M1 Garand: How To Restore A Revolutionary WW2 Rifle

M1 Garand: How To Restore A Revolutionary WW2 Rifle | History In The Making

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Did you know that the M1 Garand rifle was used by the American army during World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War? Learn more about the history of this revolutionary rifle as well as how it gets restored.
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@mungomidge1090 3 жыл бұрын

The iconic ping noise is what we were all waiting for.

@safetyfirstintexas 3 жыл бұрын

Dad carried one over the rine at remagen bridge. He was unlucky enough to be selected radio carrier that day. One of the first 5 companys across. He said you can fit inside the steel girders of the bridge and feel the bullets impact on them. He made it home and had a good life.

@Kpoole35 3 жыл бұрын

The ping is barely audible even at a public range, highly doubt its gonna be heard 100 yards away or in urban combat.

@Ug_Gene 3 жыл бұрын

I would love that job. Cant wait to purchase an M1 through the CMP.

@Briandotmiller 3 жыл бұрын

Better make some moves they are running out of them quick

@Chris-si2tj 3 жыл бұрын

@@Briandotmiller 😢

@Briandotmiller 3 жыл бұрын

@@Chris-si2tj maybe they will get more? I just Know the Philippine returns are almost gone

@rustyshackleford6693 3 жыл бұрын

@@Briandotmiller not that many lmao they are just going to get more expensive

@warplanner8852 3 жыл бұрын

Trust me, you will fall in love with it! Be sure to remember that it is meant to be a shooter so plan on learning how to reload 30-06 for the M1. Do NOT run stock 30-06 through it. You will bend the op rod! Also, see if you can pick up the Greek ammo or similar from the CMP. That will get you started with brass. And the story about the krauts listening for the clip ping is bullshit.

@eunhyuekpark6159 2 жыл бұрын

Is it just me or is the trigger on the Garand so heavy that he needs to wind up on that trigger pull?

@vendetta6451 2 жыл бұрын

I have my grandfather's M1 from WW2 and I want to restore it. This video was great:).

@mawilkinson1957 2 жыл бұрын

DO NOT, restore it.

@SF-hq8ee Жыл бұрын

Please DO NOT restore it like this. There are proper ways to refurbish a rifle, and there is the completely wrong way to do it shown here. This method may make the rifle looks nice and new, but it completely destroys its value

@Mr-Mojo92 3 жыл бұрын

This is an amazing piece of history wow I had no idea about any of this until now love the video😁👍

@HeidenMikael 2 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you restore old rifle guns and everything

@SHAUNMAN79 9 ай бұрын

I have 2 built by Nick here in Windsor Essex County Ontario Canada 🇨🇦 1 Springfield m1 ww2 30 06 1 breda m1 1960's 30 06 Thanks again Nick!, you are a legend! 🙏

@rebelyellUSMC 3 жыл бұрын

Another video with the ping myth being told as if it were fact. Let it go, guys.

@shaunpenne1840 3 жыл бұрын

This is also the make of rifle that Quint and later Chief Brody used in Jaws, especially when Brody is facing off against the shark at the end! Instead of the "Ping" we hear "Smile you sunnuva....."

@stevenrodriguez9655 12 күн бұрын

I always thought it would’ve been cool if it was “smile you son of a -PING!-“ right before the explosion lol

@stevenrodriguez9655 12 күн бұрын

If I’m not mistaking you can see the enbloc ejecting on that last shot fired

@shaunpenne1840 11 күн бұрын

@@stevenrodriguez9655 You can indeed!! It's actually a pretty satisfying watch, especially if you slow it down frame by frame!!

@stevenrodriguez9655 11 күн бұрын

@@shaunpenne1840 Time to dust off the 4K disc lol.

