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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 .
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, Krag-Jørgenson ,.22 caliber (surplus and commercial target), and commercial target air rifles to members of affiliated organizations.
One of the last new clip-fed, fixed-magazine rifles widely adopted that was not a modification of an earlier rifle was the M1 Garand. The M1 Garand was the first gas-operated semi-automatic rifle adopted and issued in large numbers as the standard service rifle of any military in the world. The M1 Garand was fed by a special eight-round en bloc ...
The specially designed muzzle brake is designed to reduce the increased recoil produced by the shorter barrel. In addition to the top accessory rail for optics, the rifle has enclosed Garand-style iron sights, with tritium inserts for low or dim light conditions. The rifle will accept any M14 magazine, with typical capacities of 5, 10, or 20 ...
M1 Garand (Garands were issued ... (British Boys anti-tank rifle used as 14 mm Pst Kiv/37. 100 Received in January 1940 ... Semi-Auto rifle with 10-feed magazine ...
Light machine gun 6.5×50mm Arisaka Japan Permanent 30-round hopper fed with 6 × 5-round stripper clips. M1 Garand: Semiautomatic rifle .30-06 Springfield United States 8-round en-bloc with internal magazine. [5] [6] OA-96 carbine: Carbine 5.56×45mm NATO United States Stripper clip with permanent 30-round STANAG box magazine. [7]
Stripper clip with permanent 5-round box magazine. SKS: Semi-automatic rifle 7.62×39mm Soviet Union Permanent 10-round magazine. [6] [7] Type 11: Light machine gun 6.5×50mm Arisaka Japan Permanent 30-round hopper fed with 6x 5-round stripper clips. M1 Garand: Semiautomatic rifle .30-06 Springfield United States 8-round en-bloc with internal ...
The M7 grenade launcher, formally rifle grenade launcher, M7, was a 22 mm rifle grenade launcher attachment for the M1 Garand rifle that saw widespread use throughout World War II and the Korean War. The M7 was a tube-shaped device, with one end slotting over the muzzle of the rifle and attaching to the bayonet mount, and the other end holding ...