"M1 Garand: FULL REVIEW, Pt 2" by Nutnfancy

[@GarandThumb]

Hey Nutn I run the M1 down in South Florida. Lots of humidity. The garand comes hunting with me as well. I haven't had any rust problems yet. Seems to run quite well in the everglades. Just keep it wiped down with a synthetic oil and all has been well.

[@paddyandy1972]

My grandpa served in the british army. And had his part in operation market garden. After his lee enfield failed to fire..he became friends with US GI,s and he was given a Garand rifle..with the garand he killed 8 germans. Too him it was the finest weapon ever. Grandpa still had the garand till his death in 2002

[@SCPorchGardner]

1 thing this gun says about the person? A freaking PATRIOT! awesome.

[@cocriclana]

I received my Garand in the 80's from the DCM. My best day shooting it was with several other guys. We were out on some BLM land shooting mostly pistols. One-guy pulls out a Garand, another guy pulls out his, a third guy has his. I look over, see three Garands, and just so happens, I have mine. We had a steel target hanging at 300 yards... we stand shoulder to shoulder and bang the hell out of that steel, I think we each hit it at least 6 out of 8 times. That was epic. I love my Garand.

[@BeadsbyNicole]

"Get off my lawn."

[@BenCooke419]

I love that feeling of the op-rod passing underneath your fingers as you fire. Freaks you out the first time you shoot an M1X.

[@drexotic]

I was selling M1s out of my grandfathers sporting goods store for nothin'inn the later 1960s. They have always had a special place in my heart. Great video!

[@mattgaier2653]

At 16, my first rifle was an M1 Garand, i had to search high and low to find a good example I could afford as a dishwasher, but when I found it, I didn't think twice. A lovely piece, and the sentimental value is through the roof. Accurate as hell and I have never seen it fail when I did my job, a great rifle for anyone.

[@shooter2055]

Good vid. Thanks! If someone hasn't already mentioned it, greasing the bolt's stud and the corresponding raceway in the oprod in other than dusty/sandy environments improves operating reliability. My M1A's bayonet was more than a cosmetic accessory after Katrina. I believe the cold steel made potential looters more uncomfortable than the rifle itself.

[@iceking123kitty]

I've been cleaning my Beretta 308 Garand throughout the first video, and now into the second part of the review. Nothing like doing a full strip down clean of your m1 while watching great videos like these. :')

[@kevw25]

FILLING OUT THE CMP FORM NOW. My wife thanks you lol

[@mikesmarines]

It's the best "assault weapon" that's not an assault weapon

[@willieporkchop508]

Just shot my first CMP match. It was challenging and fun. This has rapidly become my favorite rifle.

[@jaimepowell5033]

My 2nd Garand was a tanker/bastard in 308. Sarco offered a parts kit a couple a years ago of Italian pieces. After using that kit I have a full length 308 Garand. What a sweetheart, and 308 surplus is reasonable in price. Would I convert a quality 30/06 Garand to 308? No. But the 308 unit allows me a lot for tie with my favorite rifle design.

[@mbarkn]

Never owned one. Always wanted one. Shot one on 4 or 5 occasions and loved it. There will be one in my collection one day. Another great video production Nutn. Watched both parts back to back tonight! A+ Review! Thanks for putting in the effort for us!

[@johnmthom]

I just got a Service Grade Springfield yesterday, one of the best purchases I've ever made. The condition is amazing and it shoots like a dream.

[@jmpatrella]

Great info. Just received my CMP Special Grade in.308 last week (which I see has an easily removed spacer any time I want to shoot .30-06). Beautiful rifle with SA receiver.

[@bentley4l]

Pretty sure you shoot 30-06 through a .308 barrel your gonna have a bad time.

[@yappojilla]

rails on an M1? blasphemy!!!

