John C Garand Inventor

M1 GARAND GENERAL DATA (FM-23-5)

Operation: Semiautomatic, Gas Operated

Caliber: .30 (.30-06)

Length: 43.6 in. (1103 mm)

Weight Unloaded: 9 lb 5 oz

Weight loaded (with bayonet and M1907 Sling: 11.2 pounds

Barrel: 4 grooves, right hand twist  (Old) 2 grooves,
(New) Barrel Twist: Right Hand, one turn in 3.33 calibers

Length of barrel: 24 Inches

Barrel Depth of Grooves: 0.0040 Inches

Magazine: 8 round internal box, clip loaded, clip ejected after last round fired

Muzzle Velocity: 2800 fps, 2903 ft-lb

Loading Device: En-block clip

Ammunition: Ball M-2,  (AP) Armor Piercing M-2, Rifle Grenade M-3

Ammunition Maximum Range: M-2 Ball 3,500 yards

Chamber Pressure: 50,000 Pounds Per Square Inch (PSI)

Sight Radius: 27.9 inches at 100 yards.

Effective Range: 440 yds

Trigger Pull Minimum: 5 1/2 Pounds

Trigger Pull Maximum: 7 1/2 pounds

Service Life USA: 1936 until M14 adopted in 1957

Total Production: Approx. 4,040,000

M1 Field Manual 23-5

M1 Rifle Grease Points


Oh Boy!  Completed Garands. Credit US Archives


M1 Garand Parts Nomenclature


Garand stock being shaped. Credit US Archives


Exploded View M1 Garand

John C. Garand
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Garands being packed for shipping. Credit US Archives



Final Check.  Credit: US Archives

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