I don't know if any of us born after the war will ever be able to fully comprehend the shit that those guys had to go through. God bless your Dad for his bravery, and sacrifices.
@@DKD81 My father was a front-line infantry soldier in Germany in WWII. He named his gun with my mother's name although he never talked about his war experience. Can you tell me exactly what happens to the gun when it gets cold? What do you mean "so it will cycle"? I'm trying to learn as much as I can about my Dad's experience since he (like most other infantry soldiers) never talked about it and now that he's gone it's too late to ask the questions.
I agree. My father was one of those who fought on the front lines in Germany. He never talked about it and wouldn't answer questions. Thank you for your message.
Back in the mid 80's I had my dad's M1 at a range not really thinking about anything other than having fun with various weapons. I got to the M1 and emptied the clip with the associated sound of freedom. An elderly gentleman walked over from a couple of tables down almost in a trance. I was 19 so it really didn't register what was happening. Turns out the guy was a Korean war vet and that's what he obviously carried. It was also obvious that while we were in Virginia, his mind was elsewhere. He handled that rifle with a reverence that few would understand. He fired off a clip and was borderline tears.
People who try to take these from us cry 'gun fetish' this and 'macho man toxic fantasy' or 'murder romanticism', but the truth is that when these guys were out at war with them, this is sometimes the only friend that they could ever bring back from battle. Not everyone got attached like that. But some people, these rifles... for them, it was their only comfort in a world that had fallen apart around them. Beautiful pieces, even more beautiful stories behind them. If you've never at least felt the melancholy feeling that comes with thinking about that, you'll never be able to appreciate those stories.
@@blazinpuffs less than a year later I joined and ended up carrying a SAW for the first 18 months. I knew that weapon so well I could pick mine out of a pile as if it were the only one. That's 30 years ago and I'd suspect if someone handed me one I'd look and handle it with a certain reverence.
A little extra info on my dad. My dad was in the 77th infantry division. Company C of the 305 infantry Regiment There is a book that the army gave each soldier after the war. I assume it was mailed to them. Anyway it's an awesome read. Look on ebay or other books stores (around the world) if you don't have a copy. Each division got a copy. Of the 77th division, The name of the book is "ours to hold high" by Washington Infantry Journal Press 586 pages
Thanks bro. My dad was a veteran of Korea and the Battle of the Chosin Reservoir affected him terribly. He and two other guys he threw on a chow truck and charged through the Chinese were the only ones to survive out of his entire company. He got shot to shit but survived. When I showed him my first M1 rifle he held it, shouldered it, looked me straight in the eyes and said, "The ONLY reason you are here is because of a rifle like this one." Didn't know that trick of loading the clip in straight up! Thanks again! My ALL time favorite rifle, the M1!!!
A lot of Chosin veterans still hate General MacArthur for putting them in such an untenable position. One I read said "that man tried to kill me. But what can I say? I didn't cooperate".
Just a thought... If I was in action, armed with a Garand, and I was so low on ammunition that I was picking up individual rounds off the ground, and loading them, piecemeal, into the clip... I'd be worried about the overall situation I was in. Obviously, though, you can only keep fighting, with what you've got. Your father was more of a bad ass than myself, or any of us, will ever be. Bless him.
EL MEXICANO, should I come down to Mexico, I’d have a higher chance of getting my head chopped off by the cartel with a rusty machete than witnessing any badassery
I trained with a Garand when I was younger and I remember one day the instructor was demonstrating what would happen to your finger if it got caught by the bolt, and he demonstrated it with a popsicle stick, and the popsicle stick got smashed and he showed it to us "This is what will happen to your finger if the bolt closes on it", and then I went "Sir it'll turn into a popsicle stick?" - "Drop and give me 50 Cortez"
The beautiful thing is now thousands of people will have learned it the way you did. The way your dad did it. Passing on his knowledge for generations to come.
I'm a Brit that lives in Indiana and I've always been fascinated with WW2 and firearms. The M1 Garand has been one of my dream guns to own since I was 5 or 6 years old. I appreciate you taking the time to teach us and god bless your father for his service.
@@NotQuiteSteele That sadly won't sell to me because I'm not a citizen. I'm a greencard holder and permanent resident with a FFL03 C&R and carry permit but they require you to be a citizen.
@@DeimosPC Some gun stores, and firearm focused pawn shops sell CMP certified M1s. I got mine just a few days ago, in incredible condition (Certified Expert Grade), and runs likes a dream. I don't think you have to be a citizen to get one from one of those places. Certainly not the cheapest, at around $1,800, but was well worth the price. It really is an incredible rifle.
Very Cool... about 15 years ago, Springfield made brand new M1s... I bought one for my dad who was in the U.S. Army in WWII. He was thrilled... he and I took it out and I loaded it and low-and-behold, I got the M1-thumb and my first response was "holy shit the freaking hurt!" and my Dad laughed his ass off and said welcome the M1 club! Great video you have here! Thanks for sharing!
