Two years later Garand transferred to Springfield Armory as a designer. There he worked on several machine gun projects, including the Model 1919 and ... 30-cal. M1 ball ammunition.

Later variants of the M1 Garand included a folding stock model as detailed in the March, 1974 issue of American Rifleman. Tyler Freel I felt like a kid unwrapping his first .22 when I finally got my ...

The historical significance of the M1 Garand can’t be overstated ... distinction of the first auto-loader goes to the Mannlicher Model 85, which was the first rifle to employ the recoil to ...