Grease points on the M1 Garand include the bolt locking recesses, inner top, and slide channels on the receiver, lugs and top of the bolt, bolt guide on the operating rod, and the bottom of the barrel ...

30, M1,” popularly known as the ... Rather than trapping the gas after it left the muzzle, Garand’s new design had a port drilled into the bottom of the barrel through which the gas was ...

fearing it would inadvertently shorten the barrel's service life. To avoid this, Garand designed the M1 to use a gas trap system. A small device positioned near the rifle's muzzle captured ...

The historical significance of the M1 Garand can’t be overstated ... Operation of the Garand was by a gas piston below the barrel which drove an operating rod. This, by means of a cam, rotated ...

The M1 Garand service rifle was ... Like the Springfield, the Garand combined the high velocity .30-06 cartridge with a 24 inch long barrel, producing a muzzle velocity of 2805 feet per second ...