
@cyberdaemon its awesome to own. really good gun
bulldogrj5020 7 months ago
Nice video...
CygnuxX2 1 year ago
Four people forgot about the pin near follower/catch assembly and broke the rifle.
Mike82A1 1 year ago
Very basic and informative video. I have used this often to disassemble and assemble.
mrairborneranger87 1 year ago
excellent!!
kisscatman 1 year ago
excellent
kisscatman 1 year ago
Great vid. I love watching this strip and reassembly. What a rifle!
darkiansmith 1 year ago
Nice -- thanks
lifewithjohnny 1 year ago
Great video!
ledzeppelin1212 1 year ago
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ledzeppelin1212 1 year ago
Thank you for the informative vid on the M1 garand field stripping,i enjoyed the fact that you knew the magazine was internally built into the gun and the clip is what holds the bullets and the fact that you checked the barrel for any bullets in the chamber saftey first. by the way do you know what type of bullets will fit in the chamber of the m1 garand? thanks in advance if you answer
WW2andEminEmfanstar 1 year ago
Thanks so much for making this video available. You are an excellent instructor and it is very helpful. Is there a similar video for the trigger assembly and disassembly/reassembly of the bolt? Is this something I should do every time after shooting my M1 Garand? Also can you tell me if the gas cylinder should be cleaned regularly. Should bore cleaner be used in the gas cylinder? Thanks again!
wrcsea 1 year ago
Haha, wow the C7s alot easier to strip...
BigBlackGuy666 1 year ago
Thank you for your informative video.
patrickdtodd 1 year ago
I notice you work the action 'overhand' as opposed to the more common 'underhand'. Advantage, Disadvantage to either? or is it more of a personal, comfort deal? Enjoyed the video, thanks for the info.
bigfootcock 1 year ago
...just like lego :D
GRUNTS2009 1 year ago
So, when servicemen presented their M1s for inspection, pulled back the charging handle to ensure that a loaded weapon isn't being handed to the inspecting officer/DI, once the rifle was returned the serviceman. He had to place his finger into the chamber to release the charging handle?
victorrain 1 year ago
@victorrain He pushes down the follower, not the chamber, to unlock the bolt and rides it forward with the back of his pinky finger until it closed and locked.
LoneWolf051 1 year ago
@LoneWolf051 Thanks for answering my question, now I'm just curious as to how all of that looks.
victorrain 1 year ago
I want one of these but don't know crap about rifles. How much does one cost and do you have to get a certain type of scope for this rifle?
MrPitseleh 1 year ago
@MrPitseleh They run between $400-1500, and the Garand requires a specialized scope, not cheap at all.
LoneWolf051 1 year ago
@LoneWolf051 Darn is there a gun similar that doesn't compensate to much quality for cost?
MrPitseleh 1 year ago
@MrPitseleh Well nothing comes close to a Garand, its just too distinctive and immortal.............the Closest thing to it would be an M-14/M1-A, but it just doesnt have the M1's "feel" and smoothness in the design, nor is it as well balanced and natural to shoot as the M1. The Garand is truely and honestly, one of a kind, theres just nothing else out there like it. They dont make guns like they used to, so, literally, there will never be another rifle like an M1.
LoneWolf051 1 year ago
@LoneWolf051 I guess the M1 isn't for me. I want a semi automatic rifle with a scope but I don't want to spend a crap ton of money on a gun I won't have much practical use for.
MrPitseleh 1 year ago
@MrPitseleh Well maybe not, the M1 is really for historians, and serious collectors, however, if you want a cheaper rifle thats semi-auto and attaches a scope, and is easily avalible, go for a Ruger Mini-14, those are very fun rifles, I have 2 of them.
LoneWolf051 1 year ago
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MrPitseleh 1 year ago
@MrPitseleh Scopes dont cost too much, usually around $100-200, the Ruger Mini 14 usually goes for around $600.
