M1 Garand - Principles of Operation (1943) United States Rifle, Caliber .30, M1

This Army Training film explains the principles of operation of the M1 (Garand) Infantry Rifle
The US Rifle M1 was the first semiautomatic rifle to be the standard small arm of the US Military, requiring a trigger pull to fire a round but automatically chambering the next round.
This not only greatly increased the rate of fire over bolt-action rifles, but made it far easier to reacquire a target after each round.
It was also the first semiautomatic rifle to be adopted by a major military power.
It was the product of a genuine genius, John Cantius Garand.

[@stevehammond9156]

John Garand was a genius. This wonderful rifle was designed and built without the benefit of CAD or 3D modeling or modern casting or computer milling operations. It is a mechanical masterpiece.

[@twoguysmmvs4764]

My m1 Garand was my great grandpas when he was in the marine corps he snuck it home in a duffel bag. (to his story) It's a 1943 Springfield which was rebarreled by him in the 60's I collect ww2 equipment and he gave it to me before he passed. Rest easy Papa. 1923-2018

[@daddydoc1115]

Funny enough we all voluntarily watch this while back in the 40s there were probably thousands of soldiers bored out of their minds having to watch this lol

[@samiam619]

Yeah maybe. But there lives depended of knowing this stuff…

[@timothyfulkerson6785]

​@samiam619 they where still bored

[@heavy_chevy.0194]

I don’t know, it’s pretty interesting. That and it probably broke up the intensity of their training. Gave them time to relax a little bit and they had longer attention spans than us I’m sure.

[@petercofrancesco1620]

Uncle Tony , Uncle Vinny , Uncle Pat And My Father As Well All You Soldiers Army Aircorps Navy Marine And Coast Guard Veterans Who Carried Those M1s Thank You For Your Service ! 🇺🇲

[@ILikeToLaughAtYou]

John C. Garand is actually a distant relative of mine. My great-great grandfather was friends with him growing up, then when they got older, Mr. Garand married one of my G-G-Grandmothers. Mr. Garand is my Great-Great Uncle John!

[@strawberrypupper897]

Garand you absolute mechanical genius. Just take a moment to realize that all of these tiny, fast moving mechanisms had to be invented. That all of the little tricks with the hammer are designed solutions to common issues.

[@VCUClemson]

And he made it so it was able to be quickly mass produced efficiently.

[@matthewrossilini5808]

And it was invented on a blank piece of paper with a pencil. No Cad software. No finite element. Mad respect for these old engineers. I spent years CAD modeling old time (40s-50s) aerospace parts from hand drawn prints and i still can't fathom how they thought up this stuff.

[@brians9182]

The hammer cocking mechanism as a trigger gaurd blew my mind. Very impressive.

[@alienbarsalote4167]

To produce more of each quality

[@rifleslol]

Woah. I never thought about pulling down the trigger guard to recock the hammer for a second strike on a misfire. Very neat, and useful information!!

[@Hoglow101]

sounds silly. I would just cycle and chamber a new round. My m1 trigger is so freaking stiff I need to use a plastic pen or screwdriver to get it out. Must be because of a new stock.

[@dannygjk]

@@Hoglow101 I think which you should do depends on the situation.

[@samiam619]

My trigger guard is SO STIFF. It takes 2 men and a small boy to get it free! Then there is the safety. So stiff I, well never mind…

[@joselouru]

Almost like a Winchester 😅

[@joselouru]

@@samiam619 there’s parts were you have to lubricate to properly work I use gun oil on some and gun grease Take your trigger and inspected and use a good lubricant

[@heroicsplendid]

The way they reload the M1 Garand back then just begs for them to receive a Garand thumb lmao

[@AidanJ-ec3qw]

That is what was trained for the early war films they used the whole war. The actual units usually told their men to disregard the way the film showed them to load. The squad leaders, DS and other officers trained the men the fast and safe way

[@mwam1985]

A must watch for ever Garand owner!

[@bobbyd6680]

00:50 as if MacArthur spent any time in a foxhole with an M1.

