John Garand: The Man Who Armed America's Infantry

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Most people know the M1 Garand as "the rifle Patton liked." Fewer know much about the man who built it, or how close it came to being chambered in a completely different cartridge. The .276 caliber version of the Garand actually won the 1931 trials outright — but Army Chief of Staff General Douglas MacArthur personally overruled the caliber change, citing the enormous existing stockpiles of .30 M1 ball ammunition. That's a decision that echoes all the way to your reloading bench. The .276 P...

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John Garand: The Man Who Armed America's Infantry

Jean Cantius Garand — known to history as John C. Garand — was a Canadian-American firearms designer whose work at the Springfield Armory in Massachusetts produced the United States Rifle, Caliber .30, M1, better known as the M1 Garand. Adopted by th

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