Way cool to do that for your father. i have always wanted to buy one but have not had the money.. A ww2 vet who was like my grandpa passed a few years ago and had brought back an 8mm mauser packed in cosmoline? I think... well it was still in great condition and he had a stock saved also so we put it together and shot it.... All i could think was how terrifying it would have been to b shot at by that rifle.. the thing was gnarly. I shot clean through a good size oak log... i mean it made me tear up man thinkin what hands held that very weapon.... ppl my age dont seem to appreciate the sacrifices made for our freedoms. We say we do but not in our heart. Tell your dad thank you
You're right Caleb, I had the opportunity to tour a WWII submarine, the USS COD while I was in Cleveland a few months ago. I had a great love and appreciation for our WW veterans but that tour took it to a whole new level!
Appreciate the info. It's all the more special when it comes from an ancestor or parent. My grandfather served in Africa and Italy and even met Ike. The general sat down right next to grandpa in the field and started asking him how the war was going; sorts of questions an enlisted man wouldn't ask. That's when grandpa looked at the newcomer and realized that he, a sergeant, had been shooting the breeze with a man with stars on his helmet. Just one of many stories from the field, like how the local tribesmen would sneak up behind you at night and check your boot lacings: if you tied your boots like an Italian or German, you got your throat cut. Nothing like those stories.
In the Pacific, I think it was the citizens of the Philippines that would feel the back of your hair at night to check if you were either a Japanese soldier or a U.S Marine. Apparently, Japanese hair is more coarse than American. Must've been weird every now and then to feel a quick rush of air on the back of your neck, knowing you were being checked.
I want to hear more about your grandpa. How come they would kill ya' if you had your lacings tied? Also any other information about him in combat. It all seems interesting!
He was a Supply Sergeant to my understanding and I don't know of any combat stories. Apparently, according to my father's retelling of the stories, the tribesmen, (Arabs I think), would surround an encampment at night and look over the soldiers shoulders. Apparently they were familiar with the differences between Allied and Axis footwear and in the glow of the fire would choose to either kill or announce themselves based on lacing style. One would say, "American" and the encampment would about jump out of their skins, realizing they were surrounded, as if by ghosts. Other than that, one story was of how the unit was ordered to dig in, but the ground was so hard that the men just disturbed the top of the ground enough to say they had "dug in". That same night the Germans began the longest artillery barrage of the campaign, if not war, and by morning the men were using ladders and buckets, they had dug so deep. The last bit I can remember was the culture shock of Italy, were grown men and women alike didn't use out houses or toilets, but if they had to go in this particular town, the citizens would just squat in the gutters next to the roads, right in front of you. This practice probably doesn't continue today, but a professor of mine was from Milan and noted how primitive or corrupt much of Europe is relative to America. Only so much has changed.
My dad served in Germany during the Korean War. He once explained to me the “danger” of loading the M1, but now I can actually see what he meant. Thanks for the video.
Germany is where my Dad spent 1951-53 while my Mom's brother was in Korea. I'd gotten a Springfield Armory M1 Garand in 2002 & they whiled away a good 2 hours breaking it down farther than I had done to that point in owning it.
I can't imagine how it feels to even hold one of the greatest rifles ever made with that kind of history from your own father it choked me up to the point of years seriously. God bless
+GoldenJokered - CS:GO Overwatches and More! I say screw the neighsayers that say it's a drawback of the weapon, in most situations you're not going to hear this over the sounds of fighting anyway. It just sounds too cool.
My grandpa was a WW II veteran, fought against italians & germans with the hellenic army. As i was told by my dad, he brought back home his rifle, manlicher sopenaouer, he considered trustworthy, more than people.He did not like war, always told me it is a bad thing, but you need guns to protect yourselve and your loved ones.
Sushi Midnight : Absolutely Untrue ! While US GI’s were forbidden to take any weapon back with them, have met and know lots of WW II Vets who brought back Duffle Bags Full of various rifles & pistols. Even Vietnam Vets were able to get their “souvenirs” back to the US by various means ! .
Greece fought against Italy fm oct 1940 till apr 1941.On apr 1941 nazis invaded greece.Greeks fought heroically for mire than a month, before the front was dropped.My grandpa had to walk from north birders to his home, abt 400 km, most if them carried their weapons back and hide it in order to use in during resistance later.Regarding ammo, as he told me they were kind if short, so the greek army usually issue them abt 200-250 rounds of manllicher sopenaouer 7.8mm.They had to take most of their ammo and weapon from the equipment the italian left back when they retreated.
Talking about his dad and how he started listening to what he was saying after his mistake gives me goosebumps. Father is the most valuable thing for a boy
I have a M1 on layaway at the pawnshop. Thanks for the tips and I'd like to thank your dad for his service. Greetings from Fayetteville/ Ft Bragg NC. My dad was issued a International Harvester when he joined the marines in 53,and he carried the M1D in Vietnam. RIP dad Gary Goofy Grape Gilmer SFG camp A325 Duc Hue
Guam local here, noticed your dad was in the 77th and landed on Guam on July 21 1944. Just thinking this very gun played a part in liberating my island. Thank you sir for the video, and thanks to your father for risking his to save us.
***** so because you've supposedly been in combat, (I'm sure you haven't) you would know how loud combat is and almost impossible it would be to hear a ping over gun fire, explosions and at a distance.
