M1 Garand: The Weapon That Won The Second World War | Weapons That Changed The World | War Stories

[@Marcus-p5i5s]

I love my M1 Garand grandson, (the M-14 was its son) the Mini-14.

[@Texasmilitarydepartmentvid9654]

There's the M1, M2 , M3 Carbine version of the M1 Grand as well.

[@Andrew-Locksley691]

@user-po3ev7is5w It's my humble opinion that the Ruger Mini-14 is the best weapon system ever er created!Mine had a folding stock flash suppressor and us the Ferrari of all firearms!Way better then my NHM 91 or my colt match in 223!

[@Marcus-p5i5s]

@@Texasmilitarydepartmentvid9654 Those aren't actually versions of the Garand. I had an M2 Carbine from the Korean war.

[@fowlerperry8063]

M14 and mini 14 are two different weapons

[@PODSMPSG1]

My grandpa loved the M1.

[@Voucher765]

Everyone did both those in the Marine Corps and Army, .30-06 at 8 rounds is what stopped Japanese soldiers in the Pacific especially when the Banzai attacks took place and in Europe against the Germans

[@PODSMPSG1]

@@Voucher765 My grandpa was Navy, but yeah, definitely

[@andyh3446]

The Lord's rifle.

[@johnzajac9849]

The myth of the Garand 'ping' belongs in the historical ash heap along with the myth of the 'uncontrollable rise' of the Thompson submachine gun fired on automatic. The effect of gunsmoke on Civil War battlefields is almost always understated or never even mentioned.

[@ilovemalechickens]

I thought so! Just an old wives tale. How would the enemy hear the ping mid battle anyway?

[@johnzajac9849]

@@ilovemalechickens You will laugh at this: a U.S. park ranger actually told us that ACW soldiers would never have used bayonets in battle because that would give them nightmares later.

[@ilovemalechickens]

@@johnzajac9849 seems legit! He gets a pass

[@brianschumaker5912]

Not to mention there's usually always more than one man firing.

[@matthewjay660]

This exposé is so cool. One time ☝🏻, some total strangers at a range invited me to fire 8 rounds of a 1945 Garand. I made it ping!May God bless our combat medics, 68Whisky. 🇺🇸💪🏻🦅

[@saltyreesescup3104]

One Of The Greatest Rifles Ever, My Father Owned Three Of Them.

[@helslayerknightclaw1339]

Damn, how badass was he that he needed 3 M1s?

[@saltyreesescup3104]

@@helslayerknightclaw1339 Well There Were Three Of Us In The Family...So I Guess He Was An Ultra Mega Badass... He Was My Best Friend And My Father And Was Such A Badass That He Wouldn't Have Even Needed Any Firearm To Continue Be A Badass...😶 Thanks For Asking 🤠🧂

[@bryandale7125]

Yes, the M1 fires from an 8-round en bloc clip, whereas modern rifles and pistols are fed by magazines, and no, the two words are not used interchangeably for they describe different tools with different functions.

[@sophiaisabelle027]

M1 Garand seems to have a left a crucial legacy over the decades. It's one of those weapons that have substantiated long term effects on the world.

[@hunterspiers60]

To quote Clint Smith “ you just fired eight rounds of 30-06. Everyone is deaf. “

[@tasjan9190]

The M1 probably had a significant impact in the Pacific theater far more than the European one. The imperial Japanese had very little submachine guns in comparison to their bolt guns. The Germans did issue large amounts of K98Ks but the prevalence of semi auto rifles and automatic subguns was much higher in the Axis forces of Europe, not to mention the MG34/42s really offset the advantage of the M1 Garand as the Germans based their infantry doctrines around them. The Japanese were outgunned by the American smallarm arsenal. The one submachine gun the Japanese had that was actually really good...they barely issued any of them in large enough numbers to make a difference.

[@robertwalker7454]

That's why for me I would probably want to fight in the Pacific theater due to our better abilities with firepower over there.

[@FeatheredDino]

M1 grand didn't see nearly as much action in the Pacific as it did in Europe. The Army played a smaller role in the Pacific than the Marines by a considerable amount, and the Marines were issued very few M1 grands. They mostly had m19O3 springfields, M1 carbines, and Reising submachine guns

[@robertwalker7454]

@@FeatheredDino I thought they almost ditched the Reising almost instantly for the Grease Gun?

