I could only imagine what it would sound like to have 30-40 of these going off at the same time in a battle.

@xaleypoo4779

6 жыл бұрын

PING

@aaronbelden8894

5 жыл бұрын

I imagine it sounded like freedom

@5adam8

5 жыл бұрын

@@aaronbelden8894 stfu

@thenthson

5 жыл бұрын

Wouldn't mind listening to that for a few

@RebelLyfeBoxing80

5 жыл бұрын

@@5adam8 😂😂😂😂🤣😭😭

The ping sound when it runs out is music to my ears

@deutsch-amerikanisch8281

7 жыл бұрын

JERAMY Zappe In combat its loud anyway and the ping is quiet compared to that. Odds are they will not hear it at all lol. Even this video it shows that the final shot masks the ping. Maybe in a one on one situation, but why do you have a 80 year old M1 when you can any shinny new shotgun, AR, or AK.

@deutsch-amerikanisch8281

7 жыл бұрын

They will not hear it*

@braindeadxd447

7 жыл бұрын

The ping sound was loud and got many soldiers killed. So clearly they did hear it.

@doggowolf2768

7 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I tried to look it up some more after reading your comment. I agree with what you said Max g Dog, someone told me that story along time ago but when I did some research and really, just thought about it some more, its really no more than a myth.

@TheGodParticle

7 жыл бұрын

Spicylisterine nah, what you talking about, you could probably here that round go off a mile away, that little ping wouldn't be heard 100 yards away.

I very much appreciate this series. My Grandpa passed away last year, he was a veteran of WWII. Seeing your Garande and action and the stores of the CMP are greatly appreciated as this series reminds me of him and his generation. Thank you too, for demonstrating the respect these firearms deserve. May God Bless the "Greatest Generation".

Damn, makes a hell of a noise. Guess I've been watching too much WW2 movies/series. Surprised how loud it was.

@nate6907

8 жыл бұрын

Me too i was thinking is it really that loud? Men in ww2 shot that thing multiple times like that?

@pepinozinanasshole

8 жыл бұрын

+The Great Ammuraf That loud noise coming over and over again wouldn't make it with all the other sounds in the movie, explosions yelling so forth it cant be transmitted.

@ryangis431

7 жыл бұрын

That's why they had hand signals.

@diamondemerald116

7 жыл бұрын

The Great Ammuraf everything around it was quiet so that must have clouded your judgement.

@richardroberson2564

6 жыл бұрын

30-06 is a big round, not super annoying in real life though

Your Dad's service is much appreciated. Thank you for passing along his knowledge.

4:24 for the part we all secretly came here for. God, I love that gun.

@dalord5933

9 жыл бұрын

Pure bliss.

@Krynictrace

9 жыл бұрын

That last ejection sound is so satisfying...

@PurelexA

9 жыл бұрын

dustysquito I really watched this video only for that sound xD

@zillsburyy1

9 жыл бұрын

dustysquito stop watching these videos and get one

@knightlykin1499

9 жыл бұрын

+dustysquito I just found out that the Army of Haiti still use these rifles for their soldiers! It's a poor country and a good rifle for a poor nation are these.

My great old grandpa can still fire a M1 after all this time, And he owns one but does not shot that much.

When you right, you are right. You load the M1 like the Army training films show how to load it. You know what you are talking about and you are right, most vids on youtube are by folks that THINK they know. There is no M1 thumb risk while loading and you showed it. You paused and left your thumb right there for all to see. Perfect video. You are correct, most people are scared of the rifle. Thumbs up x 100.

Gotta love that Ping!

Eric rocking the Canadian tuxedo in all denim haha

@Balithazzarr

7 жыл бұрын

Super Nintendo Chalmers HAHAHAHAHAHA

Ive been loading my Garand all wrong!!! Man this is such a better way to load the rifle. Such an awesome rifle, I'm a pround owner of a M1.

Thanks for this information. I got bit by the Garand the first day I got it. That SOB HURT! All I saw were videos of people loading it, but not really explaining it, or saying to hold the bolt carrier and use your thumb... None of it worked. Your technique has restored my faith in loading the Garand, it was much more simple and I didn't get bit this time. Thanks!

This gun always reminds of world at war

@yandhi1128

5 жыл бұрын

Jeff Quintero same

@mathze

5 жыл бұрын

Is the gun gay?

@shawndrasass1316

5 жыл бұрын

And that’s why the Mil surp prices have gone up and is non existent anymore from gamer fan boys an M1 Garand reminds me of being an American and what my fathers went through.

