It’s alleged that the design for the AK-47’s gas system was borrowed directly from the M1 Garand—albeit flipped upside down. Unlike Soviet rifles such as the SKS that used a short piston which knocked ...

Learn about the iconic M1 Garand, also known as the "U.S. Rifle, Cal. 30, M1," and learn how to disassemble yours for cleaning and maintenance.

The M1 Garand armed a nation and helped to win a world war. Search. Pop Mech Pro; ... though, 1926 that Garand began experimenting with a long-stroke gas piston system that trapped propellant gasses.

Garand’s design was an early example of the “gas operated, rotating bolt” operating system that came to dominate small arms design, used in such well-regarded weapons as the M14 battle rifle ...

The M1 Garand—designed by Canadian-American John Garand at the Springfield Armory—features a gas-operated, rotating bolt system, a concept that has been commonly used with firearms chambered ...

The M1 Carbine As We Know It. Prototypes for this new carbine were tested by the Ordnance Department in 1941, and they included submissions from Springfield Armory (designed by John C. Garand ...

Rate of Fire. 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. Semi-automatic ...

This article, "In the System: M1 Garand Rebuilds," appeared originally in the December 2003 issue of American Rifleman.To subscribe to the magazine, visit the NRA membership page here and select ...