May 10, 2017 The clips of 8 Cal.30 cartridges comes to supply the first semi-automatic rifle of the US army: the M1 Garand. The production of these clips was such that most of those produced during the Second World War were actually used by reconditioning with post-war ammunitions in the various American and other armed forces. Dad served in the 77th infantry division during WWII. Later in life he taught me how to operate the M1 Garand rifle. Now I will share a few tricks with you.
M1 Garand Reload Mid Clip Tool
1. First check to be sure that the safety is off.
2. V/ith the right forefinger pu'l the operating rod sharp y and hold it in rear position. This will eject cartridge that was in the firing chamber. With the of the hand grasp the trigger guard or the grip . Hold the stock against the right hip to support it. place the left hand over the receiver and with the thumb release the clip latch.
3. The clip and whatever cartridges remain in it now pop up into the right hand and must oe re-
M1 Garand Reloading Manual
from the rifle.
4. With the right side of the right hand held against _ operating rod handle, force the operating rod slightly to the rear. With the right thumb now push down the magazine follower and permit the bolt to move forward about an inch over the end of the follower.
M1 Garand Reload Mid Clip Download
5. Remove the thumb smartly from the follower and let go of the operating rod handle. The action wi'l close under the tension of the spring. Now press the trigger.
M1 Garand Reload Mid Clip Gun
6. If you wish to unload the firing chamber but leave the magazine loaded, pull the operating rod oack as described aoove to eject the cartridge from the firing chamber; then pull the operating rod handle back past its normal rear position, force the clip down, ease the rod far enough to let the bolt handle ride over the top of the clip, then let operating rod go forward.
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