[@kahunamcd1]

@@FeatheredDinoIt's interesting to note that initially, the Marines refused to adopt the M1 rifle because they considered it to be a new and untested technology. However, after witnessing its effectiveness and turning points, they eventually realized its usefulness. It's worth mentioning that the Army got its hands on the M1 first due to their production capabilities, as the manufacturers were unable to produce them quickly enough. As a result, the Marines had to stick with their existing 1903 rifles and other unique firearms. Dude to slow and newer products.

[@jackdaniel7465]

​@@FeatheredDinoYour statement is 💯 PERCENT false and here is why, the Marines only fielded six total divisions in the Pacific theater during world war 2, while the U S army had Sixteen divisions in the Pacific. Theater, most of the islands that the marines landed on with the exception of Iwo jima was done in conjunction with Army units, the Solomon campaign was a Marine, US Army and Australian army campaign where all did many landings and fought in those jungles(Please do your research) the entire Philippines campaign was all U.S with Many beach landings, the papua new guinea campaign was Marine, U.S Army and Australian army together, in FACT THE U.S ARMY CONDUCTED OVER 10 DIVISION SIZED LANDINGS IN THE PACIFIC THEATER, Here is another fact, the Okinawa landings were conducted by 3 U.S Army division verses 2 Marine divisions, so I don't know how you can say the Marines did most of the fighting in the Pacific? That statement is totally false and highly inaccurate, as a matter of fact the U.S army also used Airborne units dropping them on airfields and including dropping right on top of CORRIDOR ISLAND and seizing it, I suggest you fact check yourself before you go making a false broad statement like you did.

[@DeaconBlu]

I miss “Triggers” & “Special Ops”. Both series that Will hosted and participated in. Great vid folks! Thanks!

[@Mtlmshr]

Although informative a bit to Hollywood for my taste

[@takingbacktheplanet]

i thought so as well at first, but after giving it a full watch i found it was pretty well balanced. :)

[@RiverRat1953]

The rifle in the American Revolution was NOT the Kentucky rifle, but the Pennsylvania Long Rifle! In this video, he was using a very poor example of the long rifle.

[@larrysfarris]

@6:00 - Myth. I asked my father about the “ping” sound. He was an infantry sergeant in Patton’s 3rd Army, Purple Heart 💜, 35th Inf Div., 134th Bn. Fought across France from landing in the west at Avranches to getting knocked out of action in eastern France at Nancy. He answered me quite directly; he said that anyone who said the Germans could hear that ping had simply ever fought in combat with the M1. 👈. So much for your Garand “expert”❗️

[@acslater017]

I love how giddy Wil is when they get around to the .50 cal. He’s grinning and literally rubbing and clapping his hands 😂

[@emperorconstantine1.361]

Oh, not that “ping heard by the enemy” myth again.🙄🙄🙄🙄

[@AniwayasSong]

Some things become so common (Even if false), it's just taken as gospel, now. (Anyone that's EVER fired an M1 Garand w/o hearing protection, knows you ain't never hearing that 'PING!') ;-)

[@robertwalker7454]

I think it was proven false a little after the series completely

[@catinthehat906]

Well first hand testimony from a WW2 Veteran talking about stealthy combat in close urban environments says the 'ping' was a problem. If you listen to his account, the relevant section starts at twelve minutes and twenty seconds. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hoXGnGhoe7-db7M

[@griff5713]

@@robertwalker7454 bloke on the range channel did a test on the ping, with reload and how close would need to be before person reloaded.

[@hquiller]

Thought the same. It's ridiculous.

[@XtreeM_FaiL]

You have just let loose 8 30-06 rounds. You think that somebody hears that little ping and even if then what? There are dozen other rifles.

[@RW4X4X3006]

I doubt anyone would here it when a fireteam is busy at their trade.

[@Bullet-Tooth-Tony-]

I'm surprised that the British didn't adopt any ideas off the M1 Garand, I know that the Germans and Soviets had their own similar semi automatic rifles like the Gewehr 43 and the Svt 40.

