It's amazing to see how all of it works. You get a sense of why the Garand is such a formidable weapon. It's simple, rugged, and reliable. Thanks for posting this video!
Excellent information. Just purchased my first M1 Garand and used this instructional video to learn how to field strip it. Very helpful, much easier than following a written guide. Thanks.
Thank you for taking the time to make this excellent video on the M1 Garand. I used it to successfully disassemble, clean, and reassemble my M1 for the first time. It was clear, concise easy to understand, and most of all very helpful.
I just received my CMP Garand. It is a beauty!!! I needed your video to put in back together again. Well lets just say it made it a ton easier!!! Thank you again for making it!!!!
From some of the younger members of American Legion Post 72 Mt. Carmel OH a BIG thank you! Out of 7 rifles at a funeral last month only 9 rounds were actually fired, rifles jammed up and badly needed to be cleaned. Cleaned 3 and ran 3 clips of 8 thru each rifle. Now we have 4 more to go. Your video was our guide. You did not mention the gas port hole i the front of the barrel though. Thanxs.
Great video. That reminds me the late 80's when I first shoot the M1 garand in ROTC. And no. #1 and fastest in field stripping the rifle. Thanks for sharing.
Great video, I learned quite a bit. I just bought my first M1 Garand today, and my uncle was showing me how to take it apart but this video really helps! Definitely adding it to my favorites.
Thank you sir. I just recently inherited my grandfather's Garand, and it hasn't been stripped and cleaned properly in years. Think I may be up to the task after this video. :)
Thanks for making this video! I bought a Garand a Month a go and thanks to you I can (field)strip it! My Garand is made in January 1943. Thx again, Yon-Holland(Europe)
This is one of the first weapons i ever shot and from then on i was in love. I frequently go to gun shops just to hold an m1 and to work the action. So beautiful. Nice video thanks for the info. One day i will own this rifle PS I love the peep sight-awesome target acquisition!!!!
Great video. I am in ncharge of our Legion Post's M1 Garands and need to clean them after multiple ceremonial firings over the weekend. Learned field stripping the M1 in Army basic training in the late 1950's and completely forgot it when we switched to the M14 in the 1960;s an dhave to learn it all over again. Back then we had to rapidly disassemble and reassemble the M1 blindfolded in some short time, maybe less than a minute.
Never buy a M1 Garand for $600 dollars unless u want a piece of C.R.A.P Wow this video was a big help my brother and I were messing around with my Garand and we pushed the pin out and it all went downhill from there then i looked this up on google and found this video and watched it and all we did was follow it step by step :D thank you so much you are a life saver !
Just bought one today. IT DESERVES RESPECT! I was there at the fun store with both a Colt 613 and this M1 on the table. Same price, opposite stuff. I went with The Rifle.
Excellent video...I like how close up the view is. Most videos you see show too much of the person shooting the video as opposed the actual actions they are taking. Thanks for making a great video!
Very helpful. I recently inherited an M1, and this video was an excellent guide to cleaning up a filthy rifle! Now it's clean, shiny, and smells wonderfully of Hoppe's #9. :D
Thanks for this video. I am a prior service US Marine reservist of the M16 generation, and I recently acquired an M1. This video has been extremely helpful, and I use it all the time. Shameful, I know, but I've only field stripped my M1 twice since I got it, and I haven't committed the steps to memory like I have the M16! ;) I shot my Garand for the first time yesterday. It is a beast! Again, thanks for the vid, brother!
Awesome, great video. Hoping to go do my possession and acquisition soon and get my very own M1. This video will help me learn alot about my new rifle and help me out.
Guns are mechanical marvels imo everything serves a function and each part works with each other efficiently in a rather simple yet complicated way.One of the reasons I ever had interest in firearms and what better way to gain more of understanding of how they work than by shooting them.
thank you for posting this . I have no knowledge on this rifle and I just ordered one from CMP.. I do know gunsthough. I was in the army with M-16s though. I have an AR-15. But the Garand is going to be a nice addition to my collection.
