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  2. M1 Garand - Wikipedia

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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. ... Canfield, Bruce (23 ...

  3. .276 Pedersen - Wikipedia

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    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.

  4. John Garand - Wikipedia

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    The Garand Rifle proved to be an effective and reliable weapon and was praised by General MacArthur. [12] General Patton wrote, "In my opinion, the M1 rifle is the greatest battle implement ever devised." [13] In the late 1940s and early 1950s, Garand designed and built a prototype bullpup rifle. It fired the same cartridge as the M1, but the ...

  5. Pedersen device - Wikipedia

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    By the late 1920s, the Army was experimenting with several new semi-automatic rifle designs, including the Pedersen rifle firing a new .276 (7 mm) rifle cartridge. However, the Pedersen rifle lost to a new semi-automatic rifle designed by John C. Garand. The Garand was originally developed for .30-06 cartridge and converted to the new .276 ...

  6. Semi-automatic rifle - Wikipedia

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    The rifle was used by Mexican forces in the Mexican Revolution, making Mexico the first nation to use a semi-automatic rifle in battle, in 1911. The M1 Garand was designed by John Garand in 1936 and initially produced for the United States military.

  7. Pedersen rifle - Wikipedia

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    While the Pedersen rifle never achieved the status of a standard-issue weapon of the U.S. Army, the rifle did have a visible impact on the process by which the ultimate winner—the M1 Garand rifle—was selected. John Pedersen's work in creating and improving his rifle was a coherent research and development process which significantly raised ...

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  9. M1903 Springfield - Wikipedia

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    The U.S. Army Rangers were also a major user of the M1903 and the M1903A3 during World War II with the Springfield being preferred over the M1 Garand for certain commando missions. [citation needed] According to Bruce Canfield's U.S. Infantry Weapons of WW II, final variants of the M1903 (the A3 and A4) were delivered in February 1944. [25]