[@yappojilla]

+vettelover2009 @ 41:53 "M1 Garand Mini-Scout-Mount" :)

[@jpenna1976]

I really like Finnish M39, but I would still take Garand for traditional rifle shoots. Unfortunately M1 is next to impossible to find here in Finland. I have seen only one at range.

[@jnull0]

Thanks for all vids, and honesty.

[@Player_Review]

My grandfather qualified Marksman with this rifle during heavy rain

[@andersed1]

If you reload for the M1 Garand, use a medium or fast burning powder. IMR 4064 and IMR 4895 works great. You don't need to spend $45 on a cartridge belt. Use the M-16 mag pouches and cut those little nylon divider strips out. you can fit 8 loaded en blocks per pouch.

[@joshuaplatt3474]

I run 168gr federal match through my Springfield M1 and I find i get the best groups with it. May give that a try sometime.

[@Frumibandersnatch]

I bought mine at a mom & pop gun store, it is a parts frankengun that had a bad receiver; it came apart on the first round. I kept the thing in that condition for 10 years or so and finally took it down to a gun show where I bought a reconditioned Springfield (Aug. 1942) receiver and had a garand guy (not THE garand guy) put it together. He told me that the rest is Danish post war w/a BAR barrel. You're right about its "soul" I feel more of an emotional connection to it than any other rifle.

[@GRMGR1]

Outstanding video. Please keep up the good work! You and Hickok 45 are keeping me sane while my broken leg heals. Thank you for doing what you do.

[@DennyRec]

Another video that is full of information and honest review of a firearm. You went into detail as you did in part one. You all did great in shooting it and made it look like fun. Keep up the great work...

[@mmelgoza1983]

Watching this for the third time after finding some POF ammo so I can finally shoot my M1. Just noticed that Federal box you grabbed was marked 308 Win. lol

[@GregsGruns]

12:19 shell casing turns some snow into steam...

[@bretthompson3637]

The post WW2 rifles are, for sure, better for those of us who actually SHOOT the darned things. All the updates in both materials and fabrication make these the way to go for the practical owner/shooter.

[@chrispatirot8575]

or if you have the bucks fulton armory

[@inversionlayer]

.What a surprise; a new post! Thanks for you and your family's devotion to quality and fun.

[@gravityprone]

Great informative video Nutn. Love that rifle. Well who doesn't. When you asked if I wanted to be on the German end of the Garand, I thought About the poignant photo you showed of the GI kneeling in the snow and reloading, with two dead Wehrmacht soldiers in the background. Advantage goes to the Garand.

[@ChrisPenta]

The only M1 Garand review that takes longer to watch than it took to machine, assemble, finish, and test fire an actual M1 Garand in the 1940s. Thorough. Very thorough.

[@Bulwark1911]

Love the Garand, everyone should get one of these ^.^

[@avalon449]

Nutin my grandfather was an Italian immigrant who was an armorer at H&R in Worcester, Ma during WWII and the Korean War. He's past many years now but I remember how proud he said he was to build firearms to protect the liberty of his adopted country and other countries where people were being oppressed like the fascists in Italy that he fled.

[@d.l.hemmingway3834]

What did you use for pouches for en-blocs on the chest rigs? I know Olongapo Outfitters makes a Chest Rig to that holds 12 en-blocs.

[@DNALawyer]

Extremely well-done review! Maybe your best one. I have HRA service grade CMP. Perfect, never fired. New, unfinished stock. Got lucky.

[@tuckmw5537]

Awesome 2 Part Video. Great Job!

[@9mminmyhand]

If you are looking for a decent rifle, for a decent price,then I would recommend the Remington 770. The 770 is a cheaper version of the Remington 700, made to be good for the less serious hunters. the rifle has an MSRP of $460 but I got one new for $300. It is also available in many different calibers, they are as follows: .243 Win, .270 Win, 7mm Rem Mag, 7mm-08 Rem, .308 Win, 30-06 Sprg ,and .300 Win Mag. If you have any more questions please reply and i will do the best to answer them.