What a blessing to know that your Father served and also had the time to show you how she operated. Great pass down, would’ve love to have one in the family.
Thank you for a very good video. My dad served in the Navy during the Aleutian invasions on an attack transport driving a landing craft. I heard many stories. He taught my brother and I gun safety at a very young age. My best memories with his Garand was on the 100 yard range where I lay prone on the shooting bench. Many of the WWII vets would gather and ask him "Hey, are you really going to let the kid shoot that?" "Sure, watch this. Go ahead... ". Then I would load it, take aim, and put every round in the black. Some guys watched with spotting scopes. After the last ping, I really enjoyed watching those guy's jaws drop. I really amazed them. That was in 1959 when I was 6 years old! And then it was my job to strip it and clean it, reassemble it every time we got home from the range. Grampa gave my son his 1911 .45 pistol just before he passed away in 2002. I know you and I will never forget our dads.
My father was a war vet also. Served in Europe. A 25-year veteran. I bought one for him in 1985. He was a Sgt. in a 60mm motor team. He also passed down the correct way of loading the rifles. To our fathers and the greatest generation!
You're the only one shooting? And the enemy is not shooting? So they can hear the sound of your clip exiting the rifle. In a shooting war there is a lot of NOISE going on! Unless all your comrades run out at the same time and the enemy knows when you are going to 'ping', they stop firing just before the 'ping' so they can hear the 'ping'? What an absurd scenario.
@@glennthomas7435 firefights were not all Call of Duty style, there were multiple engagement and quieter areas and neighborhoods where the enemy could easily hear the Ping, sometimes soldiers even simulated it I like my grandpa to trick the enemy, but I'm sure you've seen enough combat to know that
My father in law, a Cajun from Louisiana, also served in the 77th, which was the "Statue of Liberty Division", as it was organized for WWI of draftees mostly from New York and New Jersey. It was the first WWI division made up of draftees, and the seventh division sent to France in WWI. Regiments from the 77th made up the famous "Lost Battalion" on the western front. They sustained over 10,000 casualties in WWI. It was deactivated after the war, and reactivated for WWII, with the same 'Statue of Liberty' patch. The 77th would sustain over 9,000 casualties in WWII. My Father in Law, joined the division in the Philippians after the Japanese were defeated there. His first combat was Okinawa. He was a BAR man, so your M1 video doesn't apply to his experience. He was awarded the Bronze Star V, and the Purple Heart, wounded at the Maeda Escarpments, (Hacksaw Ridge) of the recent movie fame. He didn't know the name of the place then, he told me he didn't know were he was the whole time he was on the island. He learned all these names reading about it as an old man. He never used the term 'Hacksaw Ridge." He remembered climbing the rope latter they got from the Navy to fight. Then those who were still alive, climbed down for relief. He also told me of sharing a tent in the Philippians with a Seventh Day Adventists, who he remembered some guys making fun of, and who later was awarded the medal of honor, named Desmond Doss. He told me this information in the 1990's way before the famous movie. The two met at the D-Day Museum in New Orleans at the opening of the Pacific theater. Doss was older and very feeble, his wife or companion did all his talking. Maybe Doss worked on my FIL when he was wounded. My father in law's company was held in reserve for a long time on a troop ship, the battle had been going on for weeks (he believed) before he was sent ashore. He remembered sneaking on deck because it was so hot and crowded below and he was afraid of drowning in a sinking ship. He saw first hand the Kamikaze attacks and was very relieved to get ashore, although he didn't know what he was getting into. Since his company got to the fight so late, their job was to patrol for bypassed japs on their way to the front to join the rest of the division; which is where he earned the Bronze Star. They found a large group of bypassed jap soldiers, who were apparently feeling unusually safe standing outside of the mouth of a cave. He and another BAR man were ordered to jump out from hiding and kill as many as they could before they could retreat back into the cave. Which is what they did, and he described a horrible scene of those big 30.06 rounds hitting bodies from close range, as they shot from the hip, reloaded, closed and fired some more. He said the jabs were tripping over themselves, body parts, blood and the dead and wounded. They closed to the mouth of the cave, standing among the carnage, and fired into the darkness, when a large explosion from within blew them both on their asses. He cried everyday in his later years reliving those horrors. At the time we had not heard of PTSD. He had never told anyone the details of those days, not even his sons. I think he told me, because when I entered the family I was on active duty in the Navy. He also never got anything from the VA after his discharge, although he was recalled for Korea, but not sent to war when they found out he still had jap shrapnel in his back. I thought you might like to hear a little of the 77th.
A Fucking salute to that man! I’ve seen some pretty fucked up shit in Iraq but nowhere near what that man had to do. Thank you for taking the time to type that out. Stay Alert, Stay Alive brother 🇺🇸
Dylan Marsh American freedom was never in danger from Nazi rule. You're all the way across the ocean away from all the combat fighting in Europe. Keep your head in the ground for once you pretentious idiots.
