The M1 Garand

Shooting guns is fun. But, just shooting any ordinary gun is just ordinary. To really live, in the firearm world at least, you need to shoot guns with character, guns with history. One of these guns is the famous or infamous M1 Garand.

 

The M1 Garand was an 8 shot clip fed semi-automatic assault rifle. 

It was issued to troops during WWII and was instantly favored by the users. They weren't just favored by the U.S troops, but were also envied by German soldiers as well. They would pick up dropped Garands whenever they had the chance to replace their outdated Kar98k. 

The M1 Garand shoots a 30.06 bullet.

Although ahead of its time, there was one minor setback in it. During combat, when a soldier ran out of ammo, the clip would be ejected and distinctive "ping" would be heard. The Germans learned from this and as soon as they heard that "ping", they would pop out and shoot. While this was a disadvantage for the U.S. Soldiers, they also used it to their advantage. While a fellow soldier was shooting, another soldier would throw an empty clip onto a rock to make that distinctive "ping", which indicated to a German soldier that it was safe to shoot. But indeed, it was not safe for the German soldiers.

The first time i shot this gun, i was still quite smaller than i am today and the recoil was quite horrendous. The most recent time i have shot this gun, i had some exciting fun. This gun is very loud, so loud in fact that you can feel the "boom" in your chest. It is also extremely accurate. For me, i was hitting a helmet at around 100 yards shooting every other second. When we went down range and looked at the metal helmet, it was completely shredded. If you never have shot a Garand, than you are really missing out because it is a load of fun (with expense to your wallet of course). Guns like these just aren't around anymore so find one while you can.