@kilo393

4 жыл бұрын

@@shawndrasass1316 Also movies and tv series like Saving Private Ryan and Band of Brothers.

@Tommy-ni1yw

3 жыл бұрын

Ain’t that the truth. Wish that shit never became pop cultured

BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG PING

Beautiful!!! After twenty-four years in the Army, thirteen of them in the 82nd, I finally ordered my CMP M1. Should be here in another three or four weeks.

A Garand is Patton's favorite invention and a classic of WWII greatest generation history that needs to be appreciated for what it meant to our freedom and the world's freedom.

what a beast of a weapon

I love the sounds of the m1 garand *_* bling! My favourite guns of the ww2 are: M1 Garand, BAR, M1A1 Carbine,M1A1 Thompson,Mauser Karabiner (Carbine) 98,MP 40 and MP 44 and yes i am german but im not a nazi :)

@LetThereBeLoud

10 жыл бұрын

Some of my favorites is the Type 99, Type 100, BAR, M1A1, M1 Carbine, M1917 Heavy MG, and the 1911.

@dexterdysthe9881

10 жыл бұрын

mine are the same as yours but also the mg 42 citak but i am a nazi muhahahahah

@LetThereBeLoud

10 жыл бұрын

Dexter Dysthe Are you joking about being a Nazi? Or you're serious? If you're joking, that's in poor taste, man. And if you're serious, fuck off.

@derpypotatos4610

9 жыл бұрын

Dexter Dysthe Get him he's a nazi lol

Just ordered my CMP Special, can't wait to shoot it!

@Tony-ml5bs

9 жыл бұрын

How it go?

I know Im thirteen and I started taking interest in Military equipment at around 7, this was one of the first guns I learned about. Got to love such a innovation in the American arsenal of war

I love watching the magazine fly out of the gun when its empty

@Stikkzz

8 жыл бұрын

+Assassin401 and all can hear when you are out of ammo^^

@slickstrings

8 жыл бұрын

+Christian Meyer thats just a silly myth.

@Stikkzz

8 жыл бұрын

1st my Boy. you where ever in a battle against troops with garand.? i dont think so!! 2nd in a 1vs1 i can hear when u are out of ammo. thats a fact silly comment

@slickstrings

8 жыл бұрын

Christian Meyer Who cares what you think in a 1v1. How many 1v1's with rifles do you think were documented where the sound of a clip dictated the winner. Find me one. How many real 1v1's do you even think there was. where 2 soldiers from opposing sides both happened to get so separated from the battle that it was quiet enough to hear a ping after being deafened by combat noise and also just happened to bump into each other AND happened to come down to empty guns. What a load of shit. Not a fact at all. Show me a single FACT in your statement. all you have is your own baseless assertions. Silly comment.

@Stikkzz

8 жыл бұрын

lol "never argue with a mental disabled"

Imagine thousands of those going off during D-Day along with the sounds of explosions and other noise

The Garand is one of my favorite guns, truly a rifleman's rifle. Re: M1 Thumb, if you are worried about it the best way to avoid it is to place the back of your hand, just above the pinkie finger (think karate chop), on the charge handle. This way if the op-rod starts to move it rotates your thumb out of the way. I have never owned a Garand that would chamber the first round like yours does. I have always had to tap the charge handle, like you mentioned.

"greatest battle implement ever devised" -Patton This is by far my favorite rifle ever made.

What a beautiful gun...snff

Beautiful rifle, and being semi auto when most nations had bolt action, it was a winner. Only problem was the empty mag "ping". In close combat the enemy knew when you were out of ammo. However, GI Joe, being a clever fella used the "ping" to his advantage. His fellow GI would deliberately make a "ping". The enemy would pop his head up, thinking he was safe and BANG, one seriously dead enemy.

@Krynictrace

9 жыл бұрын

Apparently they had a spare one to tap against their helmets to confuse the enemy.

@Guitarfollower22

9 жыл бұрын

***** na they just used their empty clips

@Riverstyx197

9 жыл бұрын

The ping is actually a bit of a misconception. Most of the time it wasn't loud enough to be heard over all the gunshots, explosions, and shouting going on. Battlefields are noisy places, so the ping didn't make a whole lot of difference.

@goktugevcim3123

7 жыл бұрын

How the hell are you planning to hear that sound from meters away with all the noise and stuff going on.Sorry misleading information indeed.

@adrianlarkins7259

7 жыл бұрын

No. the ping came into its own in quiet sniper situations. Two guys go out to where an enemy sniper has been operating. Contact made and the "ping trick" came in handy.

