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The M1 carbine (formally the United States carbine, caliber .30, M1) is a lightweight semi-automatic carbine that was issued to the U.S. military during World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. [ 11] The M1 carbine was produced in several variants and was widely used by paramilitary and police forces around the world after World War II.
The Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) provides surplus U.S. Army rifles for sale, including the M1 Garand, M1903 and M1903A3 Springfield, M1917 Enfield, M1 Carbine, .22 caliber (surplus and commercial target), and commercial target air rifles to members of affiliated organizations.
The company was a major producer of the .303 Pattern 1914 Enfield rifle for the British Government and the similar .30-06 M1917 Enfield rifle for the United States during World War I. Working at the Winchester plant during the war, Browning developed the final design of the Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR), of which it produced some 27,000.
Some commercial production M1 Carbines were originally manufactured in this caliber with an integral feed ramp for the 5.7 MMJ. Those advertised for sale by Johnson's company were generally named "The Johnson Spitfire Rifle". [5] The specifications tend to land the cartridge about halfway between the 5.56×45mm NATO and the more recent 5.7x28mm ...
The M1 Garand or M1 rifle[ nb 1] is a semi-automatic rifle that was the service rifle of the U.S. Army during World War II and the Korean War . The rifle is chambered for the .30-06 Springfield cartridge and is named after its Canadian-American designer, John Garand.
The M249 SAW, M240, MK 19, and M2 machine guns can be mounted on vehicles. BGM-71 TOW mounted on Humvee and JLTV variants, as well as M2 and M3 Bradley. The M134 Minigun fires 7.62mm ammunition at 3,000 to 4,000 rpm. The M3P Machine Gun, an M2 variant with a higher rate of fire mounted on the Avenger Humvee.
20 or 30 round box magazine, 50 or 100 round drum magazine [ 24] (M1 and M1A1 models do not accept drum magazines) The Thompson submachine gun (also known as the " Tommy gun ", " Chicago typewriter ", or " trench broom ") is a blowback-operated, selective-fire submachine gun, invented and developed by Brigadier General John T. Thompson, a ...
Shortly before World War II, the U.S. Army started a "light rifle" project to provide support personnel and rear area units a weapon with more firepower and accuracy than the standard issue M1911A1.45 ACP handgun and half the weight of the standard issue M1 Garand.30-06 rifle or the .45 ACP Thompson submachine gun.