John C. Garand’s true talent really lay in production design. He designed most of the machines that would be used to manufacture the M1 Rifle, and was always focused on making the process simpler and more efficient through improving the machining and manufacturing process.

I do not understand how this channel only has 519k subscribers. This is a fantastic channel with fantastic content and made extremely well. If I could subscribe 500k more times, I would.

This near-documentary look into the Garand was an absolute joy to watch. I'm a sucker for historical information and footage, and you guys really knocked it out of the park with this one in terms of both content and presentation. I'd love to see more videos in this style in the future; the evolution of certain designs or gun uses over the years, US law enforcement's transition from revolvers to semi-autos, and the list goes on. Excellent work all around!

We tend to not think about this today because most everybody owns AR's, but one of the major advantages of a semi-auto rifle is not merely the speed, but actually the ability of the shooter to preserve his natural point of aim between shots. Cycling a bolt requires the shooter to re-acquire the target, but with the Garand, he will be back on target immediately after the rifle finishes recoiling.

Lucky Gunner does Forgotten Weapons...and does it well!

I recently read an interview of a next-door neighbor of John Garand. She said he always introduced himself as John (GerAND) Garand. I found this interesting because many say it should be pronounced GARend. He lived in a modest home in a small neighborhood in East Hartford, CT. He had a small garden he loved tending and sharing vegetables with the neighbors. A brilliant, humble man who has his name firmly stamped in history.

just bought my first garand last month. got an expert grade so still breaking her in. beautiful gun

A good friend of mine takes care of a decorated Korean War Army Vet. The vet is 93 now and a man of few words...His best quote is " Thank God for my M1 Garand !"

That lighting makes my knees weak! amazing episode, Chris!

Have owned more than a dozen M1 Garands and recently passed one to my son. I am a recently retired career police officer and still travel and teach gunfighting to law enforcement instructors. Though I would pick up an AR-platform if I knew a rifle/carbine fight was at-hand, I would not feel outgunned if I grabbed my Garand instead. As a matter of fact, there are M1's still in field service today around the world. I know I can't shoot as quickly, use modern sighting systems and larger capacity magazines, utilize a collapsing/adjustable stock not accessorize like many modern battle carbines/rifles but I can promise you, that you will not be happy if I was shooting at you with an M1 inside of 300-400 yards. Press on dear warrior.

My basic training company in the 4th training regiment at Fort Dix, in 1963 was issued M1 Garands. I fired expert with mine. One of the great things about the Garand was also that with a bayonet is was one hell of an up close and personal weapon. Just the feel of the rifle gave an infantryman great confidence.

An absolutely fantastic video. I've saved it under my favorites. I may be wrong, but I hold strongly to the belief that the M1 is still relevant today. A designated rifleman in a squad equipped with this rifle can give the extra range, accuracy and punch that the 5.56 cartridge does not have. There exists a micro red dot rear sight mount that can be adapted to the M1 rifle in minutes, in a non-permanent fashion that greatly increases the long range accuracy of the rifle. The .30-06 is still plentiful and affordable. I recognize that the weight of the rifle and its ammunition are significant challenges.

“Difficult to top off a garand without fully ejecting or shooting off all the rounds” My grandpa laughed to at that, showing me on his, how you just catch the clip then stop it with the bolt, then insert the number of rounds you had or have, then push down all the way to engage it again, even if you were missing a single bullet from a full clip. Then he had me try it and it worked perfectly. He said his guys did that all the time, and laughed again at such a dumb comment. But he agreed about the weight and trying it myself, I too agree it’s a heavy thing.

My father was a prewar regular who started on the '03 Springfield. In the Spring of 1941 he got assigned to assemble the company's new M1s over the weekend. They came without a manual. He spent the weekend assembling them and by Monday morning he and his buddy were expert armorer's. The first combat use was not Guadalcanal. A unit of Philippine Scouts, part of the Territorial Guard, had M1s and destroyed a Japanese battalion as they tried to cross a river.

This was an excellent video by an excellent beard about an excellent rifle

In the italian army, 1986, we still used the M1 Garand and the german Machine Gewehr, both Beretta modified. Loved them a lot!

Glad to see you referenced George’s book. Used it as a reference on a trip to Giadalcanal. Who better to pass judgment on small arms than a competitive marksman turned platoon leader in the Solomon Islands. His section on Arisakas, where he recruited Japanese POWs to learn about their marksmanship training and tactics, is especially compelling.

Perfect timing with this video. I just bought my first Garand today!

