CODE 03-132-136

NAME – M1 Garand

NAME (NATIVE) – Rifle, U.S., Cal. .30, M1

COMMON NAMES – Garand

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – USA

DATE OF MANUFACTURE – 1936

CALIBER – 7.62x63mm (30-06)

OVERALL LENGTH – 110.7 cm (43.6 in)

BARREL LENGTH – 61 cm (24 in)

RIFLING (TYPE & TWIST) – 2 or 4 Grooves, Right-hand twist, 1 turn in 25.4 cm (10 in)

LOAD – M2 Ball

BULLET DIAMETER – 7.82 mm (0.308 in)

BULLET WEIGHT – 9.72 g (150 grains)

MUZZLE VELOCITY – 853 m/s (2800 fps)

MUZZLE ENERGY – 3541 j (2612 m/s)

WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 4.31 kg (9 lb 8 oz)

WEIGHT (LOADED) – 4.56 kg (10 lb 0.9 oz) with 8 rounds in clip

SIGHTS – Open, Iron, Adjustable, Front sight – Protected blade, Rear sight – Aperture (peep) Adjustable for windage and elevation

EFFECTIVE RANGE – 460 m (500 yards)

OPERATION – Gas-operated

TYPE OF FIRE – Semiautomatic

RATE OF FIRE – 16 to 24 rpm

FEED DEVICE – Internal magazine loaded with 8-round en-bloc clip

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 30 g (1.06 oz)

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (LOADED) – 0.25 kg (8.8 oz)

BASIC AMMUNITION LOAD – Ten 8-rd clips (80 rounds)

LOAD WEIGHT – 2.50 kg (5 lb 8.2 oz)

MANUFACTURER – Springfield Armory, Massachusetts, Winchester Repeating Arms Co., Harrington & Richardson Arms, International Harvester Co.

STATUS – Obsolete

SERVICE – US Military