M1 GARAND INFORMATION
m1 garand rifle specifications
The M1 Garand Rifle
"The greatest battle implement ever devised."
General George S. Patton, Jr.
M1 GARAND GENERAL DATA (FM-23-5)
Operation: Semiautomatic, Gas Operated
Caliber: .30 (.30-06)
Length: 43.6 in. (1103 mm)
Weight Unloaded: 9 lb 5 oz
Weight loaded (with bayonet and M1907 Sling: 11.2 pounds
Barrel: 4 grooves, right hand twist (Old) 2 grooves,
(New) Barrel Twist: Right Hand, one turn in 3.33 calibers
Length of barrel: 24 Inches
Barrel Depth of Grooves: 0.0040 Inches
Magazine: 8 round internal box, clip loaded, clip ejected after last round fired
Muzzle Velocity: 2800 fps, 2903 ft-lb
Loading Device: En-block clip
Ammunition: Ball M-2, (AP) Armor Piercing M-2, Rifle Grenade M-3
Ammunition Maximum Range: M-2 Ball 3,500 yards
Chamber Pressure: 50,000 Pounds Per Square Inch (PSI)
Sight Radius: 27.9 inches at 100 yards.
Effective Range: 440 yds
Trigger Pull Minimum: 5 1/2 Pounds
Trigger Pull Maximum: 7 1/2 pounds
Service Life USA: 1936 until M14 adopted in 1957
Total Production: Approx. 4,040,000