Good job sir!! I think you covered this subject very well. I own a Korean war vintage M1, and love it. My grandfather carried a M1 in WWII. I have a lot of nostalgia for this rifle

A really thoughtful, enjoyable video! Actually, an M1 rifle can be topped up, but it is slower than dumping rounds and loading a fresh clip. Also, Army Ordnance was experimenting with detachable magazine Garands during the war.

17:12 That's an angry squad leader saying, "Get Up and Move That Way!"😠

The M1 was the first gun I ever fired. In 1956, still in high school and a member of the NY National Guard, I went on a weekend encampment and qualified as a rifleman. It was a delight. Slightly off topic, a few years later, I fired the M1 carbine., another great rifle. Ah sweet memories!

My M1 Garand is the jewel in my small collection of ww2 battle rifles, absolutely a blast to shoot , and I never get tired of hearing the ping and searching around for the enbloc lol

Thanks for putting this together! Really enjoyed this mini docu style video. The first rifle I ever bought for myself was a CMP M1 Garand when I was 24. Been obsessed my entire life so I welcome anymore great content about it!

Chris that was an excellent video. Thanks for the knowledge download.

Hands down one of the best channels going!! Outstanding AF!!

I think part of what makes the M1 magical in my opinion is that it's point of impact is not very affected by variations in the cartridges it shoots

I love the use of language from the 40's. Its just colorful, simple, and to the point. It seems like that is lost in todays General Officers. Im talking to you Milley and Austin

Chesty Puller might shout "If your rifle's too heavy, you can drop and give me 50! Now PUSH!"

Manny should have made a cameo in this feature, after all...he is the preeminent living authority on the subject.

Good historical piece. My only disagreement is toping off the M-1. I can tell you from experience that you can top off the weapon. I have been firing an M-1 for years for fun and in CMP competitions. It takes practice but it can be done.

Artillery is the KING of battle. That said, I am glad we did get the M1 for WW2. Sometimes, rate of fire is very important. I have two. Both are all original and shoot extremely well. The key is to not exceed the pressures they used when the rifle came out. Easy to do if you reload or buy M1 specific ammo. I do have an adjustable gas plug in one which turns my M1 into a single shot, just cycle the bolt manually, but I can run my bolt action 30-06 ammo through the M1, if I want. The iron sights on the M1 are probably the best iron sights I have ever used. With young eyes, accuracy to 500 yards should not be a challenge if the shooter is a decent marksman.

Excellent history lesson of my eloped M1 Garand. Thank you.

Fantastic video. Thankyou

Great video. Thanks Chris!

Excellent detail and history!

One of your best videos so far!! Thank you very much..

Nice video, I liked it a lot. But you can top off a Garand with minimal effort. But the thing might be so that soldiers did not have loose ammo, but only en bloc clips. So then easiest way to top off is to shoot gun empty and put a another one in.

Chris, excellent work. You really outdid yourself.

Nice job Chris. Well done!

Excellent presentation! Thank you

This was great! Please do more like this!

This was a great video, well researched and thought out presentation. Really enjoyed it!

You have no idea how disappointed I am that Manny Mansfield didn’t narrate 😢

Thanks guys, another classic production!!

Very nice concise summary of the M1 Garand. I’ve got a couple. One in 30’06 the other in 7.62 NATO. I’m a bit of an obsessive cleaner of my firearms and I’ve never heard soldiers critiques on maintaining the weapon in field conditions. There are some small little bits that are fiddly to reassemble during field stripping the gun. I’ve done it repeatedly in the comfortable corner of the basement my wife has designated for firearms activity. I imagine it would be more than challenging in the mud of Italy, the jungles of Guadalcanal, or the freezing cold of December in Belgium or the hills of Korea.

Awesome video with so much good information. Thank you!!

Well done. Thanks a bundle. Good information.

Great story. Thanks Chris.

As always, it is very informative. Lucky Gunner is my favorite channel. Thank you!

Fantastic job!!! Thank you

Awesome info on this masterpiece!!!

Excellent video, Chris. Been excited about this one.

That’s one of the best documentary style videos I’ve seen on a firearm. Please do more of these!🎉😊

Well done sir. Thank you for that knowledge !

Watching Garand talk about future rifle development gave me flashbacks of Tony Stark's father talking to his son via an old black and white movie in _Ironman 2._ "I'm limited by the technology of my time..."

Love the new set! I was so excited to see this video!

I always enjoy Luck Gunner videos. This one is my new favorite. Thank you so much, I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Fantastic video, thank you.