Yes. My grandfather used to tell me that the greatest draw-back to the M-1 Garand was the loud *PING* when the spent clip was ejected. According to him, a lot of guys would wait until they were on the seventh round and carefully/quietly remove the clip and last round. They would then load a fresh clip of 8 and be ready to surprise any round counters waiting to charge them when they believed the last round was fired. A lot of Germans and Japanese got a nasty surprise this way.
Man, that`s a beauty! It`s surprisingly simple too. I always compare every weapon with the RK 62 (which is basically a finnish AK 47 knock-off) that I trained with during my finnish military service. Such power. The 30.06 round is a fucking monster.
Very helpful video. Makes the rifle look a little less complicated. What a great piece of machinery! I don't own one yet. I will though; that's for sure.
Memories for us old troops. We learned to respect the M1 in ways they didn't mention, like loosing a little hide and mashing your thumb for not giving it your full attention when the bolt came back.
I learned to do all of this in 1965 while in ROTC.. Another guy and me ended up being asked to come in on a Saturday to field strip and clean every one of them in the Bn. for an annual inspection... They are so heavy that I can hardly fire one from the offhand standing position now... You can't beat it for wild hog hunting.
In a general fire-fight, that's true. He was talking about his experiences when fighting (CQB) in the villages of Germany. As you can probably relate, when clearing a house, moving with speed and stealth is the ideal. I have also spoken to veterans of the Pacific theater and they confirmed this as well. The IJA soldier was not only a fanatic, but also a well trained, ghost-like jungle fighter; they would count the rounds fired and try to rush a position when they knew the *PING* was near.
Thanks so much for making this video available. You are an excellent instructor and it is very helpful. Is there a similar video for the trigger assembly and disassembly/reassembly of the bolt? Is this something I should do every time after shooting my M1 Garand? Also can you tell me if the gas cylinder should be cleaned regularly. Should bore cleaner be used in the gas cylinder? Thanks again!
I don't advise you dry fire the trigger at the end, instead pull the bolt 1/3 towards the back, then pull the trigger. This allows the trigger group to become un -cocked again, but relieves pressure, instead of beating on it by dry firing. Also when storing, release the trigger group catch so the pressure is off the wood. Nice vid!
@Supersneakysniper, hmmm I think it might be blocked by something inside the stock, I'd suggest to field strip it, and oil up the switch, it might just be really stiff to, they make them that way so it doesn't accidently disengage, if that doesn't work, take it to the place you bought it, it might be nroken
Very nice video! i field stripped the garand i bought in front of the shop owner only with this video, and i never touched a garand before :P *thumbs up*
very nice...quick question though. For my JROTC unit we use these to drill and my weapon insides are still nasty even though I have cleaned it twice. The previous holder did not take of it. Any tips to help clean the insides?
Any certain kind of grease you recomend for a garand... that and what points should I grease. I heard to stay away from standard gun oil and go with a non-liquid grease for best results (but which). From another source I hear that only a few pieces should be greased because the design was meant to keep service and care to a minimum (besides cleaning the barrel, etc). I haven't found many good sources of info that are consistent and last thing I want to do is mess up my beloved Garand!
@jarhead2966 Which is why the M14 improed the Garand design, though the Army DID experiment with various plastic clips for the M1, but they kept cracking in the magazine. So soldiers would either reload before hitting the last 2 rounds, or, just fire till empty, since the ping getting you killed was 1 in a million chance, theres a million other ways for you to get killed in combat before the ping would.
Whenever my friends get a M1 this is THE video I make them watch to properly field strip a M1. Thank you even after all this time. No BS field strip in nanoseconds,just a honest guide. You may be able to strip and assemble in point zero seconds but if does not work what is the point?
Yeah that really sucks iv handled an m1 Garand for 3 years on drill team. Its happened to me once it slammed shut on my thumb and I bled under my thumb took months for me to grow a new nail. Not to mention an unsightly black thumb nail. It didn't even grow all the way the top of my nail pealed off so I have a big gauge in my thumb were my nail should be. It's my little reminder every day how much I love the m1 Garand.
@viktor074 Not with center fire cartridges. it will put more strain on it, but will not deform the head of the firing pin because contrary to rimfire cartridges (like the .22) the firing pin will not hit the breach when dry fired.