@chrisphoenix77 2 жыл бұрын

"Not made with the best steel " So yeah, there's the truth of the "lowest bidder" mentality in every army. But the US had to ship everything across the ocean, so things were built to survive longer. Things were built heavier, like the Sherman, and used beyond the point that they were competitive (also like the Sherman). Life expectancy for equipment didn't mean planned obsolescence or failure. It was designed to well outlive the expected span of usage, and built to that standard. There's a reason modern reproductions of the Garand simply aren't as durable: civilian production of such a rifle isn't meant to keep one man alive and kill another, it's meant purely for profit and sport. The steel itself may be "better" nowadays, but the process is far cheaper.

@spewgilist 3 жыл бұрын

5:55 slap that trigger

@ripongogoi8527 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@RikiyaHatake 3 жыл бұрын

I’m here for the ‘ping’

@westboundenforcement.7507 3 жыл бұрын

Westbound has the Mosin Nagant and my army uses it

@westboundenforcement.7507 3 жыл бұрын

Nooy in real life

@jimomaha7809 3 жыл бұрын

Its indeed legend that nazi soldiers listened for the ping. The reloading is done in a few secondes and the American his comrade might not be in need of reloading, and in the heat of battle this ping might not be heard at all.

@camarobill5047 Жыл бұрын

There is no way that stock got that color with just tung oil ???

@JimwombatLand Ай бұрын

SOME RIFLES YOU JUST CLEAN AND PUT AWAY , DONT CHANGE HISTORY

@stevenrodriguez9655 12 күн бұрын

I agree. I hated watching this.

@SwordsmanRyan 2 ай бұрын

It looks like this thing started off pristine.

@LightTapStomp 3 жыл бұрын

I'm not a gun enthusiast but know enough about this gun cause of medal of honor games etc

@Brian-rj1un 3 жыл бұрын

Got a original garand and carbine drone my grandfather. Straight from the ear from Springfield armory. I’m lucky

@jmequineservices4766 3 жыл бұрын

Your deaf after a dozen guys set off that much 30/06. No body heard your ping and the guy next to you still has rounds loaded.

@jefferymuffinsbobmarley6128 3 жыл бұрын

badass

@scottgomez6244 2 жыл бұрын

And did those Germans successfully hear those pings in combat? I dont think so...

@Southernswag8283 2 жыл бұрын

I have a 1941 M1 Garand and it honestly makes my stomach hurt to see how this guy just got rid of all the unique wear and tear that gave the rifle all that history. What moron does this?? Mine has so many dings and history behind it….possibly DNA from the soldier who used it. Your crazy ti actually restore a M1 that was actually used in combat.

@slithersnake8451 Жыл бұрын

I agree. I have an all correct 1943 garand and the 1943 stock has a cartouche, a proof mark, and the ordnance wheel. Watching that man grind away any stock markings made me cringe so hard

@SF-hq8ee Жыл бұрын

Exactly!

@mg-gw4kd Жыл бұрын

And... if you repark... remove the barrel

@scheuerle2 10 ай бұрын

The step where the stock was retained prior to tung oil is missing

@scheuerle2 10 ай бұрын

Sorry, restrained.

@stevehammond9156 10 ай бұрын

It is NOT a "bullet casing" it is a _SHELL_ casing. If anything is a "bullet casing" it would be the copper jacket around the lead core of the bullet. Did he grease the op-rod and the 12 other standard points that need greased? And then oil every pin and tracks if the follower and the elevation and windage mechanism? The "ping" legend is pure fairy tale.

@willfriar8054 3 ай бұрын

in my opinion if you're close enough to hear the ping. you're close enough that his buddy with the m1 carbine has shot you half a dozen times.

@EnderBOT122 2 жыл бұрын

It looked perfect. Why "restore" it?

@ulflyng4072 3 жыл бұрын

Discovery UK.....wonder how ppl in UK can get anything out of this. Like showing a steak to a bulldog - without allowing him to have it

@SwordsmanRyan 2 ай бұрын

Kinzler Bros does this and more

@vsnofjohana 3 жыл бұрын

To bad it wasn't concerved instead if completely refinished.