[@TheBiggs41]

Dude! I'm diggin the intro! It rocks! great work nutn' & veri

[@TheOutdoorsman790]

I'm 13 and I'm going to start saving up for a service grade M1 Garand because I have always wanted one and now I have the inituitive to start.Great review.

[@madtoonage]

I love IH... me and my buddies do some wheeling in a few scout's and travelall's. Tragic to hear it played a roll in your "story of first aid" but everything does at one time or another. I loved listening to stories about the M1 from my dad. Hes getting up there in years so it was nice to sit back and watch the video knowing how highly he thought of M1

[@richardawhitesel7691]

Thanks for a outstanding review.

[@UpNRun]

What a wonderfully informative, thorough and enjoyable couplet of videos. I'm from the UK so we can't own these wonderful rifles here.... So we must make do with fantastic accounts of enjoyment, heritage and rightful pride our American brothers have in such a prolific piece of history and, hopefully, of the future :-)

[@FMAStudent]

Is it safe to shoot WalMart commercial .30-06 ammo out of the M1 Garand? Even if it's over 150 grain? Thanks, I've heard that upgrading the gas tube is the key but I'm looking for confirmation that indeed once replaced, you can shoot any kind of .30-06 ammo, in the world, regardless of grain count.

[@sgtslaughter1989]

Nutnfancy what do you think of the CMP M1 rifles chambered in 308? The internet forums say positive things about them firing 147 and 150 grain ammo.

[@chrispatirot8575]

this is like the third time iv'e seen this love the m1

[@d.l.hemmingway3834]

Nutnfancy another thing that happened was in the field and sent them to Ordnance units.At the Ordnance units they often took the Garands recovered from the battlefield and rebuilt them. They weren't always worried about making sure each rifle had matching parts, their worry was having a serviceable rifle for combat.

[@p38pilotdk01]

Different loads may bend the operating rod from my limited understanding. Different powders with different burn rates is the big issue. The Garand was designed to use a specific powder hence the non adjustable gas system. You can get adjustable gas plugs to solve the problem. I've got to order my M1 yet.

[@deepsouthredneck1]

You wouldn't want a bayonet that long in a cold steel fight. A thick long single edged bayonet is going to be difficult to extract due to over penitration. After ww1 most bayonets became shorter and double edged for this reason.

[@NaxTactical]

To continue in the WW2 era weapons, will you please do a Thomson SMG review? Regards -Nax

[@wati1992]

nutnfancy r u gna make a review on m1a?? please do i would be very interested in the differences between that rifle and this one :)

[@Chainsaw_18.]

An Old-Friend carried the Garand in the Korean War. He said when the troops had cover, they would lay-out the clips in front of their self, for FAST-Reload. He said when people are shooting at you, you could Reload that M1 Garand "So Fast" that it sounded almost like a Full Auto! Also, one thing Not Talked about is "When your shooting at a Bad-Guy" you can Shoot-Through a 24 inch. Tree and Kill the Bad-Guy (Using AP ammo ) / All in All a Great Viedo here !

[@johnm.johnson7621]

My late wife used to say I was weird, but I think the M-1 Grand is sexy in some way. Mine is serial # 15931, semi match. OUTSTANDING shooter.

[@TheLoyalOfficer]

One of your very best videos EVER, nutn. Thank you.

[@hawkuser604]

Lubriplate 120 was used for years on the M1 and M14

[@RW4X4X3006]

+hawkuser604 I've been running high temp bearing grease in mine. Works fine.

[@diosdadoapias]

In my country (Philippines) The Garand and its counterpart the M1 Carbines are issues for the para military and some Garands were modified to receive magazines to cure the 8 round load capacity of the Garand and it works!

[@Coxekid1]

Extra points for Mrs Nut'n getting it done!

[@OpaKnows]

Bang bang bang bang bang bang bang ba-PING! = Classic good times. So glad you did a tabletop for this beloved rifle. Long time a favorite of mine, I can't seem to get enough of it. Thanks Nutn!