[@hanzgruber8676]

Some times it's better to produce what you have then try to change in the middle of the war the svt was a pre war gun and they still concentrated on the Mosin Germans kept changing everything so they never had enough of anything

[@tedhubertcrusio372]

​@@hanzgruber8676 that and the British are obstinate, more so their aristocracy who preferred to look good in battle than actually winning wars. Bernard Law Montgomery and David Stirling were exceptions though. Montgomery was intelligent, open-minded and an accomplished officer. Stirling grew up rough-and-tumble.

[@hanzgruber8676]

@tedhubertcrusio372 fair America isn't that much different the M1 might have been the first time we were ahead of the game

[@sgtslotter8634]

@hanzgruber8676 i'd say the colt patterson revolver was our first time being ahead of the game.

[@hanzgruber8676]

@sgtslotter8634 America has been ahead of the game for awhile the military has not been the military did not pick up the Patterson was not adopted we were still using breach loaders while Europe was already on to bolt actions failed to pick up the Henry and on and on

[@Marcus-p5i5s]

the opening scene the guy says they were manning a sub-machine gun and they showed a .30 cal medium MG. Anyway, one doesn't "man" a sub-machine gun. LOL!!!!!!

[@herrcobblermachen]

This is like the garand documentary that has the least amount of coverage about the garand "This is the only engineer in starfleet that doesnt GO to engineering.."

[@danielreppen341]

It bothers me that he called an M1919 a submachine gun.... he should know better.

[@steel440]

He way referring to the 1919 browning light machine gun, no way was it a submachine gun.

[@prestonopp]

I came here to say the same thing! He even repeated the mistake and honestly makes me want to shut it off after the first 4 minutes because it castes doubt on the validity of the rest of the information.

[@iceslice7776]

It was probably just a error in the script

[@ruddle-tango]

The first standard-issue semi auto combat rifle... Not the first semi auto military rifle 😏 The script needed revising work before the airing of this mini docu about that great rifle!!

[@paulheiting6484]

😭

[@TheWay413]

in WW2, the M1 Garand is a one-of-a-kind rifle that takes out multiple enemies accurately at a quickest time. Truly was a legendary battle rifle of its time.

[@romanace3432]

The ak47 is essentially a upside down garand that is magazine fed and select fire

[@yaboidre5672]

The irony. Everyone thought it was based on the STG-44. Nah fam, AK is more American style than you think.

[@Texasmilitarydepartmentvid9654]

The AK-47 is actually based off a captured prototype MP-43 it had some design flaws it would later enter service with the German Military as the STG-44 Strumgewher a year later .

[@matthewjones39]

@@Texasmilitarydepartmentvid9654Incorrect.

[@AshandAether]

I don’t think Ak has select fire? On most models.

[@matthewjones39]

@@AshandAether All AK variants have select fire except for those designed for civilian use.

[@bigDvideos1]

31:08 The action of a semi auto doesn’t open until the bullet leaves the barrel. Otherwise you’d have 40,000-55,000 psi coming back towards your face.

[@dwayneelizondomountaindewh6073]

i know the griswolds they are gunsmiths in my town (Ventura Ca), and wow they do amazing work, they have worked on several of my firearms.

[@tinman8518]

Great video! Made me love my 1944 M1 Garand even more!

[@2neotrinity]

Man ... This is great!! How history developed the best-known weapons.

[@donakahorse]

I have an M1 I got from the CMP program. love it. Also you should have used M993 in that 30-06 it would have blown through all 4 steels

[@ourichie]

I wish people would stop perpetuating the myth of the Garand Ping. Combat is so loud, the ping was inaudible.

[@bookman7409]

Agreed. Think about it; you wait for the ping (or count the shots), right? How much ground will you need to get to a place where his cover doesn't work, take aim, and fire? Keep in mind that you'll have maybe three seconds to move while he reloads. An NFL wide receiver could cover maybe 27 yards over optimal ground conditions, but that leaves no time to fire, and he's a professional sprinter. Then start thinking about just how close you're going to have been fighting the Garand at, considering its range. The numbers won't work, save in rare circumstances.

[@catinthehat906]

Well first hand testimony from a WW2 Veteran talking about stealthy combat in close urban environments says it was a problem. If you listen to his account, the relevant section starts at twelve minutes and twenty seconds. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hoXGnGhoe7-db7M

[@aaronseet2738]

believe it was only applicable during CQB.

