General George Patton said the M 1 Garand was ''The finest battle implement ever made''. I fired one once. Good God what a cannon! And what a kick. Even with a padded shooting jacket my right shoulder hurt for two days.
There were times when US troops would expend 600 rounds per day through a Garand in WW2. My shoulder hurts just thinking of it.
One plus to the Garand is that you can just put new clips in it, 8 rounds at a time, as long as you want without having to stop to charge magazines.
Because you want to be able to put their d**ks in the dirt and not have them get up.
General George Patton said the M 1 Garand was ‘’The finest battle implement ever made’’. I fired one once. Good God what a cannon! And what a kick. Even with a padded shooting jacket my right shoulder hurt for two days.
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I am well acquainted with both the German Mauser and the M1 Garand and much prefer the Garand. The Mauser is lighter and has a tremendous kick but the Garand while heavier has a lighter punch and being semi auto you can put 8 rounds downrange in a tight grouping because you never lose the sight picture. I could fire the Garand all day long, loved it.