LoneWolf051 1 year ago
@LoneWolf051 Sweet right in my price preferred price range. Thanks for the information I'll look them up.
MrPitseleh 1 year ago
From some of the younger members of American Legion Post 72 Mt. Carmel OH a BIG thank you! Out of 7 rifles at a funeral last month only 9 rounds were actually fired, rifles jammed up and badly needed to be cleaned. Cleaned 3 and ran 3 clips of 8 thru each rifle. Now we have 4 more to go. Your video was our guide. You did not mention the gas port hole i the front of the barrel though.
Thanxs.
MJD1701A 1 year ago
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Memories for us old troops. We learned to respect the M1 in ways they didn't mention, like losing a little hide and mashing our thumb for not giving it our full attention when the bolt was released.
frank97838 1 year ago
Memories for us old troops. We learned to respect the M1 in ways they didn't mention, like loosing a little hide and mashing your thumb for not giving it your full attention when the bolt came back.
frank97838 1 year ago
Wow! all this time i would pull the bolt back and push the button to watch all my rounds tumble out along with the clip. Now I see all I have to do is hold the bolt back with my finger and push the button and the whole clip with rounds pops out intact. thankyou!
glynamus 1 year ago
Excellent video - clear specific explanation and video. Thanks for posting this!
dutchjaeger 1 year ago
at 4:40 it shows the operating rod spring having some play to it. I'm reassembling now but it's not moving. How do you make the spring move like that?
dogubomb 1 year ago
The clip on this rifle is practically a magazine.
Makingnewnamesisdumb 1 year ago
@Makingnewnamesisdumb Magazines contain the rounds and have springs at the bottom, clips hold or "clip" (where the term clip came from) the rounds together, and are simple metal strips.
LoneWolf051 1 year ago
@LoneWolf051 I know what the difference is. What I mean is that this clip loads very similarly to a mag and is physically placed inside the gun with all of the rounds, and it can even be ejected like a magazine and replaced with another fresh clip as though it were a magazine.
Makingnewnamesisdumb 1 year ago
super rifle hello from france
JEROME465 1 year ago
Any certain kind of grease you recomend for a garand... that and what points should I grease. I heard to stay away from standard gun oil and go with a non-liquid grease for best results (but which). From another source I hear that only a few pieces should be greased because the design was meant to keep service and care to a minimum (besides cleaning the barrel, etc). I haven't found many good sources of info that are consistent and last thing I want to do is mess up my beloved Garand!
ChrsGuit 1 year ago
I have one with the number 53 on the buttstock what does that mean?
TheAk47Enthusiast 1 year ago
My personal favorite. She's so reliable with her 8 rounds.
ProudFinn1 1 year ago
@daveed793 In the US if you go to a gun store or gun show 18 years of age, a drivers license, the cost of the rifle itself.
Or buy it from some that does not sell guns normally and then just the cost of the rifle itself. Or the CMP look up CMP in a search engine. Obama banned the left over M1s from Korea coming back home so the price of these rifles wont be going down any time soon.
ECTBWHO 1 year ago
You're supposed to pull back the op rod with your other end of your hand. You use your pinky and the padding of your palm to quote-on-quote "properly open" the M1. An M1 Garand expert told me this and told me the reason why but I cant quite remember why. He said you could lose your thumb if a round accidently went off or something like that. Idk.
SchutzStaffel441 1 year ago
@daveed793 Most states dont require a licence for long guns, just a permit. google gun laws in your state.
LoneWolf051 1 year ago
@LoneWolf051 Most states don't require anything to buy or own a long gun with the exception of the instant check.
TheRfagan1012 1 year ago
@TheRfagan1012 California I think requires a drivers licence also to buy long guns.