[@SteveCogno]

Im glad will ferrell is an M1 expert 5:00

[@brennanleadbetter9708]

If it pinches you, that means it loves you.

[@jasonashman9534]

Isn't Harrison like 5th or 6th longest now? I know the JTF got one that shattered it with a TAC-50, and last year a Ukranian beat it, but I don't know with what platform.

[@dankim7488]

Part of the M1 Garands success in WWII was due to the fact that no other army in the world fielded anything like it at the scale the US did. They still used WWI era but slightly modified bolt action rifles.

[@Mamont69]

Bruh. SVT used by USSR since 1939.

[@matthewjones39]

⁠@@Mamont69Not in the scale the U.S. used it. It was the standard issue rifle for the U.S, while the SVT-40 used it for specific troops.

[@patmancrowley8509]

Great to see you, Wil! I appreciate the M1 Garand so much that I bought one.

[@onebeartoe]

Hey, it is the 'Forged in Fire' guy. Nice!

[@Andrew-Locksley691]

My question is, if Craig Harrison's unit came under attack from a mile and a 1/2 away, and the range on the 50 which is the highest c aliber that anyone had that day, was not meant for engagements at that far range. How are they taking incoming from much much smaller caliber weapons at that range?

[@0lionheart]

Part of a convoy, he was at the rear. Stopped and got on top of a building once the front of the convoy was engaged. Question doesn't need asking when the information is there on the internet for you to read about.

[@Andrew-Locksley691]

@0lionheart But see, you just answered my question without me having to look it up ,so I thank you..

[@davidshoup1392]

Hey, Wil. Good stuff. One mistake though. You called the maching gun a "sub-machine gun". A sub-machine gun is an automatic weapon that fires a pistol cartridge. A machine gun fires a rifle cartridge. The Thompson, which uses the 45ACP, is a sub-machine gun. The M1919 is a machine gun, since it fires the 30-06 cartridge. Pararescue!

[@ianashby3626]

Garand thumb is not as common as alot of people think

[@davidshoup1392]

I used a Garand in two military schools several years. I smacked my thumb only once,, when I was not paying attention.

[@JessPeters-qg1bn]

Common enough. Joined the M1 thumb club in 1963. Most people I knew at the time joined the club. 😮

[@spicydoughnut8397]

47:53 Why is someone up there holding a Sniper as well?

[@tvormwald]

I own an M1 Garand here! Love the weapon almost as much as I love my multiple AR15's.

[@C77-C77]

“In my opinion, the M1 rifle is the greatest battle implement ever devised.” - Four Star US Army General George Patton. Edit-They just quoted him.🤘

[@loganpollock1689]

In McKinney's case that was a 1919A6 Light MG not a submachine gun. Sometimes I don't notice the clip ejecting when I'm shooting.

[@andybreglia9431]

Your rifle is out of ammo, ping. Guy on your right just put in a fresh clip. Guy on your left has 5 cartridges in his rifle. Don't forget the BAR man. Any of these guys can arrange for any enemy soldier trying to get you for a posthumous purple heart from his country. When I served in the Army, we had the Murphy drill, named after Murphy's law, anything that can go wrong generally will, usually at the worst possible moment. One cartridge in your rifle. You fire. Ping! You are timed on how fast you can stuff in a fresh clip and hit your next target.

[@Surgicalshred]

I love this video on the history of firearms! Subbed :)

[@dolorusedd2586]

You should watch the old history channel show Tales of the Gun. Some episodes are available on KZbin

[@russyeatman5631]

Marines in WWI were also armed with Model 94 Winchester 12 gauge shotguns. The Germans hated the shotguns, considered them cruel. Marines were still using their "03 Springfields at Guadalcanal landings . Reinforcement and resupply included M1 Garands

[@CanYouHandleTheTruth-rk4mf]

He definitely pointed that rifle straight at the cameraman 😂😂😂

[@jimg6698]

I stopped a the 6:21 minute mark. The idea of the enemy hearing the clip ejecting during the heat of battle is ridiculous! Thumbs Down!!

[@harrisonrawlinson5650]

It’s an early 2000s documentary that was on tv, you can’t expect too much

[@mcinteer19]

The 1903 Springfield, an excellent target rifle built for the rigors of Camp Perry. The Germans went to war with a hunting rifle, the Americans a target rifle, and the British brought a fighting rifle! Their clay target tests are highly suspect.

