As related by Maj. Gen. Julian S. Hatcher: “The M1 made its postwar debut on the rifle range in the Marine Corps Pacific Division rifle match fired at Pearl Harbor in February, 1946.

National Match M1 Rifles In March 1953, the Springfield Armory was ordered by the Ordnance Department to produce 800 M1 rifles for the National Matches at Camp Perry, Ohio.

Many rifle clubs host these “as-issued” matches around the country too, and they are some of the funnest matches you can shoot. Among the rules, an M1 Garand must be an “as-issued” rifle. There are a ...

Here’s What You Need to Know: There’s no better asset than reliability. Gen. George Patton, the renowned World War II commander who possessed a sizable ego, called the M-1 Garand rifle “the ...

However, Kennedy’s M1 Garand rifle is from neither his presidency nor his time in the Navy. In 1957, the U.S. military introduced the M14 as its standard-issue service rifle and started to phase ...

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Randall Hoffman, Commanding Officer of MCRD Parris Island Weapons and Field Training Battalion, Fires the M1 Garand rifle during the Hearst Doubles Match at Camp Perry Ohio ...

The M1 Garand was the first semi-automatic rifle used by the U.S. Army—from 1936 through 1957—able to put out 40-50 rounds per minute without breaking a sweat.

It was the rifle Gen. George Patton said won World War II — the M1 Garand. Special M1 Garand match set for April 21 in Gonzales | Louisiana Outdoors | theadvocate.com Skip to main content ...

MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. — The Quantico-based Marine Corps Rifle Team recently crushed the competition — including the Army — when it clinched the national title smashed 31 other ...

The Department of Defense hoped that the M14 would be able to replace the BAR rifle, the M1 Garand, and the various submachine guns in American service following World War Two. But, the M14 was ...

The Civilian Marksmanship generated $196.8 million in revenue from sales of surplus M1 Garand rifles between fiscal years 2008 through 2017, according to the Government Accountability Office.