Excellent production. Keep up the good work.

Great video! Looking forward to the next instalment.

Great episode!!! Thanks!!

Great History lesson on this firearm. Thanks for sharing.

Awesome video and I loved finding out more about Mr Garland. Very informative and truly a man ahead of his time, I would love to see you make a series like this or at least continue onto the M14

Great video and well put together.

Excellent video. The topic was interesting and the delivery was very good. Good balance of details, length and pacing.

Chris, this was a remarkable video. You're an excellent presenter of interesting firearm history. Thanks for doing this; looking forward to more videos like this in the future!

Very well done sir. Thank you.

Holy cow Chris. Extremely well done, professional production. Thumbs up for your efforts here.

Love this video. Thanks!

Excellent video. Thanks for the history lesson!

This is definitely one of my favorite channels on KZfaq and it's because of content like this. I've been watching for a couple years now and the production quality and information quality in these videos is outstanding. Keep up the good work.

Excellent history presentation.

Flaws? Flaws?! FLAWS??!! I'll pretend I didn't hear that. 😸 Great use of period footage, good sound, and well written presentation. Thanks!

Chris this is a terrific video. Concise and very informative! My father, who served in the Third Marines seeing action on Guam and Iwo Jima, loved his Garrand. He would’ve loved your video.

That was a very excellent quick history on the Garand, thank you. I will be recommending this one to people who want to know more about the M1.

Great video Chris 👍

I remember reading a book on Douglas MacArthur that had come out a couple years ago, and during the chapter on his time as Army chief of staff, this rifle was being developed with it's experimental caliber. But because it was the 1930s, Army budgets were stingy, and there were still warehouses full of WW1 era .30-06 ammo, MacArthur and some others forced Garand's hands to change it to be .30-06 to "save' money and burn up all this .30-06 ammo that was collected dust

Excellent video sir. Efficient and well researched.

👍👍appreciate the history lesson, it was really well done.

Fascinating, well done video!

When ever I'm bummed that LGA hasn't put out a video in a while I remember it's not Lucky Gunner Video. Keep up the great content and I'll keep grabbing ammo from you guys.👍

Excellent video guys, absolutely loved it. I'll make sure to purchase some 30-06 from you to fund more fine presentations!

Awesome content I love hearing how firearms types came to be and even the stories behind them. I especially like anything to do with Eugene Stoner and his designs and not just the AR-15 all of his designs

Excellent presentation! Have owned a Garand for many years. Very accurate, performs flawlessly...

Great presentation.

Always had a tremendous amount of respect for this rifle and cant wait to get my hands on one, but your presentation on this video took it to a whole other level, thank you!

Excellent job!

Actually, it is quite possible to reload a Garand before it's empty. Hold the bolt to the rear with one hand, place the other hand over the top of the rifle and hit the clip release with that hand's thumb. The hand over the top of the rifle will prevent the clip from fully ejecting; it will also trap the cartridge coming out of the chamber which will wind up lying on top of the clip. Let the bolt go forward until it butts up against the back of the clip to hold it in place. At this point, you can feed the round that just came out of the chamber back into the clip, and other rounds, as well. Once the clip is fully loaded, push on its top to reinsert it back into the rifle, then the bolt will either go forward on its own, chambering the top round in the clip, or a tap on the bolt handle may be necessary. Admittedly a fairly time-consuming, multi-step procedure, and not something anyone would be doing in combat. But the common statement that the Garand "can't be reloaded before it's empty, you have to hit the clip release, and completely unload the rifle then reload it with a new clip, or fire out the gun until it's empty" is absolutely untrue, and only said by people who don't really understand the rifle.

Love !! this ‘semi-documentary’ on the M1. Very nice choice of background topics/questions to focus on and an excellent presentation technique! Please do a similar effort on ALL the principle US infantry weapons!?

Excellent presentation. Full of interesting information and presented in a very professional manner. I'm sold, I'm going to subscribe.

Thank you, very nice video.

bought mine about 3 years ago, finally got around to loading for it!!

Great video! Would love another about the history of the M16!

Fascinating! Well done!

Great video. I have 2 Garands and an M1903A3 (which is a WWII upgrade of the WWI rifle). I consider myself to be somewhat a student of the M1 Garand and I learned several things I didn't know. The best part was at the end to hear John Garand's voice, which I have never heard. Great job!

Excellent. Thanks!

Fantastic video. This has easily become one of my favorite gun channels

Love this historical type content! Keep it coming!

Excellent video