For how reliable the Garand was, it depended on good timing and a number of small parts that ... to withstand the rigors of full-auto fire in an M2. The M1 Carbine started off with a thin barrel band, ...

His timing couldn't have been better ... 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 ...

Operation of the Garand was by a gas piston below the barrel which ... he really see the M1 Garand as a super weapon? Well, it was probably somewhere in the middle. The timing of Patton’s ...

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 ...

Q. I have a G.I. M1 carbine marked “Quality H.M.C.” on the receiver, but the barrel is marked “Rock-Ola”. Does this mean that the barrel has been replaced on this carbine? A. Not necessarily.

Barrels: Although the basic configuration of the M1’s barrel did not change after World War II, many rifles sent in for overhaul had unsalvageable barrels due, in large measure, to the use of ...