Moe Ali Jaber Our American soldiers DID fight for our freedom. If America had stayed out of World War Two history would be very different than it is today. Eventually the Nazis and perhaps Imperial Japan would threaten our national security. We should be grateful that Our Nation would risk it's young men to save Mankind from tyranny.
Very cool thank you for the quick education on how to load the grand. My dad was 82nd airborne during D-Day in the Battle of the bulge and he was part of the Berlin occupation for us. But he only brought his 45 home with him he didn't bring the rifle. So I didn't get to learn on that so thank you for the quick education. And if your dad's still around thank him for his service
Great vid, my grandpa was in ww2 and he wanted to be a paratrooper but he had flat feet causing him to walk with the tanks. He was also a radio man. He was shot in the radio and it electrocuted him, he was also shot against the side of is face almost hitting his eye. He told my dad a story saying how it was winter and him and some guys went into a farm house basement and found a wine cellar. While they were drinking the and Germans came in and instead of fighting, they drank with each other. The Germans got so drunk they passed out and because it was cold, they stole the socks off the Germans.
Jeth_____16 YT Not everyone wanted to be a bad guy, they even are doing this in the latest COD WW2 game, where the devs say that in one part a German solider will help you.
The CMP is great if you want to play the game and jump through a bunch of hurdles. If you just want a Garand without the bullshit then look at your local gun stores. Check a couple times a month and they'll turn up.
Thanks for the lesson on the M1 Garand. I finally received my beautifully rebuilt 1942 M1 last week. It's been a long time since I've shot one. Dad was a sub commander in the 1970's and used to 'check out' a couple of M1's and several bandoliers of ammo. We'd head out to the range and shoot hundreds armor piercing rounds (black tip). I was 12 years old. When we'd get home, my older brother and I would compare our bruised shoulders before showering. Memories.
I was 14 when my best friend's dad got an M1. he was afraid to work the action at all due to his fear of M1 thumb. my best friend's grandpa was a WWII vet, and so is mine, and I'd never done it before this, but I'd seen my grandpa do it countless times. palm the handle, push follower down with thumb, move thumb out of the way while keeping pressure on handle, and finally let fly the handle. was like instinct the first time I did it. best friend's dad was pretty amazed. his grandpa did it the same way, just as mine. his grandpa passed away years before this happened, but I was lucky enough to have mine, and still do. have to show everyone that comes over and sees the collection how to do this now, because you can't be a true gun enthusiast without a little respect and admiration to the M1 Garand.
The thing you want to be clear about - is that you DO NOT bring your hand UP - and try to beat the bolt - you ROTATE it about the bolt handle so that when you are done - your fingers are PARALLEL to the rifle - NOT - perpendicular to it. The bolt will fly forward beneath your little finger with your hand - and thumb - completely clear of the weapon. If you are actually loading a real clip of bullets into the weapon - the action of stripping a round from the enbloc clip - will slow the bolt down while the round being loaded will keep your thumb clear of the breach (though NOT clear of the weapon) - but - if you are doing Inspection Arms, and opening the bolt to show that there is no ammunition in the weapon - there's nothing holding that bolt back but your hand when you press down on the follower. Rotate your hand about the bolt handle and you will not have a problem. I drilled with an M-1 Garand for 3 years in the late '60's as part of a High School, Jr. ROTC program. One day - just as I had pushed down on the follower - someone called my name - and distracted - I failed to execute the maneuver of extricating my thumb from the receiver and got it mashed. The cuticle on that thumb nail is different to this day. The problem I had - was that the thumb swoll up putting a lot of pressure on the thumb nail which was very painful. I hurt all night and the next day went to the local Naval Hospital (I was a dependent). What the doctor did - was to heat up a paper clip - and use it to melt a hole through my thumb nail. As soon as that hole was there - the fluid beneath the nail could squirt out through the hole - and the pressure was relieved - instantly reducing my pain. I had a bandage on my thumb for several weeks and eventually the thumb nail just fell off, leaving the growing nail behind. Oh - and thanks for showing us how to load individual rounds back into the clip. While I have, on occasion fired an M-1, most of my handling of it was during drill as a cadet, rather than shooting it. One thing about that weapon is that it never had a fiber glass stock. They were all wood. The problem there was that sometimes during drill (especially for the drill team which spun the rifles and tossed them to each other), weapons would get dropped and the stocks would crack. When that happened - they'd strip all the metal parts off the broken stock and throw it in the trash. I fished two of those stocks out of the trash, brought them home and wound electricians tape around them. I can touch those stocks today - and it brings me back to when I was 17 years old - which makes them (and a broken old portable radio I was allowed to have on post with me in the Marines) the most precious things I own. .
@@SCP--oh1dg Uh ... TL/DR??? TL = To Long ... DR = DID Read? Isn't it - TL/DNR - for Did Not Read I guess you're thinking Didn't Read ... That's OK ... if you ever pick up an M-1 - I hope you won't get your thumb smashed. It hurts. .