[@jebova2301]

Possibly one of the most beautiful rifles I have ever seen or heard. I have an AR-15 that I LOVE, but it doesn't even come close to the enjoyment I get out of going to the range and swapping rifles and letting my buddy use my AR while I use his Garand. Just a blast to shoot.

[@MrNDboi]

just bought my first m1 garand today! great tutorial

[@jimmiddleton9849]

By 15 seconds, I meant the time to fire a full clip. I am well aware how fast the action cycles...I have two Garands.

[@ItsMrJoshua786]

It’s been 7 years

[@banjobill8420]

@@ItsMrJoshua786 it has indeed.

[@robertlombardo8437]

Who'd have thought that close to a century after it was made, this movie would still be teaching someone, me, the basics of how to use this weapon. Thank you, Signal Corps. And thank you Civilian Marksmanship Program, for my rifle.

[@mohammedcohen]

...a VDERY EXCELLENT description of the process and parts interactions of the M1 firing cycle...

[@batsnack3796]

Its weird how I have a sense of nostalgia when watching these US ARMY training videos even though I never have served in the 20th century nor present. These videos seem to make me want to stay half asleep as If I've seen them already. Its like I've had a past life as a cold war/ world war 2 soldier

[@tylerross9706]

same her, not that i love black and white film

[@yermanoh]

very interesting thanks for posting

[@Kakanabc]

It is nice to see that these videos still exist.

[@deniscleaver7544]

Very basic and very good video for beginners and new owners of this rifle, thanks.

[@ldgrey1963]

I have to wonder if my Dad watched this training film back in WWII. I kept it as a favorite.

[@ml.2770]

I can see how "Garand Thumb" was a real deficiency. A bolt catch on empty which had a manual release after loading a new clip would have been appreciated.

[@stridingshadow]

The M1 Garand however has an automated safety mechanism described above, which is meant to prevent the gun from firing out of battery. When prevented from hitting the firing pin, the hammer might end up with having a very short travel, and acheiving a non-satisfactory energy, which could cause misfires (because the firing pin would hit the primer too softly). Dedicated automatic weapons have their parts adjusted for proper timing to prevent this.

[@bettyschulz6449]

thank you .

[@HOVREDDY]

Watching this as I am finishing up my CMP paperwork for a Service Grade Garand... hopefully one from WWII like my ‘ol pa carried!

[@jasonwallentine2916]

Just got my service grade from them. Springfield Armory, s/n dated Oct 1943. Gorgeous gun!

[@Mustang6971]

I got a field grade HRA from the mid 50s I'm happy with my rifle she's beautiful.

[@theonlydjtopcat]

The majority will be post WWII. My friend bought six and only two were pre-1945. Both were rough and had some weird splotchy surface fungus on the wood.

[@kentr2424]

I've never seen a Garand come apart that easily......😁😁

[@8bitInfidel]

The M1 Garand is just art, imo

[@zeke1312]

Basic training 1960 at Ft Hood Tx I trained with the Garand.

[@ILikeToLaughAtYou]

L F haha funny meme. Get the fuck out of here, kid. Does mommy know you’re on the internet?

[@ChirpsalotPlaysGames]

Amazing how these videos would be considered classified back then, but freely open today

[@MrRufusjax]

Pretty ingenious if you think about it. Quite a smart design.

[@MindfulTones]

The M1 Garand and AK 47 are my favs..amazing Technic and Mechanic

[@stevehammond9156]

The Russian Rattle Can is a total piece of crap compared to the Garand.

[@dane-xxx-8713]

love those old voices

[@Simon-talks]

"Did all of you maggots understand that?....Now drop and give me 20".

[@grimreaperkim9433]

Very Good Rifle... M1 Garand Rifle, M1 Carbine Rifle, M16 Rifle

[@beelow84]

It's spelled Philippines* Mr Editor from the 40s

[@aznhomig]

@ rifleslol It's more trouble than it's worth, not to mention you run the risk of accidentally dropping the trigger guard assembly if you do unlock it from the receiver.