I watch your channel all the time. Been a fan for years. But I recently picked a used Garand and wanted to watch how to load it and found one of your old videos. Glad to know I can always count on you. But wow how your videos have improved over the years! Way to go Eric!

@TravelSenpaii

Жыл бұрын

I'm also getting one soon how do you like yours?

NICE JOB, finally someone shows how to properly load the Garand!

the rifle that won ww2 ? dont get me wrong, the garand is a great rifle, but i think the mass of the red army and usaf & raf won the war.

@nevagornagibewop1284

8 жыл бұрын

Agreed

@shotgunsteve93

8 жыл бұрын

American Manufacturing won the war.

@aidin67

8 жыл бұрын

British intelligence, American manufacturing, Russian blood.

@CurlousCam

7 жыл бұрын

LOL, Sure jan.

@Legionzzzz1

7 жыл бұрын

well I mean when you consider that virtually every other military in the war used bolt action rifles as their main service weapon the Garand gave American soldiers a major advantage since it was a semi-automatic rifle and was the main service weapon. So you could actually say that it won the war since it gave soldiers a big advantage against opposing forces.

Repro Garands are still generally made with refurbed parts and are typically very expensive. Fulton Armory offers Garands ranging in price from $1200 to $2500. an original reliable shooter can be had for around $600-$700 from the CMP. The CMP also offers what they call a special grade which is a refurbished receiver and parts with a new production stock and barrel. It is essentially a new gun, they go for $950. Soft point ammo feeds well in mine.

I love how the report carries on for several seconds after each shot.

You are right most guys say you have to hold back the handle. I did see one time before though I think it was gun guy showed push till it clicks and it won't go until you release it. Just don't waste any time when you pull your thumb out. 😁 I have been trying to decide between the M1A and the M1 garand. I go back and forth. Honestly eight shots is more than enough and I prefer not to have a big magazine hanging down. With equivalent bedding & Barrel do you feel like one is better than the other for accuracy. I plan to use mine for a combination of target shooting and hunting. I enjoy your videos and I've subscribed. Thank you

This rifle is my favorite, My grandfather still has his, i love the sound the clip makes when its out :D

I love how loud guns are it’s so satisfying

in my opinion one of the best rifles out there....i love the garand....pure beauty and elegance

Love the acoustics of where he is shooting. It is the voice of history speaking.

Yes, it ran just fine. The loads were a little easier on the brass than ball-equivalent loads, although any self loader will scuff the brass up a bit.

i got the garand thumb when i was about 10, but ive been shooting it for three years now and im still lovin it

I have always been fascinated with the garand rifle. My dad was trained on it when he served in denmark (For some reason we keep some in stock???) He told me he had two rifles over the course of his training. One performed nicely like yours, the other he only had to look at the clip for it to smack his thumb :) Sadly not allowed to buy one here but would be fun.

This is HOW to get an M1 thumb. HOLD THE OPERATING ROD! As an NDCC cadet I was issued an M1 Garand in 1969 and taught by a WWII infantry officer. Draw the bolt to the rear locking it; place the butt of the weapon on your thigh & with the edge of your hand holding the operating rod handle in place, push the en bloc clip down on the follower until it reaches the bottom. Only then remove the edge of your hand from the operating rod handle and bump the operating rod hand forward. Old school!

Great video, it helped me alot on how to properly load my M1 and not get paranoid about getting Garand thumb.

As a saftey point, block the charging handle with the side of your hand when you load. Not all Garands will stop on the top round when you unlock the bolt by pushing the clip down. The way you do it, it is just a matter of time before you have Grand thumb.

Is there anything more American than a veteran chilling in the woods shooting an M1?

PXCBOX The safety on a garand does not prevent the bolt from closing. He holds pressure on the top round which prevents the bolt from chambering the round, until he releases pressure allowing the bolt to move forward.

Depends on how patient you are. You can still get one of the "Special Grade" garands from CMP. They're under $1000 and include new stock and barrel. They look to be in mint condition, so that might be what you saw at the gun show. It takes about two months to get them from CMP (unless you can drive to one of their stores), but it's well worth it.

@catwiener22

9 ай бұрын

10 years later, unfortunately this has changed

30-06 is a great round, the M1 Garand is a great rifle, this is a great video.

The powder in commercial ammo doesn't burn fast enough, if I'm not mistaken, in the Garand. This can cause operating rod damage. There is powder out there, and I believe Hornady makes Garand-safe ammunition to shoot out of the box. But, an adjustable gas plug from Brownells or Midway will be the safest way to shoot any commercially loaded ammo out of a Garand if somebody so chose. Op rods are expensive, and I haven't gotten an adj. gas plug. Greek HXP for me. My 1903 loves that stuff too.