Hearing words passed down or on such as these Brings such a sad sense of calm As I look at the words we have lost to deaf generations. Thank you for your service To all who have served
My Dad Served with 82d Airborne during WWII. One of the best things that he taught me was how to load and fire and clean an M-1! INDEED THE GREATEST GENERATION
@@dentside78, i truly hope that you will forgive my ignorance of this topic, and i do not understand how my words have been interpreted as insults, but i have deleted them. i truly never meant to offend anyone. i truly have major respect for the Armed Forces.
@@dentside78, oh, all right 😐 i took no offense to what you typed, but i was worried because i thought i had offended you. i forget what i typed because it was about a week ago, but it seems that i mistakenly typed that The Screaming Eagles (🦅) instead of the eighty-Second Airborne (AA: All American). i like that comparison to the Chevrolet's Big Block inside of a Ford. thank you!
@@dentside78 For a LONG while the 82nd was known as the All Americans cuz they NEVER left America (1945 - 9-11, less a BDE for a year to RVN.) 9-11 changed that...57 years.
@@dentside78 NO they were NOT in Korea 51-52. That was 187th RCT. From 1945 - 1983 they went to some hinky island in Caribbean for a few months and sent ONE brigade to RVN for a year. Rest of the time stayed in US. Fact. ALL Americans, while 101st 1ID 9ID 4ID etc. went to RVN.
Many thanks to your dad for his service!! I just bought my first M-1! I am truly impressed and thankful for the explanation and instructions you have provided.
Me and my dad enjoyed your video very much. Brought back a lot of memories for him. 1962 Fort Ord basic training.. Fort Bragg, Air Borne, (Jump Master) for the 18th. Air Corps Flying Dragons.. Thanks and God Bless your father,you and all our troops young and old.
What a terrific idea! I got an M1 from CMP not long ago. I'm going to make a recording of a clip coming out of mine and do the same thing. What a terrific idea again!!!!
Good tips... however, the 5 round clip is needed for one important thing - Deer hunting. It's not legal in most places to have an auto that holds more than 5 rounds, so that clip is very important to hunters.
+REAL mc automatic is the general term for anything that fires rounds consecutively. Fully automatic is multiple rounds within one second. Don't speak if you don't know.
Just came across this. In the '80s, I carried a Garand for 2 1/2 years as a member of the Langley AFB Honor Guard. Was not aware of the partial load method. (Or the gas plug, but that just makes sense when you think about it.) Thanks to you for making the video, and your dad for giving you the knowledge to do so.
You just shared a little history from your grandfather. I'm happy this techque was recorded. I work in a nursing home and know that generations days are numbered too well. Having their memories recorded is more important than ever.
@@MrCoolguy425 it takes seconds to reload, if you're stupid enough to wait for the ping all you're doing is making yourself a target for 8 rounds fresh in the gun.
A Rather Livid Moose 1 second to reload is most definitely long enough for a person to pop up from cover with a LOADED weapon and shoot at the guy who just UNLOADED his weapon with a loud “ping” or at the very least shoot next to the guy reloading. Just because it isn’t American doesn’t mean he’s slower than a 70 year old getting up from a chair.
@@MrCoolguy425 Ok I worded it badly, I was referring to bayonets. People always say this about bayonets. But anyway who would be stupid enough to stand in the open while reloading
+jbones123 Hey there, he says in the video description that those were NOT live rounds. They're real bullets and brass, but there's no powder or primer in the casing.
When you shoot the rifle blank, the gas pressure will launch the grenade and the cartridge will eject. The red colored cartridge is a practice cartridge. It's only to play with the rifle without using real ammunition.
Thank you for your video the way you explained it was probably exactly like your dad did with you. God bless him and the sacrifice that was serving during those trying times.
M1 clip ejection ping is my favorite firearm sound.
Right!? 😁👌
USA#1 !! I’m pretty sure that was debunked as war around would be too loud but it is a good thought
It was for the Japanese Soldier in WWll, they knew that our guys was reloading when they heard that sound and charged them.
Germans loved hearing it too!
USA#1 !! I heard they would tap the clip on there helmet and when Germans peaked they shit them.
"If your technique ain't right, she's gon' bite."
The garand finger
Samuel Wan *Thumb*
@@venomfortres k
you gotta get that finger in the right position.
It's not ALMOST Rocket Science
3:21
"Wanna hear the ol' clip?"
you read my mind, sir. I was waiting for it.
Really nice video.
YAAAAAASSSSSSSS
It sounds the same at call of duty ww2 m1garand
Xxfireskull 62 cause they used the same thing?
WW2 Vets - *PTSD Intensifies*
@@xxfireskull6293 You gotta be some kind of special special
I don't know if any of us born after the war will ever be able to fully comprehend the shit that those guys had to go through. God bless your Dad for his bravery, and sacrifices.
You got that right. Imagine having to piss on the action of your Garand during the Battle of the Bulge in order to warm it up so it will cycle.
@@DKD81 My father was a front-line infantry soldier in Germany in WWII. He named his gun with my mother's name although he never talked about his war experience. Can you tell me exactly what happens to the gun when it gets cold? What do you mean "so it will cycle"? I'm trying to learn as much as I can about my Dad's experience since he (like most other infantry soldiers) never talked about it and now that he's gone it's too late to ask the questions.