[@FrickinCherryPickin]

Very very well done. You should do an sks. Norinco.

[@iloveNgany]

thanks for doing all this "work" nut'n. Your reviews ROCK.

[@AirForceAce3571]

Great review series Nutn! it was indeed epic as I'd predicted! Love the detailed history here and it took me back to my ROTC days slingin' those bad boys around for drill. I used to practically drool over those beautiful rifles and this review has renewed my lust for this awesome gun! tugs on my hearstrings (& purse strings) to get a Garand! Keep up the good work dude!

[@r0milayu]

What is the leather jacket doodle is wearing? Jersey Shore meets TNP?

[@osiris8637]

"My M1 does my talking...with YOUR cartridges!"

[@direknyte]

I have a 1943 dated Garand and love shooting it. Thanks for doing these vids!

[@spyhunter6411]

Epic, Im trying to decide whether to get the special or the service grade. I have wanted an M1 for years. Just trying to make up my mind

[@hikot45reptiles]

this is my all time favriout rifle :)

[@marvindamonster7554]

ever look at a svt? it feels lighter than a garand and has a detachable 10 round mag.

[@rayscar2]

Thank you for the reply. The gentleman I got it from said not to use ANY Springfield ammo in it. He said that they have a higher pressure and you bend the Op Rod.

[@oceanbeach20111]

TNP, some supplier HAD a Baretta ARX-160 in .22 On line..hope we see if it's as good feeding - as the Sig 522. Thanks from Californistan...

[@squintina16]

I talked to the Garand Guy and he said any 150gr Ball will work fine. I looked at my old Ammo and they are all 150grain. You can get American Eagle 150gr specially engineered for the M1 Garand at most Sporting Goods Stores. Hornady makes some Ammo for the Garand as well. I hope you enjoy shooting your Garand.

[@TheZombieRebellion]

the way the audio is picked up in Nut's vids, all rounds sound like a 22lr. :) One of the coolest things about ther garand in oerson is the mighty boom of the 30.06 great vid

[@Novaman0011]

Favorited. Thanks Nutn for all your hard work.

[@Hornet33]

If you want to tighten up your groupings with surplus ammo, clean it all before you shoot it. I run all my surplus M2 Ball through my Thumbler Tumbler using corn cobb media and a little bit of Flittz ammo polish for about 8 hours. Firing through my M1 with a brand new Criterion barrel cut my group sizes in half after cleaning the ammo. I shoot surplus Greek and Korean M2 ball and point of aim has never changed.

[@squintina16]

This Battle Rifle was made for the 150gr M2 Ball Full Metal Jacket. But can fire other Ammo. IRT the 30-06 Springfield, which load did the guy say not to use? I have used 150gr Springfield Ammo and it fired fine.

[@EnterTheFenix]

well aware of that, and the soviets had the SVT, im just relaying the information about the japanese Garand because i didnt hear it mentioned in the videos

[@slugsandstuff]

Great review Nutn thanks for putting your time in to it.

[@9999plato]

I have that fo4rward scope mount mounted on a mini 14. Iuse a NC star 2x7 pistol scope on it. It works well. The clip to hold it on the bottom of the barrel was a little questionable.

[@bapfreak]

Great video as always! I'm surprised you didn't mention (or maybe I didn't catch it) that this rifle is one of the very few center fire rifles that is (I believe) legal everywhere in the US. For New Yorkers, I think that this is and maybe the mini 14 are it. I live in Nevada luckily, but it would be neat if you did a video on tactical guns for people stuck in places like NY or CA.

[@Mr.56Goldtop]

"Stuck" in ny is right! Ny is bad enough, but nyc is just rediculous! Two seperate (in some ways) entities. Nyc is it's own little empire with it's own laws, rules and regulations that don't necessarily pertain to the rest of this state.