I've shot cast bullets in my Garand for an entire summer (without taking the rifle down) and in the fall there was virtually no lead in the gas port or on the piston. Used RCBS 30-180-SP bullet with gas check sized .311", water dropped wheel weights. Shot just as accurate as ball ammo. I was using Accurate arms 2495 powder but IMR4895 should work as well.

The quality of this video is way better then I thought.

My dad and I have one, I'm watching this to learn how to use this since we don't really have anywhere to test it. Thanks for the vid!

I have no experience with Garands, only bolt actions, but I saw a guy who put his hand, right below his little finger, on the bolt, to stop it from accidently going forward when the clip was inserted, in order to avoid the M1-thumb. What he did was he placed the clip in the gun, put his hand on the handle to the bolt, and pushed the clip into the weapon with his thumb, while keeping the bolt back with the rest of his hand.

I wish we had a store like that in Canada, it would heaven. I looked into buying army surplus rifles from the US and you would swear I was a bloody terrorist and not the freindly neighbors were are supposed to be. I really enjoy your vids, please keep them coming !

Just had the revelation today that the Garand was a Springfield Rifle and had this heart flutter moment of Masshole pride. I'm actually hitting the Springfield Armory this week, for s&g's. Love the Ting when it's done! God I loved it. :)

This is a beautiful piece of weaponry

@jessesimmons4503

7 жыл бұрын

Angelo James Mordini beautiful piece of America.

I hold the handgrip and lock my index finger over the op rod handle when I load to prevent M-1 thumb. You do it right though, and the way you show it, the charging handle doesn;lt close until pressure is released from pushing down the clip. The problem is when you don't fully cock the charging handle and it is held open only by the friction from the follower assembly - then as soon as you push the en bloc clip in it shuts on your thumb.

No, the recoil isn't as bad, at least for me. In theory, the Mosin's 7.62x54R round should have less kick than the .30-06 (7.62x63), however, with the greater weight of the Garand, as well as its very strong action, which takes away great deal of the force, felt recoil is a bit less. If you get an adjustable gas plug, you can fiddle with it until it just cycles, so the most gas possible vents off, keeping recoil down. Good luck!

I used to have the sniper version. Shoot good and with loading it never had a problem with it. Automatically went well..

Love the sound of .30-06 Springfield. You can tell by the sound you have some power.

I wish I could own a piece of history like this rifle. Years ago here by my place, some of the gun stores did sell this rifles in a crate with all the brown paper wrappings coated with lubricants for rust protections. At that time the averaged price was between 900-1200 bucks which was still reasonable being that the rifles were in excellent condition. My regret was I did not buy one..

that, my friend, was an excellent way of showing how it's done.

Thank you for making the loading of the M1 Garand very simple.👍

Such an iconic sound of the M1's clip ejecting.

One of the greatest weapons ever made right there.

Nice to see you can get out to shoot,for the last few MONTHS it has either been wet,blowing a gale,cold or all three together and I live inland,I'd understand it if I was still living by the sea,Where I live is so open that the wind blows accross it all the time.I'd kill for a still,dry,warm day.Even when its not raining everything is still soaking from the continuous months of rain.If it froze that would be fine,but no chance of that happening either,its driving me nuts as I want to go shooting

@legomyeggo713 The M14 is a derivative of the Garand's design (only taking a larger sized box magazine from underneath the chamber), and an M21 DMR (which are used today) is just an M14 with a scope. If you want to get that technical, the US Military IS using an M1 based rifle.

Thank you for your service mate ,,from AUSTRALIA ,,great video

great video! thank you for making a video about proper loading. i just purchased an m1 garand and should be getting it in 6 days i was looking for a video where it showed how to load a full clip and this is the best one ive seen thanks again for a great video.

IF you have a broke in enbloc clip the op rod will not need a forward assist.... if the first round needs a bump or pulling back on the op rod and release then the clip is a bit stiff.

I load the rifle similarly to the way you do in the video and have never been bitten. The only time in several thousand rounds has my rifle ever bitten me is when I slapped the op rod forward and caught my hand on the damn lockbar on the rear sight.

When my grandad was in the Army National Guard in basic training, they were training with a Garand, one of his friends asked if it kicked, and his First Sergeant held the gun up to his chin, and shot the gun down range. The First Sergeant replied, "What the hell do you think?" :D

There are several options. The M1 can, in a pinch, use commercial .30-06, however, these are considerably stronger loads that the rifle is used to, and it WILL cause damage in time. You could buy an adjustable gas port, which will fix this. Or, you can buy specially made .30-06 Garand loadings, both new manufactured commercial stuff and older surplus which still exists. The recoil is tolerable with practice, I feel like its a bit lighter than a M91/30 (Mosin Nagant) due to its mechanism.

