Gun-Guides M1 Garand – Gun Guides

Easy to use -- Comb binding lies open and flat on your work surface.

16 pages & 20 + high-resolution grayscale images.

Cardstock cover. Bright white paper.

The only current printed manual that includes information on ALL models.

Guide includes a Brief History, Exploded Parts Diagrams, Disassembly, Reassembly Tips, and Accessories.

Brief History

Exploded Parts Diagrams (59 parts – 2 Pages)

Disassembly:
Clear Rifle
M1 Thumb
Trigger Group
Barrel/Receiver
Follower Rod Pin
Operating Catch
Follower Arm Assembly
Bullet Guide
Operating Rod
Bolt
Ejector and Spring
Extractor
Extractor Plunger and Spring
Gas Cylinder
Gas Cylinder Lock Screw
Gas Cylinder Lock
Handguards
Trigger Housing
Trigger Pin
Trigger/Sear
Hammer Spring
Safety
Trigger Guard
Clip Ejector Spring
Clip Latch

Reassembly Tips:
(5) Very Important Tips!

Accessories

 

Excerpt from this Guide:

“In my opinion, the M1 Rifle is the greatest battle implement ever devised.” LGEN George S. Patton, Jr.

The U.S. rifle caliber .30, M1 is an air-cooled, gas-operated, clip-fed, semiautomatic shoulder weapon. This means that the air cools the barrel; the power to cock the rifle and chamber the succeeding round comes from the expanding gas of the round fired previously; it is loaded by inserting a metal clip (containing a maximum of eight rounds) into the receiver; and the rifle fires one round each time the trigger is pulled.

Weight: 9.5 pounds Length: (over-all) rifle only: 43.6 inches

Length of barrel: 24 inches

Type of mechanism: Gas operated, semi-automatic

Loading device: En-block clip

Sight radius: 27.9 inches at 100-yard range

Sights: Front: Fixed blade

Sights: Rear: Adjustable peep. One click of elevation or windage

moves the strike of the bullet 1 inch at 100 yards.

Trigger pull: Minimum 5 1/2 pounds - Maximum 7 1/2 pounds

Ammunition types: Ball, armor piercing, tracer, grenade

Muzzle velocity (M-2 ammunition) 2,800 feet/second

Maximum range: 3,200 meters (3,450 yards)

Maximum effective range: 500 yards.

Maximum effective range is the greatest distance at which a weapon may be expected to fire accurately to inflict casualties or damage. Maximum effective rate of fire 16 to 24 rounds per minute. Although there is no prescribed maximum rate of fire, a trained rifleman can fire 16 to 24 aimed rounds per minute.