I Luv my new Garand

sHr@P said:
Nice to know that John Cantius Garand was actually a kid from St-Constant, Quebec who moved with his parents to the USA and became an apprentice at the Springfield factory.

Yep. Another Canadian.
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As I posted earlier in this thread. John Garand was born in St. Remi, QC.

http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9001621?query=M1%20rifle&ct=

John C. Garand

born Jan. 1, 1888, St. Rémi, Quebec, Can.
died Feb. 16, 1974, Springfield, Mass., U.S.


in full John Cantius Garand Canadian-born U.S. firearms engineer, inventor of the M1 semiautomatic rifle, with which U.S. infantrymen fought in World War II and the Korean War.
In 1898 Garand's family moved to Connecticut, where he learned the machinist's trade in textile mills. As a young man he worked in precision-tool factories in Providence, R.I., and New York City. During World War I he designed a lightweight, fully automatic machine rifle; it was rejected by the U.S. Army but earned Garand a position in 1918–19 as a gun designer with the National Bureau of Standards. He was then transferred to the Springfield (Mass.) Armory, where he was put to work designing a semiautomatic replacement for the Springfield bolt-action repeater. In 1920 he became a U.S. citizen.
After 17 years of working under exacting and often contradictory military specifications, Garand came up with a gas-operated weapon of .30-inch calibre that was 43 inches (109 cm) long yet weighed only 9.5 pounds (4.3 kg). His rifle was fed from an eight-round clip. Adopted in 1936, the M1 became the first standard-issue autoloading infantry rifle in the world. Millions of the accurate, efficient, and durable weapons were produced in World War II, giving U.S. troops such an advantage in firepower that General George S. Patton called the M1 “the greatest battle implement ever devised.” Signing over all patents of his invention to the U.S. government, Garand worked on other experimental rifles until he retired in 1953.
 
I too passed on a Garand from Lever Arms in about 1999. Anybody have a flyer from that era that shows the deal we missed? I think they were about $119.
 
Sorry guys it was the 2nd of January, I had my Calander fliiped to Feb 06 :)

Naugler, what's that circular thing in the right side of your stock?
 
Okay,

I must confess, I have one other Garand...:D

Winchester, November 1941 Manufacture date. All WRA except for dane barrel and sights. The stock is dark walnut and I think it is the original.

This one is my safe queen. The action is loose in the stock and the park finish is gone from the reciever, but this rifle will be going to the grave with me. :D

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Andy said:
I too passed on a Garand from Lever Arms in about 1999. Anybody have a flyer from that era that shows the deal we missed? I think they were about $119.
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they were $150 each or 4 for $500 ($125 each).
I bought two and now wish I had bought 20!
 
Avoid "Garand thumb" by holding the operating lever back with your middle finger (yes, that finger :D ) while pushing the enblock clip down with your thumb. When the clip is home release the op handle.

These have to be the best rifles ever, I bought one from LeBaron sports for $190 years ago. Wish I had bought more, they preform better than stocks as far as investments, plus you get some real enjoyment out of them. Mine's a SA 1942.

Btw, the metal ring on the side of the stock is for a rifle grenade sight.
 
MapleSugar said:
I'm glad you two are happy with your Garands!

It's too bad John Garand got screwed by the U.S. goverment, the man was a genius like John M. Browning (he just didn't invent as many guns.)

Nothing new. Jacob Snider got screwed by the British Government.

They didn't do Peabody any favours either.
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Sgt.Crapgame said:
Avoid "Garand thumb" by holding the operating lever back with your middle finger (yes, that finger :D ) while pushing the enblock clip down with your thumb. When the clip is home release the op handle.
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Never got a " M1 thumb" and I held the op rod back with the heel of my hand.
Keep in mind, I was ISSUED the rifle. Unfortunately I had to give it back after three years.

Oh, by the way chambering one's thumb usualy happens during "inspection arms" , not while loading a clip of ammunition.
 
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Groups are down to 1.5" at 100m. 165 g hornady SP over 43 g WCS735 surplus powder from Higginson.

I'll post the targets once my home internet is back up.
 
What's a Garand M1 A1. Do you mean the sniper models, M1C and M1D?

Garands, you gotta find one for sale first! Used to be, most major dealers in this country would get a few crates of them in, once or twice a year. But I haven't seen any on the "online" dealers pages for awhile.
 
Not meant to hijack, but I was wondering what type of velocities you are getting with this load? Seems to me like a medium-light type of load.
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Well I wish I owned a chrony...:redface:

I did get to shoot a few of these loaded with 41 g with Andy and I got 2300 ish, 2500 with the first but abour 2300 ish with the rest. I did not get to chrony the others.

Here are the targets, both at 100 M or yards, (whatever the EOHC rifle range is).

43 grains WC 735

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42 grains WC 735

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I loaded up another 20 or so 43 grains to try out. Need to get some more powder and bullets...:)
 
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