[@SuperD00D]

There goes the bullet!

[@kalman0966]

This video makes me realize that we are not smarter or dumber today than back then, just that people training and teaching things are much less patient and don’t teach things completely or understand what they are trying to teach vs back then.

[@NoJokes11B]

Probably slept thru it lol. At least I fell asleep everytime we watched a training or Powerpoint slide when I was in the Army

[@bamacopeland4372]

This is more interesting than the death by PowerPoint that the Army does.

[@LoneWolf051]

seeing them load these clips without blocking the bolt handle from snapping forward, gives me chills

[@michaelsorenson3887]

@L F I think it's actually called an enbloc that hes loading into the internal magazine....

[@steveb6103]

Yep that thumb is going to get it.

[@jcs8568]

As long as downward pressure is maintained on the clip, the bolt will not close. There’s no need to block the bolt handle unless one is messing around with an empty rifle. Or if they have slow hands I guess.

[@videodistro]

An enbloc clip. Enbloc.is the type of clip.

[@TheFatbaboon]

true!

[@Yora21]

So much easier to see what's actually going on than some fancy x-ray animation of all the parts.

[@BenjaminHunkins]

Is that some variant shown at 9:10 ? It looks like a single stack, with matching stripper clips sitting below on the table.

[@TommygunNG]

Only thing lacking is explicitly stating that the operator may need to assist the seating of the bolt into battery. But a truly educational point about recocking the hammer on a misfire.

[@theMaagen]

Very interesting! But i'm wondering - Can the trigger lug fail? And if so would that mean the rifle would fire an extra round when releasing the trigger?

[@JamesDrapala]

Soldiers who didn’t pay attention:💀 Soldiers who Did pay attention:💀

[@DFox-ud3gx]

The instructors rifle looks to have no miles on the newly rifle love to have this from 1943.

[@prawdachocbolitoprawdawasw1155]

Really good instructions how to operate this rifle.For me this rifle was very advanced,comparing him to other rifles of WW II, for example german Mauser.

[@ahmaddawood8896]

What is the name of the speaker? His voice is very good.

[@user-sq1xx7zm1l]

Garand is best rifle in WW 2

[@jackmason5673]

The gas operating spring is also the tension spring for the follower, GENIUS

[@NightRaid012]

anybody else notice the instructor laying seductively looking at the trainee laying prone?

[@geoatavist6880]

"Whatcha thinkin' about?"

[@joez8914]

Don’t ask, don’t tell.

[@joshcontreras750]

“I love the way you shoot that thing”

[@amadablam8229]

Lol. That was funny.

[@ml.2770]

1:30 How about you and I just run away together after this?

[@nathansherman5684]

If you have fired the M1 Garand, you would probably know why it chambered an 8 round clip instead of the 40 round clip

[@sarkozygaming3629]

Because it has the recoil of a .50 bmg ?

[@LoneWolf051]

@@sarkozygaming3629 *cough M-14 cough*

[@sarkozygaming3629]

@@LoneWolf051 That gun's only purpose was to say "fuck you" to the FN FAL

[@ILikeToLaughAtYou]

CosP0 ! It really doesn’t though. The M1 is a nearly 10 pound rifle, the M2 Ball round is a potent cartridge, but is not strong enough to give the M1 a large recoil. I’d say it’s kind of like the AR-15 in terms of handling when it comes to recoil. It does have a larger and more powerful recoil than an AR, but, much like people who fire AR-15s in .556 for the first time, they’re amazed at how little the felt recoil is. This was a long way of saying the M1 is a heavy rifle, the recoil of an M2 Ball round is not as heavy as the rifle.

[@Terminxman]

It chambers 8 rounds at once?

[@dannygjk]

Listen to private Pyle in Full Metal Jacket when he is assembling his rifle. At one point he says, "beautiful", because he understands the elegant design of the rifle. As a general rule he is subpar IQ but he understands the rifle.

[@przsoi2249]

M1 Garand, real father of AK.