LoneWolf051 1 year ago
At 2:53 my m1's barrel screws off the reciever is this a good thing or a problem is it safe to shoot?
boston3326 1 year ago
@boston3326 If your barrel unscrews from the receiver, you have some serious problems. Too numerous to mention here. Get it repaired; you might require a new barrel as you have what is called 'light draw' when mating barrel to receiver. From an old Navy Ordnanceman.
mk84ldb 1 year ago
@mk84ldb thanks its currently getting fixed right now.
boston3326 1 year ago
@boston3326 If you can get your hands on TM9-1275 dated June, 1947, look under looseness of barrel. Explains all. If you are replacing barrel, make sure you index it properly for correct sight alignment or you will be shooting sideways each time. Correct alignment of barrel to receiver is 90º + or minus 0º20'. If you get it dead nuts on, you will have a good shooter. Don't forget to headspace properly also.
mk84ldb 1 year ago
Probably the best Garand video on YouTube. Thanks for posting it.
ojuist 1 year ago
just got one today, this vid helped a bunch
DaytonaRoadster 1 year ago
@DaytonaRoadster where did you get it?
starcraft2zergfan 1 year ago
Excellent video!
wonderwolf223 1 year ago
Commendably brief and clear. Thank you fof posting!
alenleroc 1 year ago
Thanks for the video.
gasitman 1 year ago
The greastest looking battle implement ever designed. lol
mindlessprimitive 1 year ago
I just bought one and will have to clean it in a few days, when I shoot it for the first time. Can't wait. What a super rifle. Thank you.
buick1955 1 year ago
I just wanted to tell you that I' ve been here with my M1 action right in front of the screen, following you each step.
This video is priceless.
TheHiddenPart 1 year ago
Just bought one today. IT DESERVES RESPECT!
I was there at the fun store with both a Colt 613 and this M1 on the table. Same price, opposite stuff.
I went with The Rifle.
TheHiddenPart 1 year ago
it doesn't just fire bullets it launches em out
ThePeanut08 1 year ago
The rifle that won the war
JoeJonesOneOneZero 1 year ago
P.S. The disesemble part probably needs to be oiled up also, these things gave Benny sitting who knows where for quite a while probably just needs a good oiling for both
Padreblue11 1 year ago
@Supersneakysniper, hmmm I think it might be blocked by something inside the stock, I'd suggest to field strip it, and oil up the switch, it might just be really stiff to, they make them that way so it doesn't accidently disengage, if that doesn't work, take it to the place you bought it, it might be nroken
Padreblue11 1 year ago
Just got one of these beauties, mine's from the vietnam war, Springfield Armory, one of the best purchases i've EVER made
Padreblue11 1 year ago
@Padreblue11 OH! I have a question, uhh i got one from 1944, for some reason my safety switch won't turn "on" have any ideas? Its like it's blocked er sumthing. Also the trigger guard is dificult to release to disassemble, do i just need to apply more force or does the safety have to be on or sumthing?
SuperSneakySniper 1 year ago
thanks. i need this for making a realistic model
stickphantom 1 year ago
wow i never realized how reatardely simple the garand design was
soviet937 1 year ago
are the bolts of m1's interchangable with those of m14's?
BAGboy0032 1 year ago
super , loved it, now to put it into action, thank you
noreaster08 1 year ago
Great video. I am in ncharge of our Legion Post's M1 Garands and need to clean them after multiple ceremonial firings over the weekend. Learned field stripping the M1 in Army basic training in the late 1950's and completely forgot it when we switched to the M14 in the 1960;s an dhave to learn it all over again. Back then we had to rapidly disassemble and reassemble the M1 blindfolded in some short time, maybe less than a minute.
bergschlawiner 1 year ago
Man, that`s a beauty! It`s surprisingly simple too. I always compare every weapon with the RK 62 (which is basically a finnish AK 47 knock-off) that I trained with during my finnish military service. Such power. The 30.06 round is a fucking monster.
Gilgamosh 1 year ago
This is one of the first weapons i ever shot and from then on i was in love. I frequently go to gun shops just to hold an m1 and to work the action. So beautiful. Nice video thanks for the info.
