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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.
M1 Garand [15] Semi-automatic rifle United States: RPD: Light machine gun Soviet Union: Most commonly used machine gun. [10] RPK [21] Light machine gun Soviet Union: Most commonly used machine gun. [10] Degtyaryov: Light machine gun Soviet Union: Bren: Light machine gun British Empire: ZB vz. 26 [22] Light machine gun Czechoslovakia: Limited ...
early M16 model rifle M1 Garand rifle. United States Marine Corps Squad Advanced Marksman Rifle (SAM-R) Designated Marksman Rifle (DMR) M16A1/M16A2; M14 Rifle; M1 Garand; M1917 Enfield; M1903 Springfield; Springfield Model 1892-99; M1895 Lee Navy; Springfield Model 1882 Short Rifle; M1872 Springfield; Spencer repeating rifle; Springfield Model ...
M1 carbine (Received 230 carbines from Lend-Lease. Limited use) [49] M1 Garand (Garands were issued to certain Canadian Army units near the end of World War II) Ross rifle (Used for training up to 1943) [47] Enfield M1917 (Used for training) [47]
When first recommended for adoption, M1 Garand rifles were chambered for the .276 Pedersen, which held ten rounds in its unique en-bloc clips. [1] The .276 Pedersen was a shorter, lighter and lower pressure round than the .30-06, which made the design of an autoloading rifle easier than the long, powerful .30-06.
M1 carbine.30 Carbine: Semi-automatic Carbine United States [18] [13] M1 Garand.30-06 Springfield: Semi-automatic rifle United States: Imported to Ireland in large numbers from 1970 onwards. [14] Still in widespread general use in early 1980s. [19] AR-15: 5.56×45mm NATO: Semi-automatic rifle United States: Smuggled to Ireland by the Harrison ...
The .30 M1 and M1A1 ammo boxes were packed four to a crate that weighed around 90 pounds and had a volume of 1 cubic foot. The M1 ammo crate held a total of 1,000 belted or linked rounds packed in 4 M1 ammo boxes and the later M1A1 ammo crate held a total of 1,000 belted or 1,100 linked rounds packed in M1A1 ammo boxes.
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.