I agree. My father was one of those who fought on the front lines in Germany. He never talked about it and wouldn't answer questions. Thank you for your message.
Thank your father for his service. Thank you for passing down his knowledge.
Hmm no comment? Well now its has.
Amen
I could have been Speaking German if it wasnt for your dad. So thanks for nothing dad.
@@cctproductions6976 it would take too much effort and he wouldn't be able to claim victim status
@@johnyblitz9774 Get some geographic knowledge. Germany isn't in the Pacific Ocean Albert .
Back in the mid 80's I had my dad's M1 at a range not really thinking about anything other than having fun with various weapons. I got to the M1 and emptied the clip with the associated sound of freedom. An elderly gentleman walked over from a couple of tables down almost in a trance. I was 19 so it really didn't register what was happening. Turns out the guy was a Korean war vet and that's what he obviously carried. It was also obvious that while we were in Virginia, his mind was elsewhere. He handled that rifle with a reverence that few would understand. He fired off a clip and was borderline tears.
Now THAT is an awesome experience. Cherish that.
People who try to take these from us cry 'gun fetish' this and 'macho man toxic fantasy' or 'murder romanticism', but the truth is that when these guys were out at war with them, this is sometimes the only friend that they could ever bring back from battle. Not everyone got attached like that. But some people, these rifles... for them, it was their only comfort in a world that had fallen apart around them. Beautiful pieces, even more beautiful stories behind them. If you've never at least felt the melancholy feeling that comes with thinking about that, you'll never be able to appreciate those stories.
@@theinstitute1324 well said...👏
@@blazinpuffs less than a year later I joined and ended up carrying a SAW for the first 18 months. I knew that weapon so well I could pick mine out of a pile as if it were the only one. That's 30 years ago and I'd suspect if someone handed me one I'd look and handle it with a certain reverence.
@@theinstitute1324 It doesn't hurt that an M1 Garand is as much a piece of art work as it is a weapon of war.
one of the most American sounds? The M1 ping.
Ah, but such a pretty sound, is it not?
i just love that sound haha
ich mag den sound aber nicht wo er her kommt ^^
and the A-10 BRRRRRRTTTTTT
Monster trucks and beer cans being crushed
Son: Dad, why is my sister called Rose?
Me: Because your mother loved roses.
Son: Thanks Dad.
Me: No problem M1 Garand clip ejection sound.
I guess the son's name must be "Ping" then, lol
This would have been a good meme 3 years ago... how times change.
This meme isn't funny, but I didn't expect anything after the "Garand" and ended up choking on my own saliva while laughing
@@pubcollize true that's what made it better
@@davidtorres2400 I clicked the notification to see what you're replying to and actually laughed again from the joke.
"I'm going to show some of you..."
*4 years later*
"3,943,792 views"
lol
Sir Pootington your profile pic matches what you typed
thx bb
Sir Pootington oh yes ;)
;)
Good ol classic PING
Greatest sound ever
Facts
Not when you’re in the middle of the jungle and they’re in the fucking trees
I found the GAU-8's sound better
But this is iconic as fuck
RoKetBunyy it'll kill ya in a stealth mission but its a buitful sound
Why isn't the M1 a musical instrument?
A little extra info on my dad. My dad was in the 77th infantry division. Company C of the 305 infantry
Regiment
There is a book that the army gave each soldier after the war. I assume it
was mailed to them. Anyway it's an awesome read. Look on ebay or other
books stores (around the world) if you don't have a copy. Each division got a copy. Of the
77th division, The name of the book is "ours to hold high" by Washington
Infantry Journal Press 586 pages
+007connecticut Stupid question, but do you live in CT?
why i know i am a borny and all but why are thair peeps with ponys photos on evry video i go on derp
+RustyNails OC No that's not him. There were 20,000 guys in that division. Sadly nearly all of them are gone.
+007connecticut do you know where he was deployed during the war?
+CocoszFTW The pacific, and finally Japan in the occupation forces. He was transferred to the 5th army air force when the 77th was deactivated.
Thanks bro. My dad was a veteran of Korea and the Battle of the Chosin Reservoir affected him terribly. He and two other guys he threw on a chow truck and charged through the Chinese were the only ones to survive out of his entire company. He got shot to shit but survived. When I showed him my first M1 rifle he held it, shouldered it, looked me straight in the eyes and said, "The ONLY reason you are here is because of a rifle like this one." Didn't know that trick of loading the clip in straight up! Thanks again! My ALL time favorite rifle, the M1!!!
A lot of Chosin veterans still hate General MacArthur for putting them in such an untenable position. One I read said "that man tried to kill me. But what can I say? I didn't cooperate".
Mad respect, one of the Chosin few
Just a thought...
If I was in action, armed with a Garand, and I was so low on ammunition that I was picking up individual rounds off the ground, and loading them, piecemeal, into the clip... I'd be worried about the overall situation I was in.
Obviously, though, you can only keep fighting, with what you've got.