[@iplz]

Pinging into victory

[@jimbob465]

Two mangled thumbs up!

[@thesanfordmethod1905]

Wil Willis is cool, need to bring him out on another gun tv show.

[@brianmackenzie3675]

Dallas Alexander would set the record in 2017

[@JohnKoenig-db8lk]

"This is my rifle, this is my gun. This is for shooting, _this_ is for fun."

[@matthewjones39]

Wrong rifle bro

[@timothyeldridge6822]

Excellent!

[@russyeatman5631]

"1873" Winchester was not offered to US Army. Rifle offered to US Army was the Henry. The Springfield trapdoor was designed and built before 1873. There were a few cavalry units of the Federals used Henry repeaters purchased by their commanders.

[@jeffreymcfadden9403]

Garand designed M1 as a 10 round .276 design. Would have been a better design than the .30 as manufactured. We have Dug-out Doug MacArthur to thank for the .30 being adopted.

[@donaldromesburg1902]

I heard he , McArthur had him change caliber because of the millions of 30.06 rds left over from world War 1 .

[@ahmadsuleman9045]

True, but i'd imagine that given what the m1 Garand often faced, 30.06 was probably for the best

[@joshuaclay3675]

“He was over a mile and a half away” *shows him 30 yards away in the reenactment* 😭😭😭🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Dave-ck8cf]

Great video ❤❤❤

[@pramusetyakanca1552]

I swear, Guntubers really have to take Wil Willis on to their channels or at least guest-feature him. One that immediately comes to mind is fellow military man, Garand Thumb. Convenient, that I thought about Garand Thumb, and this exact video is on the M1 Garand

[@jondeere5638]

The Brits were also decent riflemen. They learned their lesson from the Boar war and trained them better.

[@liammcdonough6832]

I’ve seen Anthony DeLongis before-he was on “101 Weapons That Changed The World”.

[@briancooper2112]

McKinney had a book written. Its pretty good.

[@AnthonyBarrios-e9m]

You know I just realized something, I mean imagine a bolt-action rifle that combines the caliber of the Mauser G98 rifle, the magazine capacity of the Lee-Enfield rifle and the weight of the M1903 Springfield rifle and you get a chimera type rifle

[@SuperD00D]

If they were both magazine fed, I would definitely😢😢😢 oh rather use a lever action than a bolt action. It just seems faster and more intuitive to me. And your hand hass to move less. You can probably even keep your finger on the trigger if your trigger hand is big enough / fingers long enough

[@blackhawk2302]

Enemies hearing the ping is a myth. And no, soldiers didn't carry an empty clip in their pocket and throw it.

[@Thisisoscar_]

Its called a clipazine

[@blackhawk2302]

@@Thisisoscar_ No. It's not.

[@Thisisoscar_]

@@blackhawk2302 Is so.

[@blackhawk2302]

@@Thisisoscar_ 👈🤡

[@jonlundgrenn9676]

We used the M1 Garand in Brigade N i the North of Norway in 1964.

[@BonJovi1987Fan]

I love the tv series trigger

[@dennis1802]

How much grain was that Barret 50 cal round again?

[@mohammedsaysrashid3587]

Nice video about M1 Grand Rifle used during WW2 by American infantryman

[@seanberthiaume8240]

Have 6 all Spingfields. But watch what ammo u use. Not modern/+P as it can damage the op-rod. some ammo companys make/winchester that is the same powder as the 40s-50s..

[@LesGibby]

Bought my M1 Garand...........1990...........$400.00.................Purchased from an Army WWII Vet............Mr. Emm One..we called Him

[@AcidGambit419]

0:44 was that seriously the Halo sniper rifle sample?

[@CGa2887]

There were so many errors in this one. Some that super stood out to me were the 1919 “sub machine gun” and the picture of the 1886 Label just being the right rifle entirely.

[@takingbacktheplanet]

wonderful documentary. very informative 😍

[@ewathoughts8476]

Full of inaccuracies.

