Tuesday, July 19, 2011

The Garand is almost as good as a real rifle, he says

Re Survivalblog.com
The Garand is almost as good as a real rifle
http://tinyurl.com/449fcvu

I can teach Mr Williamson to load without hurting
himself, and to catch a partial clip in his hand. He
will never love the Garand as I do. On the worst
days of my life she never failed me.
To load...
-lock bolt open
-with edge of right hand against bolt operating
handle press a clip of 8 down into the receiver.
Allow bolt to come forward an inch or so, then
smartly remove right hand and allow bolt to go
forward and chamber a round.
To recover a partial clip ....
-with right hand hold bolt open
-place left hand palm down over receiver
-press clip release with left thumb and catch the
emerging partial clip in left hand.
To carry safely and discreetly, but ready for use.
-Press down on top round of a clip of seven and
allow bolt to close on empty chamber
-Remove barreled action from stock.
-Place rifle in a duffel bag, for example.
It takes only seconds to assemble rifle, cycle the
bolt to chamber a round and be ready to defend
yourself.

This video explains the Garand.
http://tinyurl.com/3wqxp5u

3 comments:

  1. I think it was McArthur that said (roughly) that it was the best war machine ever invented. My dad carried one in WWII and had nothing but praise for it.

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  2. 30-06 vs 5.56 hum you do the math.Garand has always been on my want list.Almost got one when I ran up on a too good to pass up deal on my mini ranch rifle.M1-a and Garand both if I live long enuff.

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  3. Good piece. I put a lot of rounds through my old M1 on the firing range when I was in the Army 1961-1964. Loved the trajectory and the accuracy but the action tended to throw oil across my glasses lenses enough to blur things after a few clips.

    I never felt the urge to own one as a civilian. Preferred the '98 Mauser bolt action on anything that needed killing.

    Nice post. Thanks.

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