@arthurdrollinger6970 3 жыл бұрын

YES INDEED!

@aidenfinney3106 3 жыл бұрын

Goes from m1 garand to making a baseball

@Chzemmm 3 жыл бұрын

fans from Malaysia

@jmequineservices4766 3 жыл бұрын

Conservation. Restoring never makes it new. More important to stop the deterioration by proper conservation. The guy doing this work is not a gunsmith.... at best an armorer

@yomomasonthecrackrock5012 2 жыл бұрын

You've obviously never seen his shop or his work .

@q-man762 3 жыл бұрын

Garands last as long as the soldier does. His "restoration " is pretty harsh especially the heavy sandblasting not to mention boiling the stock. My advice find someone else. Most of what he did destroyed any historical and collector value and a sandblasted M1 dosen't look like a new one.

@q-man762 3 жыл бұрын

Rebuilding and blasting the finish are two different things. I've seen crudely sandblasted M1 rifles that the heel stamping is nearly erased for one example. Good restorations preserve as much original finish as possible. You don't know what you're talking about. Ps; I just noticed that he even sandblasted the rear sight elevation notches on the receiver, really foolish as they need to be crisp and original dimensions to have positive clicks on the elevation knob, that damage is irreversible.

@that_619_dude4 3 жыл бұрын

Just join the Ceremonial Guard they make ypu fully restore o e during trading as your marching piece lol had to Sand it down by hand

@macreese1994 10 ай бұрын

How did u restore the gas block?

@muharamnur5588 3 жыл бұрын

tahun 1988, selama 13 minggu tidur dengan senjata ini, terima berkarat ..sampai bisa ditembakan dan juara pula

@CrossOfBayonne 11 ай бұрын

Pvt C. Miller carried this on Makin Atoll after being tortured then rescued by a Sgt named Roebuck

@402arif 3 жыл бұрын

Ding....

@mg-gw4kd Жыл бұрын

I have my grandpa's M1 and I will never restore it. All those nicks and dings are history.

@viraltev10 3 жыл бұрын

a lot of this model, u see in the philippines

@thepeguesfamily 2 жыл бұрын

Who is the person in the video that restores M1s?

@eclectic3618 Жыл бұрын

Vulcan Gun Refinishing in Canada

@maxbattersby9164 2 жыл бұрын

We sure the mineral solution wasn't just pee?

@21breeze83 3 жыл бұрын

I’m watching this as I make my grand

@flossyhamo9901 3 жыл бұрын

😆WTF I'm not a gun enthusiast I just love watching show's about guns and such also playing violent war and gun first player games 🤣🥴 all day NRA!

@paymancrafts 3 жыл бұрын

😔

@gmanm1907 2 жыл бұрын

I have not taken mine apart yet cause i think if i do i wont be able to get it back together

@stevenrodriguez9655 12 күн бұрын

You’d be surprised how easy it is if you take your time, use a video as a guide. Take pictures as you go, this was you can refer to those pictures when re-assembling to double check the orientation of parts. I think most people only field strip the gun once a year, if that, depending on how much they shoot. Apparently the more times you take it down, the looser it can become. This can have a negative effect on accuracy.

@jayetee8922 3 жыл бұрын

I got a Springfield one if anybody interested

@sylas1739 3 жыл бұрын

Anyone else have family in the Korean War

@adamcuneo7189 2 жыл бұрын

My great-uncle on my dad's side, served in the Korean War as an Army engineer, he helped build railroads for supply trains, but my grandad did have a couple friends who fought in combat, I would rather fight in WWII, rather than Korea, the fighting in Korea sounded much worse. My great-uncle on my mom's side, served in Vietnam, and saw combat. Lastly, my grandad owned an M1 Garand Tanker, but he made the absolutely foolish decision to sell it, my dad wasn't happy about that, because those Tanker models are rare, but he understood that it was his rifle, and that he needed money.