[@takingbacktheplanet]

@@ewathoughts8476 oh yeah, perhaps so - not saying it's perfect or completely accurate (i do not have the facts to base an opinion there.), but it was a great overall, quick run through the story from Muskets to the Garand and how it helped pave the way for current and future rifles. i'm no expert, (or a gun/rifle expert/geek by no means) but it was actually nice in that sense getting an idea of how such guns worked and the flaws they had and evolved through time and the (and finally understand how rifling works - kind of (not the science behind it, which i presume is related to gyroscopic motion helping with keeping a straight path (as rotating objects tend to want to stay moving in the same direction, like the old bike wheel experiment) and probably diminished drag being shaved off by the spin, but rather literally how you can make a bullet fit in the grooves and benefit from it. turns out the heated metal as it travels through under pressure deforms and expands!). :)

[@lj.7311]

Awesome rifle.

[@kpal2946]

m1919 at the beginning , calling it a submachine gun nest?

[@jhare18]

M1 Garand and it’s Carbine cousin Won Wars so it is basically very effective. The rifle that comes in second……never remember it.

[@jmjones7897]

If any one particular weapon model won the war it was the M2 Browning. Hands down.

[@fowlerperry8063]

I didn't see anything about the m14. In fact all these weapons shows seem to skip over the 14. What up with that?

[@Emdee5632]

Please inform us which war was won by the M14?

[@TheProfessorNM]

The enemy hearing the ping is dumb.. firefights are usually 300+ meters away you’re not gonna hear a ping at that distance especially with the noise of battle

[@Jayjay-qe6um]

Due to widespread United States military assistance as well as their durability, M1 Garands have also been found in use in recent conflicts such as with the insurgencies in Iraq and Afghanistan.

[@Neaptide184]

Any “expert” who talks about the “ping” as a thing is no expert. Period

[@markoneil6562]

The Garand ping BS has been very disproven at this point. At any distance you cant hear that ping. Its impossible to hear over the sound of the rifle firing.

[@chandlercarr1375]

6:08 actually with all the cause in combat your not gunna hear something as quiet as the M1 ping, the only person to legitimately say that are uninformed politicians who didint want the army to advance

[@phillipkrelle5661]

The mad minute that had the germans thinking it was a machine gun but a soldier holding the trigger down and operate the bolt action it has a name but i dont know it.

[@Chubby_T0511]

Lee Enfield SMLE had a mad minute. You may be thinking of that.

[@MichaelForster-dq6lo]

In combat with all the noises going on we don't hear the pings the pings can't be heard

[@Emdee5632]

The Garand "ping" was never a real issue. Too many other guys firing their weapons, artillery, shouting etc. Yes sure there probably were individual cases where one American soldier fought one Axis soldier. But you can reload in seconds!

[@davidjackson563]

Drivell, artillery accounts for approx two thirds of all casualties in war, not small arms.

[@samuelgarrod8327]

😂 A hilarious title

[@prebaned]

Who knew the M1919 was a Sub machine gun, this guy is a tool.

[@liammartin4325]

All those rounds go off you think anyone hears the ping?

[@GunUDwnAt2nd]

The fact that the narrator doesn't know the difference between a submachine gun and a light machine gun does not inspire confidence.

[@GB_AUTHENTIC681]

First of all Willis that's not an SMG... It's a M1919

[@siliconwolverine]

You just fired 8 rounds of 30-06. No one is going to hear the “ping”

[@buninparadise9476]

27 Million fallen Soviet citizen won you this war not your silly little gun

[@haramsaddam238]

A sad historical fact - John Garand wanted to be compensated for the design and sold the patent with promise of future payment - but neither he or his family would receive it. The whole “he donated the design out of patriotism” was a total myth since the rifle was adopted a few years before WW2 began

[@hiddentruth1982]

they were manning a sub machinegun? so they were manning a small automatic weapon that fires pistol caliber rounds?

[@thomaslinton5765]

The Soviets sure used lots of M-1s.

[@ethanhoover138]

great vid loved it

[@nikotheophanis8795]

I called it i knew 50 bmg wouldnt go thru

[@cliffordjancelvalmoria4575]

Without John Cantius Garand...maybe thise hise gun didn't appear to us...

[@jackwardley3626]

I think it would have been a better weapon with the 276 ped low recoil and extra 2 rounds they should have went with the extra expense

[@accadacastkr4912]

yes its a great rifle but i did not win the 2nd w w , mosnian-nagant won the war in europe and the a-bomb won the war against japan