Garand designed the rifle while working for the U.S. government at Springfield Armory and gave them his patent rights to his creation. Ironically, in the March, 1974 issue of the NRA’s American ...

United States Gen. George Patton famously said, “In my opinion, the M1 rifle is the greatest battle implement ever devised.” Few weapons share quite the same notoriety as the M1 Garand—used by the U.S ...

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Key point: A super reliable gun. Gen. George Patton, the renowned World War II commander who possessed a sizable ego, called the M-1 Garand rifle “the greatest battle implement ever devised.” Some ...

At first glance, the M1 Carbine and M1 Garand seem like they could be brothers. Both rifles were iconic during World War II, used by American soldiers, and share the “M1” designation. For a new ...

The M1 Garand semi-automatic rifle is perhaps the most iconic American rifle ever produced, and easily one of the most important guns in history. General Patton called it "the greatest battle ...

Why own a vintage M1 Garand when you can own the vintage M1 Garand? The .30 caliber M1 Garand semi-automatic rifle belonging to John Garand himself — the brilliant Canadian-American gunsmith whose ...

Last Sunday, the YouTube channel Garand Thumb published a test with the improved M7 (in the video they call it the M7A1), commenting on the advantages and disadvantages of this weapon in relation to ...

With nearly 20 years of active infantry service and accredited by General George S. Patton as “the greatest battle implement ever devised,” the M1 Garand is one of the most notable service rifles in ...