Part of the strip and reassemble procedure for every military weapon I know of includes a dry fire or two during the final function test, and in many cases after checking the weapon is not loaded you need to ease the springs by firing the action. Centrefire rifles (especially modern ones) should be fine, it's rimfires where you risk that happening. I think some weapons actually NEED to be dry-fired before they can be stripped, but I'm not 100% sure on that.
So, when servicemen presented their M1s for inspection, pulled back the charging handle to ensure that a loaded weapon isn't being handed to the inspecting officer/DI, once the rifle was returned the serviceman. He had to place his finger into the chamber to release the charging handle?
I own an M1. Great instructional video simple easy to follow directions. I would like to see a warning of the thumb biting possible on loading ( hasnt got me yet)
I bet the part from 08s-13s was the last thing a great many nazis and commies ever saw. Not too many things scarier than seeing the business end of such a badass weapon. People always argue about which rifle was better for what reasons but the whole bunch of them are works of art.
Great video, very informative! Should have included the gas op disassembly though. It's very simple; unscrew the gas plug at the end, then another bit screws off the barrel, and the last two pieces slide off easy. At that point, there's nothing left but the top hand guard, barrel, and reciever :P No tools necessary, no wonder the troops loved this wonderful yet cumbersome rifle. Something like 10-11 lbs, and shoots .30-06? Certainly not a light rifle, but it gets the job done :)
How to clean the barrel? Muzzle to chamber or chamber to muzzle? I think the "chamber to muzzle" mode is really difficult without using a flexible clean rod!
@Makingnewnamesisdumb Magazines contain the rounds and have springs at the bottom, clips hold or "clip" (where the term clip came from) the rounds together, and are simple metal strips.
How much does th m1 cost and the rounds it uses, idk, how much u rekon a box of 30 of them bullets costs? i heard it uses some special bullets. i want one so bad but aint got any idea how much its gona set me back. how much u figure all that is? thanks for ur time!
It's amazing to see how all of it works. You get a sense of why the Garand is such a formidable weapon. It's simple, rugged, and reliable. Thanks for posting this video!
Excellent information. Just purchased my
first M1 Garand and used this instructional video to learn how to field strip it. Very helpful, much easier than following a written guide. Thanks.
Thank you for taking the time to make this excellent video on the M1 Garand. I used it to successfully disassemble, clean, and reassemble my M1 for the first time. It was clear, concise easy to understand, and most of all very helpful.
I just received my CMP Garand. It is a beauty!!! I needed your video to put in back together again. Well lets just say it made it a ton easier!!! Thank you again for making it!!!!
From some of the younger members of American Legion Post 72 Mt. Carmel OH a BIG thank you! Out of 7 rifles at a funeral last month only 9 rounds were actually fired, rifles jammed up and badly needed to be cleaned. Cleaned 3 and ran 3 clips of 8 thru each rifle. Now we have 4 more to go. Your video was our guide. You did not mention the gas port hole i the front of the barrel though.
Thanxs.
you are one of the few people who actually knows how to use a gun, especially the rifles that i shoot in competition
Sorry I'm so late man I just bought my first rifle your video taught me how to handle my rifle....thank you sir..
Great video. That reminds me the late 80's when I first shoot the M1 garand in ROTC.
And no. #1 and fastest in field stripping the rifle.
Thanks for sharing.
Great video, I learned quite a bit. I just bought my first M1 Garand today, and my uncle was showing me how to take it apart but this video really helps! Definitely adding it to my favorites.
I just wanted to tell you that I' ve been here with my M1 action right in front of the screen, following you each step.
This video is priceless.
Thank you sir. I just recently inherited my grandfather's Garand, and it hasn't been stripped and cleaned properly in years. Think I may be up to the task after this video. :)
I just bought one and will have to clean it in a few days, when I shoot it for the first time. Can't wait. What a super rifle. Thank you.
Excellent Video!!! Thanks to your video I was able to field strip and learn the inner workings of this great rifle. Keep up the GREAT work.
Thanks for making this video!