@johnsmith-zs9jq Жыл бұрын

@@adamcuneo7189 The US military never used the so-called "tanker". It's more of a civilian thing.

@adamcuneo7189 Жыл бұрын

@@johnsmith-zs9jqThat's true, but I think around 500 or so "Tanker" Garands were made, and only one was used ever in combat which was on Guadalcanal apparently.

@peghead 5 ай бұрын

The M1 T26, or "Tanker" so called, was an experimental Airborne project intended to replace the M1 Carbine in the Pacific Theater, , , it was a flop, excessive recoil and muzzle blast made it completely impractical. The originals were never issued except for testing purposes and I believe the only surviving example is housed in the Springfield Museum. It was commercially produced post-war as the M1 Tanker by firms such as Springfield Armory, Inc., Arlington Ordnance and, I believe Federal Ordnance and probably chambered in 7.62mm NATO. A U.S. Military-issued M1 "Tanker" is a UNICORN.

@sidneycoakley1524 3 жыл бұрын

Canada, Fuck Yeah!

@curiousentertainment3008 3 жыл бұрын

There was no need to refinish the stock or reparkerize this rifle.

@SCNative_76 Ай бұрын

Nice try on the stock. That was a replacement stock…not the original at the start of the vid. I work on garands pretty regular.

@jeffmerz3595 5 күн бұрын

I noticed that too. That deep red stock at the end definitely wasn't the result of that fresh tung oil stain.

@metalheadfin8239 3 жыл бұрын

Ruins a historic weapon to attempt to make it look new, absolutely gross

@happydee6950 3 жыл бұрын

It is called a restoration.

@metalheadfin8239 3 жыл бұрын

@@happydee6950 no that’s not restoration

@happydee6950 3 жыл бұрын

Yes it is @@metalheadfin8239 . Just like when they do it to cars or hand tools.

@warplanner8852 3 жыл бұрын

@@happydee6950 it's called fucking it up.

@happydee6950 3 жыл бұрын

Museums and collectors pay big bucks for work like this @War Planner . Know nothings have issues with it. There are plenty of worn rifles on the market go buy one.

@jmequineservices4766 3 жыл бұрын

1936 limey

@ethylz6665 3 жыл бұрын

your telling me i’ve been pronouncing/think it was “m1 garand?” ive been saying and thinking it’s spelled “m1 grand”

@charlie9714 3 жыл бұрын

I used to do that too. Ga-rand

@happydee6950 3 жыл бұрын

Garand should rhyme with errand according to the family of the inventor. But they do not get pushy and are not overly sensitive about it.

@akamiguelsanchez9985 3 жыл бұрын

*PING*

@mawilkinson1957 2 жыл бұрын

Very poor trigger control when firing, not to mention the dry firing of an unmounted trigger. Sacralige.

@redcat9436 3 ай бұрын

An unmounted M1 rifle trigger housing can be safely dry fired.

@neriorus 5 ай бұрын

The story about the ping is an old wives tale….all lies.

@pearloppolaj696 3 жыл бұрын

13:43 I love that. Do you love me? 😍💋 💝💖❤️

@healdiseasenow 3 жыл бұрын

Trump would have had an engineered in about 12 weeks and in every soldier's hand in about 2 days....

@buralvo-mylife4296 3 жыл бұрын

Ww2 m1 is korea m1. Us gave korea ww2 m1. Us use upgrade m1. Original m1 is korea m1.

@GAMINGTHAMIZHAN24 3 жыл бұрын

My mother is not having any job" "I want to do something for my mother" "But youtube is not giving me views" "Ya i am worse than others🥺🥺...

@judeobi242 3 жыл бұрын

Ak47 all day.

@LoneWolf051 3 жыл бұрын

meh Ive owned tons of them, decent

@applesauceman3555 3 жыл бұрын

Great rifle! however doesnt have the range that the m1 does