Your father was more of a bad ass than myself, or any of us, will ever be. Bless him.
be liable to pick up a springfield over manually loading the garand
Go to Mexico and u will see how badass we are
Pretty sure the Alamo showed us 🇺🇸
EL MEXICANO, should I come down to Mexico, I’d have a higher chance of getting my head chopped off by the cartel with a rusty machete than witnessing any badassery
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The jaws of the Garand hunger for more thumbs.
I trained with a Garand when I was younger and I remember one day the instructor was demonstrating what would happen to your finger if it got caught by the bolt, and he demonstrated it with a popsicle stick, and the popsicle stick got smashed and he showed it to us "This is what will happen to your finger if the bolt closes on it", and then I went "Sir it'll turn into a popsicle stick?" - "Drop and give me 50 Cortez"
Hilarious story
underrated!
HAS to be true!From one who smart-mouthed an instructor!
If you don't mind me asking, what was his name?
Did you learn anything?
The beautiful thing is now thousands of people will have learned it the way you did. The way your dad did it. Passing on his knowledge for generations to come.
and thousands of thumbs have been saved.😃
This video is like some father teaching his kids what his father taught him and i thank your father for his service
My guys were on the other side of that war, but respect to all old warriors.
@@Sun-Tzu- damn, sun tzu said that
@@moldylemon3359 ;)
I have no idea how i got here, but damn that's cool!
Same here. It's an awesome rifle though!
Joseph Mikhail I
i was watching hurricane Harvey now im here
3:25 that fucking sound is why we all came here
So true haha
that beautiful ping
iconic
the trait of the dumbest gun ever
AE OE true
I'm a Brit that lives in Indiana and I've always been fascinated with WW2 and firearms. The M1 Garand has been one of my dream guns to own since I was 5 or 6 years old. I appreciate you taking the time to teach us and god bless your father for his service.
The CMP sells Garands for ~1k depending on the grade you select. Honestly it’s one of the better prices you’ll find them for
@@NotQuiteSteele That sadly won't sell to me because I'm not a citizen. I'm a greencard holder and permanent resident with a FFL03 C&R and carry permit but they require you to be a citizen.
@@DeimosPC Some gun stores, and firearm focused pawn shops sell CMP certified M1s. I got mine just a few days ago, in incredible condition (Certified Expert Grade), and runs likes a dream. I don't think you have to be a citizen to get one from one of those places. Certainly not the cheapest, at around $1,800, but was well worth the price. It really is an incredible rifle.
the ping is literally cream your jeans material right there
Alex Brant all day dude
The only reason I want an m1 grand that sound makes the hairs stand up on my neck lol
Nigguh what
THAT'S SO FUCKING TRUE WHAT THE HELL
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Very Cool... about 15 years ago, Springfield made brand new M1s... I bought one for my dad who was in the U.S. Army in WWII. He was thrilled... he and I took it out and I loaded it and low-and-behold, I got the M1-thumb and my first response was "holy shit the freaking hurt!" and my Dad laughed his ass off and said welcome the M1 club! Great video you have here! Thanks for sharing!
ILSRWY4 ;
That was the 2002 run. I bought one as well. Fantastic Rifle's!!!!
Money well spent!
Way cool to do that for your father. i have always wanted to buy one but have not had the money.. A ww2 vet who was like my grandpa passed a few years ago and had brought back an 8mm mauser packed in cosmoline? I think... well it was still in great condition and he had a stock saved also so we put it together and shot it.... All i could think was how terrifying it would have been to b shot at by that rifle.. the thing was gnarly. I shot clean through a good size oak log... i mean it made me tear up man thinkin what hands held that very weapon.... ppl my age dont seem to appreciate the sacrifices made for our freedoms. We say we do but not in our heart. Tell your dad thank you
@@JaredHIll13 It's like sitting in the cockpit of a mustang or through a battleship, really puts a whole lot of shit into perspective
You're right Caleb, I had the opportunity to tour a WWII submarine, the USS COD while I was in Cleveland a few months ago. I had a great love and appreciation for our WW veterans but that tour took it to a whole new level!
lol
Appreciate the info. It's all the more special when it comes from an ancestor or parent. My grandfather served in Africa and Italy and even met Ike. The general sat down right next to grandpa in the field and started asking him how the war was going; sorts of questions an enlisted man wouldn't ask. That's when grandpa looked at the newcomer and realized that he, a sergeant, had been shooting the breeze with a man with stars on his helmet. Just one of many stories from the field, like how the local tribesmen would sneak up behind you at night and check your boot lacings: if you tied your boots like an Italian or German, you got your throat cut. Nothing like those stories.
Thanks for sharing. I've heard stories about Ike and he was that way.:)
The Sound Of That Ping Was Sexy!
In the Pacific, I think it was the citizens of the Philippines that would feel the back of your hair at night to check if you were either a Japanese soldier or a U.S Marine. Apparently, Japanese hair is more coarse than American. Must've been weird every now and then to feel a quick rush of air on the back of your neck, knowing you were being checked.
I want to hear more about your grandpa. How come they would kill ya' if you had your lacings tied? Also any other information about him in combat. It all seems interesting!