[@bapfreak]

I feel for you. Yet another reason Nutnfancy should so a video for New Yorkers, Californians. He usually does his own thing and ignores requests but could change his mind if the thread got large enough. Anyone who is interested, post here.

[@fishblade2]

I like the idea of placing the shooter's name above when shooting. Nice touch. Great touch for future videos with unexpected guests, unless it takes too much video editing.

[@davidgcalderone]

First ammo to use smokless powder was the 8×50mmR French (8 mm Lebel) Yes, the French developed smokeless powder. The year was 1886, the 7.62x54R was introduced in 1891. I do agree with you, the 7.62x54 R is a great round, but not the first smokless powder round.

[@MariahSyn]

Would you consider Service Grade to be the minimum for a good battle rifle?

[@morepassionfoo]

where can i find some of those pics you rolled in? ive looked on google and im having a hard time finding good ones

[@squintina16]

When I get a chance I will check the SAMMI numbers for the 150 gr Springfield AMMO (hope nutnfancy is looking at this as well) but I believe its the same as the Federal, American Eagle, or even Hornaday Ammo.

[@runsnake3766]

LOVE the mil-surp videos man! Would you recommend painting the blade of the front site?

[@TheP3NDU1UM]

hey nutnfancy are you going to duracoat that bad boy?

[@littleteethkeith]

Cool music. Is that Burn'n Embers?

[@thegeneral123]

This gun was used in three wars? WW2, Korea and? Vietnam?

[@DSOXBLADE]

DO YOU LIVE IN ARIZONA NUTNFANCY. I know I have asked 3 times already but I'm going crazy about the landscape I see in your videos and want to go there.

[@BrennerBay]

People complain about the 8 rd capacity.But they forget the Garand was up against rifles that generally only held 5 rds.Also tactics were different in the "pre-assault rifle days".Eight rds as fast as you could pull the trigger was a huge advantage in those days.Also the Prone Factor.,when people are shooting back ,you cant get low enough.With the low profile of the Garand you can just about get "pancake flat".Something you cant really do with the hi-cap mags that rifles have today.

[@NiftyVT]

You can get an adjustable gas plug that allows you to tune the gas system. You still have to be careful about sensitive primers in modern hunting ammo causing slam fires though.

[@cocriclana]

I love this, at 12:30 into the review the ejected cases land on the snow, steam can be seen rising as the cases melt into the snow.

[@winkleried]

I have couple of observations based on my M1. The repo bayonets blades are some form of stainless steel. When I am carrying my rifle for ranch purposes I use the M1 carbine belt pouch, which carries 2 M1 Rifle clips in place of the 2 15 rounds of the carbine. I also have an OIongapo stock pouch ( Think M1 carbine stock pouch on Steroids) that carries 2 additional en-bloc clips on the stock. Thanks for the review I loved watching both of them

[@bunit1701]

Most commercial 150 and 165 grain is safe, 180 grain is the danger zone, the key to shooting heavier loads is an upgraded gas plug, either a 'vented' design (Shuster) or a ported design (GarandGear).

[@TheExpandingLibrary]

Excellent part 2! Keep the vids coming!

[@cropcircle911]

Love the music. Where is it from?

[@collinsup844]

Where do you shoot, beautiful country ?

[@QuantumhighWW]

A Grand review, one of your best! Thanks for the hard work you put into this excellent review!

[@OpaKnows]

BTW, I've read stories (I believe it was in The American Rifleman) that during the Korean conflict, when it got to -40 degrees and worse, the troops had to make sure that the Garands were absolutely stripped of ALL lubrication, because it would actually freeze and cause the rifle to malfunction. Even grease would freeze. The only way they could keep them firing was to strip them dry of any and all lube. Don't know how long they would have lasted long term though. God bless those guys.

[@SavageShooter93]

hey Nutn or Veri I was wondering what video editing program you use? Id like to make my humble low budget (batteries) vids a little better

[@tristantrb]

Is that footage with buggetnuster the day you handed him the LC9?