US WWII Weapons, Part Three, US Rifle Cal 30 M-1 Garand

LTC Joel Johnston demonstates the loading and firing of the M-1 Garand rifle on location at the Cooksey Ranch in Uvalde, Texas.

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Education

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• M1
• M-1
• Garand
• livefire
• demonstration
• Army
• WWII
• weapons

[Larousse1995]

This rifle is beautiful. You are practically liveing my dream! Is that a 7th cavalry hat? I wanna own a huge ranch and dozens of old firearms!

[olarmyjoel]

The hat is 1st Cavalry Division with whom I deployed twice; once to Desert Shield/ Storm and the second time to Enduring Freedom immediately following 9-11.

[wwood14]

Did you say that the rifle was rebarrelled for a 308?? Why?

[olarmyjoel]

Good question. Yes, it is .308 or 7.62x51 NATO. The Navy converted alot of the M1 rifles to fire the same round because it is the standard NATO round as fired by, among others, the G3, MG3, FAL, M14, M60, M240B, etc etc, etc. I was happy to get one in 308 because there is more surplus ammo available, it costs less than 30-06, and the ballistics are virtually the same despite the fact that the round is shorter and has a lighter powder load. The bullets are the same, 147 grain is the norm.

[warAxeFIN]

M14 were not in WW2. It was used in Vietnam war. M14 is full auto weapon.

[Larousse1995]

That's awesome. Thank you for my freedom!

[bigndum1]

I always enjoy seeing M-1s getting a workout. I own an old Blue Sky Korean returnee Springfield Armory Garand made in 1954 that I had a Fulton Armory Medium Weight .308 barrel installed about 15 years or so ago, and Boyd's furniture. That 9.5 lbs rifle eats alot of the recoil compared to the old '06 and like you I'm glad I converted it due to the price and availabity of 7.62x51mm vs. 30/06. Watch out for that Garand Thumb!

[olarmyjoel]

@skylined12 I have the full spectrum as well with a M1861 Rifle. 58 cal, 550 grain bullet. Try it some time, it is like shooting a freight car through the air. Maybe I'll shoot that video next. Stay tuned.

[skylined12]

@olarmyjoel Also thank you for the video sir, just got into the M1 game myself. It seems as though I'm slowly regressing in my taste of rifles. I started with ARs, then fell in love with a M1A (civi version of M14 for others) and am now drooling on a recently acquired Winchester made M1 Garand. I'm just worried that before I know it I'll be that crazy guy in a floppy stetson hat chewing on a wad of paper as he pours the other end down the muzzle. haha Thank you again for the video.

[skylined12]

@olarmyjoel The LTC is correct, the 7.62x51 is very comparable in ballistics to the old M2 Ball cartridge that the M1 Garand was designed to fire. I think where the confusion lies, is that people compare modern commercial 30-06 to the 308 (still very similar but the 30-06 gets the edge) this is due to advancements in powder allowing a lighter cartridge with a more modern powder to match the older/longer M2 Ball. That's why you hear of guys bending op rods shooting heavy commercial loads in M1s.

[Jseim25ify]

I heard a ping perfectly I don't know what is wrong with you but you need to go to a hospital

[creamofcardstv]

classic gun

[CanadiansKicksAss123]

I wanted to hear the "ping" :(

[LoneWolf051]

@Daynknight1001 The M-14 came out in 1957...Korea ended in 1953.

[Daynknight1001]

@warAxeFIN wrong m14 was used in korean war along with the m2 carbine they used the m16 in the vietnam war they rarely deployed the m14 in vietnam and the m14 is crap with full auto good luck standing off against a vc with that while he can actually control his ak-47