I bought a Garand a Month a go and thanks to you I can (field)strip it! My Garand is made in January 1943.
Thx again, Yon-Holland(Europe)
This is one of the first weapons i ever shot and from then on i was in love. I frequently go to gun shops just to hold an m1 and to work the action. So beautiful. Nice video thanks for the info.
One day i will own this rifle
PS I love the peep sight-awesome target acquisition!!!!
This was super helpful and way easier to follow than other sources. Thanks!
Thanks for the great video. Amazing how brilliantly designed the Garand is. Dead simple to field strip and clean
Thanks for this video. I am just now stripping down, for the first time, my M1 Garand that I bought last week.
This vid was a BIG help!
Bill
Detailed, clear, information dense, and focused delivery. Very useful.
awesome video, I just got my Korean war era Garand last week, and this video is invaluable when I want to break down/clean her up. thanks for posting!
Perfect video when it's time to clean the M1 after a day on the range. Thanks for posting this!
Great video. I am in ncharge of our Legion Post's M1 Garands and need to clean them after multiple ceremonial firings over the weekend. Learned field stripping the M1 in Army basic training in the late 1950's and completely forgot it when we switched to the M14 in the 1960;s an dhave to learn it all over again. Back then we had to rapidly disassemble and reassemble the M1 blindfolded in some short time, maybe less than a minute.
Very well done. Straightforward and informative. Especially good work showing the op rod catch in relation to the clip latch.
Never buy a M1 Garand for $600 dollars unless u want a piece of C.R.A.P
Wow this video was a big help my brother and I were messing around with my Garand and we pushed the pin out and it all went downhill from there then i looked this up on google and found this video and watched it and all we did was follow it step by step :D thank you so much you are a life saver !
Thank you, I had forgotten how to disassemble reassemble this weapon. It did not take long after watching your video.
Thank you for helping me to take care of my first one properly, I love your tutorial
Just bought one today. IT DESERVES RESPECT!
I was there at the fun store with both a Colt 613 and this M1 on the table. Same price, opposite stuff.
I went with The Rifle.
Excellent video...I like how close up the view is. Most videos you see show too much of the person shooting the video as opposed the actual actions they are taking. Thanks for making a great video!
Very helpful. I recently inherited an M1, and this video was an excellent guide to cleaning up a filthy rifle! Now it's clean, shiny, and smells wonderfully of Hoppe's #9. :D
I just got myself a Springfield M1 Garand from 1964 and i love it.. Thanks for the helpfull video!
Very good video. It makes field stripping much easier when you see it done in front of you
Thanks for this video. I am a prior service US Marine reservist of the M16 generation, and I recently acquired an M1. This video has been extremely helpful, and I use it all the time. Shameful, I know, but I've only field stripped my M1 twice since I got it, and I haven't committed the steps to memory like I have the M16! ;) I shot my Garand for the first time yesterday. It is a beast! Again, thanks for the vid, brother!
Great video. I will be referencing this often once I get my Garand a.k.a. "The greatest battle implement ever devised." -Patton-
Awesome, great video. Hoping to go do my possession and acquisition soon and get my very own M1. This video will help me learn alot about my new rifle and help me out.
Guns are mechanical marvels imo everything serves a function and each part works with each other efficiently in a rather simple yet complicated way.One of the reasons I ever had interest in firearms and what better way to gain more of understanding of how they work than by shooting them.
Excellent presentation. One of the best instructional videos on You Tube.
I just bought an M-1 Garand and this video was a great help, thanks !!!
thank you for posting this . I have no knowledge on this rifle and I just ordered one from CMP.. I do know gunsthough. I was in the army with M-16s though. I have an AR-15. But the Garand is going to be a nice addition to my collection.
Yes. My grandfather used to tell me that the greatest draw-back to the M-1 Garand was the loud *PING* when the spent clip was ejected. According to him, a lot of guys would wait until they were on the seventh round and carefully/quietly remove the clip and last round. They would then load a fresh clip of 8 and be ready to surprise any round counters waiting to charge them when they believed the last round was fired. A lot of Germans and Japanese got a nasty surprise this way.