[@Modernww2fare]

The intro reminds me of Tom & Jerry

[@aturtle6814]

justinjacquez766 yeah same

[@johanswart8116]

So the action works almost like a bolt action . Genius and simple.

[@10thmt87]

It don't mean a thing, if it ain't got that ping....

[@thedreamliner2012]

I wonder what software they used to make this? PowerPoint, perhaps?

[@donflamingo795]

Good ol' cell animation, with light projection

[@SuperD00D]

Are you serious? I don't think PowerPoint was around back then lmao

[@user-ow3pt3ew8l]

first ever recorded ping sound? 1:29

[@220374alf]

Crazy I just came from Garand Thumb s channel

[@redcat9436]

The greatest battle implement ever devised.

[@Reloadeez]

That fella at 1:57 was trying to give himself Garand thumb.

[@sirmorluk]

30-06 means .30 cal 1906.

[@solostar9672]

Now I no more stuff about my M1 garand

[@eaglewarrior7979]

Sorry to be a grammar nazi but it’s know.

[@lukemarathi4007]

The best rifle ever

[@ELGG1894]

12:15 I have NEVER seen a garand do that, what the hell?

[@eddefy22]

Do you have one for m-16?

[@DumbeeGoatYT]

Edward Parreno idk if there is one like this on that because the M-16 was a quick on the dot kind of gun. It was easy to use. Like I said Idk

[@videodistro]

Yes there is a good m16 film for trainING. Search KZbin.

[@wildbill9490]

They had slow motion back in ‘43?!

[@videodistro]

Then very first motion film of the horse running was slow.motion, if you wanted it to be. Just speed up the film camera with normal.playback and you have slow.motion. it's always been around.

[@extremeinternets]

Who needs eye and ear protection?

[@salvadorfindley3555]

This is cool, I didn’t feel like reading so.... here i am

[@georgehathcoat4011]

Kinda late. 42. Oh I forgot Marines were still using Springfield bolt RIFLES

[@meertch]

The sear, maybe. The lug keep the gun from firing after the trigger is released.

[@chriswinter2400]

Its not always catastrophic the first time or even every other time but once in a while it can let go just right come all the way forward and cut part or all of a thumb or finger tip or portion off

[@DNchap1417]

It's magazine-feed son, the M1A/M14, works almost identical to this gun and is (dis)assambled the exact same way!

[@w.rustylane5650]

John Garand sure invented a nifty rifle. Everything works on a camming motion. Genius at work. Be advised, it ain't no GUN! I got yer gun swinging.

[@Livpest]

Wouldnt cutting away the hammer lug make the weapon automatic? That seems to be the only thing stopping the hammer when the trigger is pulled

[@seanmcgroty2248]

No. The part they call the sear is nowadays called a disconnector and if it were removed the hammer will follow the bolt forward and not have enough energy to detonate another cartridge. Automatic firearms have a secondary sear that releases the hammer again when the bolt is fully locked.

[@Hoglow101]

16 people were Germans with Mausers...

[@mistermusik]

The narrator pronounced it Ga-RAND. This is from the time when the rifle was in use, and the video was intended to be shown to the troops. Wouldn't that be authoritative? Hopefully it'll settle the old argument.

[@benn454]

John Garand pronounced his name GARE-und. I''ll stick with the man who actually designed the rifle as to how his own family name is pronounced.

[@q-man762]

And millions of GI's pronounced it that way so that's what you call the rifle not the inventor necessarily.

[@videodistro]

So? He, and millions of others got it wrong because some guy in the army was a dolt.

[@theonlydjtopcat]

@@benn454 he was French Canadian, likely silent d so "Gair-run"

[@srhintz]

I never knew about the slow initial extraction or the ability to cock the trigger with the trigger guard. Brilliant but too complicated for military use.