One day i will own this rifle
PS I love the peep sight-awesome target acquisition!!!!
enriquez1291 1 year ago
Great video, man I thought the Garand was much simpler to field srtip...
SpoutnikMKV 1 year ago
always want one^^
gebgroup 1 year ago
Great video. That reminds me the late 80's when I first shoot the M1 garand in ROTC.
And no. #1 and fastest in field stripping the rifle.
Thanks for sharing.
svrblk777 1 year ago
just got one and this gun is the best, and your video was very helpful also :D
gearsofmuffin 1 year ago
I just received my CMP Garand. It is a beauty!!! I needed your video to put in back together again. Well lets just say it made it a ton easier!!! Thank you again for making it!!!!
fxrs1982 1 year ago
THE BEST EVER
wvufanngarner 1 year ago 6
@wvufanngarner i like garand,a high powered gun
123mattroy 1 year ago
guys as a friendly heads up and from personal experience make sure you do not get a case of " M1 thumb" trust me
opiter 1 year ago
@opiter i almost got an m1 thumb-that woke me up!
BAGboy0032 1 year ago
im buying one...im just waiting for the processing to go though :P
nikel3161 1 year ago
@nikel3161 Ugh, THATS agonizing to do. The anticipation............oh the anticipation.
LoneWolf051 1 year ago
thank you for posting this . I have no knowledge on this rifle and I just ordered one from CMP.. I do know gunsthough. I was in the army with M-16s though. I have an AR-15. But the Garand is going to be a nice addition to my collection.
fxrs1982 1 year ago
nice m1 garand you can shoot someones head with that in world warll and world warll i got a old dubble barlle no bullets its my fathers wepeon he was in world warll !!!!
carlitoslop10 1 year ago
i love this gun because its one of the few that legal in california
SuperHotLarry 1 year ago
It looks like a cast puzzle. too much complicated for me.
If I were the soldier with that rifle, I could never even try in the field. I don't understand how they could memorize and recall all the sequences in the dust of battlefield. Just unbelievable. In terms of that, I think grandfathers of really great soldiers..
qllGTz 1 year ago
beautiful gun, love the pinging sound when the clip ejects
Alexroy666 1 year ago 24
@Alexroy666 Thats "Rifle" not gun! This is my rifle, this is my gun, this ones for fighting, this ones for fun!
katiethecatkitten222 1 year ago
@katiethecatkitten222 A "Gun" describes a crew served artillary piece. If you have a "gun", to play with, then HOLY CRAP!
LoneWolf051 1 year ago
@Alexroy666 yes but so did the enemy because it let then know when to attack
jarhead2966 1 year ago
@jarhead2966 You cant hear it in combat.
LoneWolf051 1 year ago
@LoneWolf051 you would be amazed what you can still train your ear to hear when surrounded by gunfire and mortars
jarhead2966 1 year ago
@jarhead2966 And even if you did hear a ping or two, you'd need to be within 20 feet of the enemy, and not on grass or soft dirt and a ping sound doesnt mean anything anyways, you still have a company or platoon still shooting at you.
The insignificant ping of a single rifleman would be the very last thing on your mind, you'd be worried about them flanking you, or fraging your position, or incoming mortars, or armored units firing at you, or maching guns ripping everyone apart.
LoneWolf051 1 year ago
@jarhead2966 The only real way to use the ping against him, would be is if it were 1 on 1 in an urban environment on a hard concrete or compacted dirt surface, and be within about 20 feet.
LoneWolf051 1 year ago
@LoneWolf051 i not talking about the ping hitting the ground, if it hits dirt it doesn't even make any noice, ive fired m1s before and the ping that is made when the clip ejects is quite loud and in combat you don't have hearing protection and you ear can be trained to hear and pick up on that high pitch ping which is much different then the sound of gun fire. as i said you ears can be trained to pick up cretin noises in combat, and the highpich ping would be a sound that you ears could pick up
jarhead2966 1 year ago