Man, that`s a beauty! It`s surprisingly simple too. I always compare every weapon with the RK 62 (which is basically a finnish AK 47 knock-off) that I trained with during my finnish military service. Such power. The 30.06 round is a fucking monster.
Great vid. I love watching this strip and reassembly. What a rifle!
This video helpedd me get the M1 field stripped within 40 sec. Beat my record time. 1 min. nice.
Very informative, I have a Garand on order from the CMP and this video will be a great help.
good job, I just baught an M1 last weekend an H&R 1954 new stock and refinished park.can't wait to see how it shoots
Out of all the firearms, the M1 Garand is one of these i surely would love to own ;)
Very helpful video. Makes the rifle look a little less complicated. What a great piece of machinery! I don't own one yet. I will though; that's for sure.
Just got one of these beauties, mine's from the vietnam war, Springfield Armory, one of the best purchases i've EVER made
Best Field strip video out there. I was a tremendous help. Thanks.
This guy taught me how to take care of my first one
Memories for us old troops. We learned to respect the M1 in ways they didn't mention, like loosing a little hide and mashing your thumb for not giving it your full attention when the bolt came back.
I love your clip, showed very concisely what to do - now I have to look into the gas assembly being jiggly on there, (sight should stay put right)?
Just bought my first Garand yesterday. Born in July of 42.
Still the best tutorial I've ever seen
I learned to do all of this in 1965 while in ROTC.. Another guy and me ended up being asked to come in on a Saturday to field strip and clean every one of them in the Bn. for an annual inspection... They are so heavy that I can hardly fire one from the offhand standing position now... You can't beat it for wild hog hunting.
In a general fire-fight, that's true. He was talking about his experiences when fighting (CQB) in the villages of Germany. As you can probably relate, when clearing a house, moving with speed and stealth is the ideal.
I have also spoken to veterans of the Pacific theater and they confirmed this as well. The IJA soldier was not only a fanatic, but also a well trained, ghost-like jungle fighter; they would count the rounds fired and try to rush a position when they knew the *PING* was near.
Thanks so much for making this video available. You are an excellent instructor and it is very helpful. Is there a similar video for the trigger assembly and disassembly/reassembly of the bolt? Is this something I should do every time after shooting my M1 Garand? Also can you tell me if the gas cylinder should be cleaned regularly. Should bore cleaner be used in the gas cylinder? Thanks again!
Very basic and informative video. I have used this often to disassemble and assemble.
a great video, one of the best explenations so far.
Well done. To the point and easy to follow.
My personal favorite. She's so reliable with her 8 rounds.
just got one and this gun is the best, and your video was very helpful also :D
I picked my M1 up today, I love it!
Excellent video - clear specific explanation and video. Thanks for posting this!
I don't advise you dry fire the trigger at the end, instead pull the bolt 1/3 towards the back, then pull the trigger. This allows the trigger group to become un -cocked again, but relieves pressure, instead of beating on it by dry firing. Also when storing, release the trigger group catch so the pressure is off the wood. Nice vid!
Thank you,great camera shots and focus,thanks for all the info,very greatful :)
@Supersneakysniper, hmmm I think it might be blocked by something inside the stock, I'd suggest to field strip it, and oil up the switch, it might just be really stiff to, they make them that way so it doesn't accidently disengage, if that doesn't work, take it to the place you bought it, it might be nroken
just got one today, this vid helped a bunch
Very nice video!
i field stripped the garand i bought in front of the shop owner only with this video, and i never touched a garand before :P *thumbs up*
Thanks for making this video you helped me out a bunch.
Great source material, great how-to video. Thanks!
very nice...quick question though. For my JROTC unit we use these to drill and my weapon insides are still nasty even though I have cleaned it twice. The previous holder did not take of it. Any tips to help clean the insides?
Great video and you do a nice job of explaining it ! Thanks
Any certain kind of grease you recomend for a garand... that and what points should I grease. I heard to stay away from standard gun oil and go with a non-liquid grease for best results (but which). From another source I hear that only a few pieces should be greased because the design was meant to keep service and care to a minimum (besides cleaning the barrel, etc). I haven't found many good sources of info that are consistent and last thing I want to do is mess up my beloved Garand!