[@lordrandomvonomni5830]

im suprised how in the vid they didnt get garand thumb

[@Airborneboy506]

My M1 trigger assembly doesnt pull off that easily anyone know why Its like the trigger guard won't move

[@kyleziebell4040]

Airborneboy506 maybe a little late but pull it forward with the safety on it will come out

[@buttermilk6970]

Ping sound

[@32132187]

Kalashnikov was inspired by this system

[@jwheetree]

What it the slap on the operating rod they are doing after loading (in the intro scene)? I've seen this in another WWI training film also. If it still worked that way, there'd be less M1 thumb.

[@WWIIman1942]

When the clips are loaded, they're packed fairly tight, so sometimes the force of the bolt by itself isn't always enough to chamber the first round. In this case, you have to help it by giving it a push to chamber the round.

[@francobaboi8253]

The last m1 garand i ever seen

[@stridingshadow]

If the sear fails (through wear for example), the rifle would normally turn into a fully automatic weapon, which would be unsafe to fire due to the risk of detonating the round out of battery (ie before the cartridge is in the chamber and the bolt is locked).

[@justina9914]

The intro gives me nostalgia and I am 15

[@klatu6969]

Garand was a Canadian

[@ILikeToLaughAtYou]

al allen yes... and?

[@pie112098]

@@ILikeToLaughAtYou lol why do you seem triggered hes just stating a fact

[@q-man762]

Till he was about 10 years old then he came to America and learned how machines are built.

[@freedomofpeach9790]

Seems like too many moving parts. But i STILL WANT ONE OR 8

[@Oniontears123TNG]

0:45 Geez, people read slow back then.

[@Five2_Bravo]

Did you see how they loaded that rifle? The demonstrators must have had a bad case of Garand Thumb in the making of this video. I wouldn't recommed loading it that way.

[@toxicvidz01]

I noticed that also

[@captainsteegs8493]

Not really, as long as you keep pressure on the follower the bolt cannot move forward to bite you. These guys were loading the m1 properly

[@bwhip]

Pressing down on the top round of the clip will prevent the bolt from slamming home. There's no need to use the blade of your hand to hold the bolt back.

[@thedreamliner2012]

Don't be silly! Of course they used a PC.

[@ralphday4842]

Ain't that pee wee Herman @8:55 ?

[@klatu6969]

i do beleive that the marine guaRD AT ARLINGTON USES THE GARAND FOR PARADES.

[@bullboo1]

I got this DVD some where in my house and severl others...teh M1 is a wonderfull rifle of its era. Most people do not know that the creator original was making it with a 40 round box clip howeevr the army had a hissy fit that our guys would spray wounds evevry where then burn up barrels. Plus recievers would have to be nade larger which would have been ok but a enbloc 8 round clip can be reloaded then a ten round detachable one so this second idea of Garands was picked instead. I have an H&R plus and International Garand so yes one was mad after WWII. Which soemone here on you tube told me. I had wonder why it was so much more accurate then WWII Garands and now I know. A inlaw had giant aluminum cans with like over or around 480 roundsloaded on enblocs and agve me a few then last years his sone gave away 14 unopened cans for free and complained it had been so hard to do so...I would have driven from Texas to Californai to get them had they said something and paid for them...all where AP rounds plus he gave away 25 shot steel cased incendenairy wounds..sorry about the soelling which they ahd many as the dad had worked with a ammo depot that had blown up millions of rounds and allowed employees to buy some.

[@BellumExterminatio]

Why does it say caliber .30 when the garand is chambered in 30-06

[@mikeyskitchenfoodporn1171]

Because the .30 In .30-06 is 30 caliber, the 06 referring to the year it was adopted/invented in 1906

[@jimmiddleton9849]

Only the U.S. Army could take 15 minutes to explain something that happens in 15 seconds.

[@Nobody-zq8bl]

You want to understand the internals so you can possibly fix something in the field or just know "booger hook on bang switch go bang"?

[@oliverdorado995]

All can say it is a highly engineered killing machine.

[@Haskanawa72]

Good God! This gun is more complex than a quantum physics class!

[@jimbob2395]

Doesn't seem that complicated to me. I've seen crazier and sometimes more complicated things building machines.

[@TheTimbs_]

Man was trying to get garand thumb

[@jonathana1572]

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