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    Gen. Patton's Flag Post/Canned M1 Garand's

    Gentlemen, Other can is .30 Model 1919A4's Thanks again Clancy
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    Gen. Patton's Flag Post/Canned M1 Garand's

    Gentlemen, This post is for many of the new guys. The first post is Gen. Patton's SECOND written post on what he thinks of the M1 Garand Rifle. The second pic is a cutout of how M1 Garands were canned. I hope you enjoy. A word to the WISE for CONGRESS: "You cannot invade...
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    Vid M1 Test Firing

    Mojo, Thanks for the setup. The links work on some sites and not on others. That's why it takes longer to get the vid and TRY to get it working. Thanks. Clancy
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    Vid M1 Test Firing

    Gentlemen, This vid shows us firing and the clip coming up and away on the M1 Garand. It is for some of the new guys. Double click on the pic. A word to the WISE for CONGRESS: "You cannot invade America. There is a rifle behind every blade of grass." Admiral Yamamoto A Veteran...
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    Vid M1 Test Firing Grenade

    Gentlemen, This file is from SA showing in slow motion an M1 Rifle firing a test grenade. It's post for those who miss it. A word to the WISE for CONGRESS: "You cannot invade America. There is a rifle behind every blade of grass." Admiral Yamamoto A Veteran, whether active duty...
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    Short Vid of M1 Receiver on line

    Gentlemen, This is for the new guys and it is a short video of the Receiver being checked on the line. http://s24.photobucket.com/albums/c21/eclancy/?action=view&current=f0957d7d.flv A word to the WISE for CONGRESS: "You cannot invade America. There is a rifle behind every blade of...
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    Data on Number and Cost/M1/1940

    Gentlemen, Info for the new guys on number and cost of M1 Garands 1940. A word to the WISE for CONGRESS: "You cannot invade America. There is a rifle behind every blade of grass." Admiral Yamamoto A Veteran, whether active duty, retired, national guard, or reserve, is someone...
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    Ammo Type Breakdown/F.Y. 1941

    Gentlemen, This file gives us some idea of the ammo being used by small arms Ord. A word to the WISE for CONGRESS: "You cannot invade America. There is a rifle behind every blade of grass." Admiral Yamamoto A Veteran, whether active duty, retired, national guard, or reserve, is...
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    Talk about OIL Problems/M1

    Gentlemen, Here it is 1942 and we are at WAR!! Read the files below for a story about OIL. This data is for the new guys. A word to the WISE for CONGRESS: "You cannot invade America. There is a rifle behind every blade of grass." Admiral Yamamoto A Veteran, whether active...
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    Feb. 1941/Win. Prod/M1 Garand

    Gentlemen, These files are for the new guys and a update to you older guys. These files show us that Winchester did NOT send 500 M1 Garand Rifles to Ordnance in Jan. 1941. They also cover facts of interest notice the dates. A word to the WISE for CONGRESS: "You cannot invade...
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    Early Gas Trap Plate M1

    Gentlemen, For many of the new guys. This is what is called a Plate. They are line drawings and not blueprints. They had sets of 8 Plates to a group and it showed changes in the M1 Garand to troops. This is one Plate of the Early Gas Trap. The BEST PLACE FOR PLATES AND BLUEPRINTS ON THE M1...
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    Second Part of Clip Loading/M1 Garand

    Gentlemen, For the new guys this is the next group of drawings for Mr. Garand Clip Loading Machine. If you wish I will also post the written text for these. Please let me know. Without input from you guys no one learns anything Try to put in some info/question and we can learn more of the...
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    Part of the Clip Loading Machine/M1

    Gentlemen, This post is for some of the new guys. The Topic speaks for itself. These are for taking a 5 rd stripper clip and then loading it into a M1 Garand Clip. Mr. John C. Garand had put in for a Patent Office on Aug. 3, 1942. If you wish email me and I can post more. I hope you find these...
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    Winchester Problems with Production M1

    Gentlemen, A question for the new guys. Why do you think that US Ordnance had so many problems with the Winchester M1 Garand Orders? Remember, in 1942 Winchester only had 1 shift working, production at Winchester was behind. This problem went on during all of WW2. So what do you think was going...
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    .233 cal/5.56mm?

    Gentlemen, The really bad part about this is the FACT that on the barrel of the A Bolt it also states"Made in Japan" That really takes the cake. Thanks again Clancy ps I have many ar15 Colt's only used over many years with Rugar #1 in .223. used two M16 in 'Nam '66 and '68. The world still...
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