@jarhead2966 Which is why the M14 improed the Garand design, though the Army DID experiment with various plastic clips for the M1, but they kept cracking in the magazine.
So soldiers would either reload before hitting the last 2 rounds, or, just fire till empty, since the ping getting you killed was 1 in a million chance, theres a million other ways for you to get killed in combat before the ping would.
Whenever my friends get a M1 this is THE video I make them watch to properly field strip a M1. Thank you even after all this time. No BS field strip in nanoseconds,just a honest guide. You may be able to strip and assemble in point zero seconds but if does not work what is the point?
Now that my Garand is here, I appreciate this vid that much more. I have a couple other mil-surps to de-cosmo first, and then I'll attack the Garand.
Thanks for the video! Demo is at the right pace, voice is good (not monotone). Simple and to the point :^)
Nice video! Do you have videos like these for the M-16 and M-14? Thanks!
Yeah that really sucks iv handled an m1 Garand for 3 years on drill team. Its happened to me once it slammed shut on my thumb and I bled under my thumb took months for me to grow a new nail. Not to mention an unsightly black thumb nail. It didn't even grow all the way the top of my nail pealed off so I have a big gauge in my thumb were my nail should be. It's my little reminder every day how much I love the m1 Garand.
Done very well thank you for the time in making it.
Your video was very informative, nice work!
Yesterday i bought my first M1 Garand, i love it :D
*katsching!*
Oh it needs reworking does it? And exactly what would you do to change it?
@viktor074 Not with center fire cartridges. it will put more strain on it, but will not deform the head of the firing pin because contrary to rimfire cartridges (like the .22) the firing pin will not hit the breach when dry fired.
Part of the strip and reassemble procedure for every military weapon I know of includes a dry fire or two during the final function test, and in many cases after checking the weapon is not loaded you need to ease the springs by firing the action. Centrefire rifles (especially modern ones) should be fine, it's rimfires where you risk that happening.
I think some weapons actually NEED to be dry-fired before they can be stripped, but I'm not 100% sure on that.
So, when servicemen presented their M1s for inspection, pulled back the charging handle to ensure that a loaded weapon isn't being handed to the inspecting officer/DI, once the rifle was returned the serviceman. He had to place his finger into the chamber to release the charging handle?
I agree very well made simple easy to follow directions.
I own an M1. Great instructional video simple easy to follow directions. I would like to see a warning of the thumb biting possible on loading ( hasnt got me yet)
Thanks for the video i went along with it step by step went perfect thanks
Very easy to follow. Great video!
nice stock looks like a torched tiger stripe job
I bet the part from 08s-13s was the last thing a great many nazis and commies ever saw. Not too many things scarier than seeing the business end of such a badass weapon. People always argue about which rifle was better for what reasons but the whole bunch of them are works of art.
Great video, very informative! Should have included the gas op disassembly though. It's very simple; unscrew the gas plug at the end, then another bit screws off the barrel, and the last two pieces slide off easy. At that point, there's nothing left but the top hand guard, barrel, and reciever :P No tools necessary, no wonder the troops loved this wonderful yet cumbersome rifle. Something like 10-11 lbs, and shoots .30-06? Certainly not a light rifle, but it gets the job done :)
How to clean the barrel? Muzzle to chamber or chamber to muzzle? I think the "chamber to muzzle" mode is really difficult without using a flexible clean rod!
Outstanding video. Very well done.
@Makingnewnamesisdumb Magazines contain the rounds and have springs at the bottom, clips hold or "clip" (where the term clip came from) the rounds together, and are simple metal strips.
@MrPitseleh Scopes dont cost too much, usually around $100-200, the Ruger Mini 14 usually goes for around $600.
@LoneWolf051 Thanks for answering my question, now I'm just curious as to how all of that looks.
How much does th m1 cost and the rounds it uses, idk, how much u rekon a box of 30 of them bullets costs? i heard it uses some special bullets. i want one so bad but aint got any idea how much its gona set me back. how much u figure all that is? thanks for ur time!
Outstanding video, Tracker! I'm subscribing!