World War II: M-1 Garand VS. Bolt Action Rifle

Lt Colonel Arthur Alphin examines, explains, and demonstrates the differences and advantages between two rifle technologies from World War 2, the semi-automatic M-1 Garand used by the United States contrasted with older, yet superb bolt-action technologies such as the 1903 Springfield or the German 8mm Mauser.

This film was an educational training video produced by the U.S. Army sometime in the early 1990s for military history training at West Point Acadamy. Colonel Arthur "Art" Alphin is a retired American Army officer and military historian. In his dry, yet highly informative style, he covers all details of the weapon, including firing range evaluation. Alphin taught military history at West Point. Since retiring from the Army he has co-authored several books.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• m-16
• assault rifle
• military history
• world war II
• world war 2
• world war I

[SonarWavePulse]

9:14

Damn, that slo-mo!

[CajunCatfish47]

@Holyloky1 Dude the SVT was garbage. Unreliable junk. Ever field stripped one? I have. It has 3 operating rods.

[Theunitedfreeman]

Wow, 680 yard hits with ironsights, sweeeeeeeet-

[insanesniper7501]

Awesome video dude! M1 Grand rules!

[insanesniper7501]

@Holyloky1 You;re an a fuckin douche, ive shot the M1 grand and is far superior than any russian communist garbarge. Ever fire a ak? its a piece of shit man. The m1 is a fine, fine rifle, able to it a standing man in the open at more than a 1000 yards~!

[Holyloky1]

The russian SVT-40 is WAY better than the pos m1 garand