Great to see someone loading it the right way. Love it ....

they may have, but i have talked to a lot of vets during my time WWII reenacting and other similar things. At least 4 vets told me of people doing this.

My M1 is a 1943 Winchester, the bolt is a pre-war 1940 production SA and the barrel is a winchester.

the charecteristic "ping" sound... just love it!

Good Video ! Tip you any New Garand Shooters; The first thing you should do is Replace the operating rod spring with a New-One, as soon as you get your M1 Garand.

the sound is actually of it being ejected from the rifle, it only makes the ping sound if it hits something hard like a rock or a helmet. The soldier in WWII used to have a N-Clip tied to a string to swing and hit their helmet with so the Germans thought the gun was out of ammo.

Maybe the clip is not pushed down far enough into the receiver, if you put the clip in but not far enough to where it "clicks," then pull the op rod back just a little bit, it will unlock, chamber a round, then the clip will try to fly out when you shoot it. I would try making sure the clip is fully pushed down, or try a different clip to make sure the nubs on the clip that lock it in are not worn down. It could be the rifle too, but I'm assuming it's either not in far enough or it's the clip.

thank you for showing the correct way,I think it is fear of getting hurt that people come up with all these safe ways to load theM1,but there is only one way ,the right way,thanks

@Robert-goose1

8 жыл бұрын

Fill the clip, drop it in.

This is the only M1 GARAND RIFILE video in youtube so far gave satisfaction.

Your video helped me learning how to load an M1 Garand. Thx man :)

I got all the accessories for it excluding the "winter trigger" from Korea and Including the Grenade adapter.

There's a more efficeint way to load the M1. While holding a loaded clip with your thumb and fore finger, use the blade of your right hand to press the charging handle to the rear and hold. Use your thumb to press the clip into the mag well and then lift your thumb away untill it's clear of the receiver. Then release the charging handle. Train reloading that way and you'll increase your reload speed.

Damn that is a fine rifle! Change the wooden parts for plastic polymer, put a grip and a bipod on the gun and a rail on top and you've got your self a better rifle than most the guns today.

@Iraqveteran8888 The M1 was originally designed for M1 Ball - and M72 Match ammo is very close to that load. The M2 ball is actually a reduced recoil load that happens to function OK and is accurate enough for battle use. M2 Ball (surplus), Black Hills Gold 168 gr Amax, Hornady M1 Garand, M72 match, Federal Gold Medal Match... they ALL work well and are safe for the op-rod. If you handload, look for M1 Garand specific info. Generic .30-06 loads can be bad for the op-rod.

I've never fired one so I can't say anything about performance, but it is a beautiful looking and sounding rifle that's for sure

@ShaDOWDoG667

9 жыл бұрын

Fucking great rifle the M1 Carbine is real nice too.

@richardroberson2564

6 жыл бұрын

Epitoma Rei Militaris both amazing

love that action, its the reason i bought my mini 14, unbeatable design. Great Video keep 'em coming!

Thank you sir. I don’t understand the whole m1 thumb long as you sustain pressure you’re okay, just as you said. Only time I ever got the thumb is when I had 7 in the clip and I fumbled.

Hi Ninja - jennic410 is my boy (on Mom's account), he's 7 and he's obsessed with this video and the M1 Garand...recently bought him a bb gun, not sure what he was trying to ask! Great video Iraqvet, I think we've watched it a thousand times by now!

i didnt even know your channel has been around this long, just bought my first cmp m1 garand today

yeah, it's truly a charm in the world of rifles; my personal favorite too.

that 'ping' sound is great for text messages... lol

@Titleification yes m14/m1A's are chambered for .308.they seem to run about the same.

One time i had a dream and i was in the forest and out of no where lots of m1 garands were just lying on the floor. I felt so happy and full of joy. True story

such a beautiful gun, my grandfather had one of these from the war.. unfortunately when he moved to Australia 6 years ago he was unable to bring it with him. I'm not sure what he did with it.

Damn Eric, That's a fine gun. Very nice group and I love too see the 100 group. ★★★★★

Once the clip disengages it then makes that iconic 'cling' sound.

Very nice Eric, I see what you mean by the garrand thumb now! I'm still working on the mail!

Finally!! Someone can load an m1 properly thank you lol

The mag and the shell did not crash into each other when they where ejected. The ping happens every now and then but not everytime. Its like a 1 in 10 chance or something of the ping sound.