He was a Supply Sergeant to my understanding and I don't know of any combat stories. Apparently, according to my father's retelling of the stories, the tribesmen, (Arabs I think), would surround an encampment at night and look over the soldiers shoulders. Apparently they were familiar with the differences between Allied and Axis footwear and in the glow of the fire would choose to either kill or announce themselves based on lacing style. One would say, "American" and the encampment would about jump out of their skins, realizing they were surrounded, as if by ghosts.
Other than that, one story was of how the unit was ordered to dig in, but the ground was so hard that the men just disturbed the top of the ground enough to say they had "dug in". That same night the Germans began the longest artillery barrage of the campaign, if not war, and by morning the men were using ladders and buckets, they had dug so deep.
The last bit I can remember was the culture shock of Italy, were grown men and women alike didn't use out houses or toilets, but if they had to go in this particular town, the citizens would just squat in the gutters next to the roads, right in front of you. This practice probably doesn't continue today, but a professor of mine was from Milan and noted how primitive or corrupt much of Europe is relative to America. Only so much has changed.
My dad served in Germany during the Korean War. He once explained to me the “danger” of loading the M1, but now I can actually see what he meant. Thanks for the video.
Germany is where my Dad spent 1951-53 while my Mom's brother was in Korea.
I'd gotten a Springfield Armory M1 Garand in 2002 & they whiled away a good 2 hours breaking it down farther than I had done to that point in owning it.
The sound of chat clip... so classic. I love that sound more than I probably should. I hope to one day own an M1 Garand.
Yessir! But got to Texas as fast as I could!
+The Dutch Texan Why would you go there?
MayMay Machine the age old story... a woman I love!
The Dutch Texan Neat
+The Dutch Texan That's actually pretty neat.
"this is how my dad taught you, now me, now you know."
ha ha great
PING!!!!
The sound of that clip is beautiful
truly the best sound in the world
Not too many sounds in this world can have so many unsaid words to it.
Like: "Shit." and "Banzai." But I don't think those words went unspoken.
Nightdare
americans- they have oil
Nightdare Ping.... The F... No More Amo!!!l Run Ryan Run!!!!!
I can't imagine how it feels to even hold one of the greatest rifles ever made with that kind of history from your own father it choked me up to the point of years seriously. God bless
The sound of the clip coming out is like ear candy
Its like an orgasm for your ear. Just love that iconic ping.
+GoldenJokered - CS:GO Overwatches and More!
I say screw the neighsayers that say it's a drawback of the weapon, in most situations you're not going to hear this over the sounds of fighting anyway. It just sounds too cool.
+The Chairman 'sides a smart infantryman would immitate the sound of the clip by banging it on something, and shoot when the enemy pops out.
My Grandpa told me he could differentiate between the sound of the clip and it's fakes 100% since he heard it first (in war)
My grandpa was a WW II veteran, fought against italians & germans with the hellenic army. As i was told by my dad, he brought back home his rifle, manlicher sopenaouer, he considered trustworthy, more than people.He did not like war, always told me it is a bad thing, but you need guns to protect yourselve and your loved ones.
Chance Keaffaber prolly just bought one
@@sushimidnight9539 lot of people took em home they stole them tho
Sushi Midnight : Absolutely Untrue ! While US GI’s were forbidden to take any weapon back with them, have met and know lots of WW II Vets who brought back Duffle Bags Full of various rifles & pistols. Even Vietnam Vets were able to get their “souvenirs” back to the US by various means !
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How many clips of ammunition did the average soldier carry?
Greece fought against Italy fm oct 1940 till apr 1941.On apr 1941 nazis invaded greece.Greeks fought heroically for mire than a month, before the front was dropped.My grandpa had to walk from north birders to his home, abt 400 km, most if them carried their weapons back and hide it in order to use in during resistance later.Regarding ammo, as he told me they were kind if short, so the greek army usually issue them abt 200-250 rounds of manllicher sopenaouer 7.8mm.They had to take most of their ammo and weapon from the equipment the italian left back when they retreated.
Talking about his dad and how he started listening to what he was saying after his mistake gives me goosebumps. Father is the most valuable thing for a boy
My Father was a prick. I wish my Godfather had been my Father instead.
@@duartesimoes508 he was an example of what you need to overcome, use your godfathers example to rise above and do your very best
I have a M1 on layaway at the pawnshop. Thanks for the tips and I'd like to thank your dad for his service. Greetings from Fayetteville/ Ft Bragg NC. My dad was issued a International Harvester when he joined the marines in 53,and he carried the M1D in Vietnam.
RIP dad
Gary Goofy Grape Gilmer SFG camp A325 Duc Hue
The M1 ping is music to my ears. Why?? The world will never know
Same for me
jscriber100 CoD and MoH?
Did you kill Nazi's?
You may be an American, even if you're not
Death By Ostrich
I did in ww2
Guam local here, noticed your dad was in the 77th and landed on Guam on July 21 1944. Just thinking this very gun played a part in liberating my island. Thank you sir for the video, and thanks to your father for risking his to save us.
Born on Guam in 55. :^)
The best UA-cam recommendation I’ve ever had so far.
UA-cam my 😱😱
You deserve a standing ovation for this there’s so many people spreading misinformation about loading this gun. I’m glad I found this video.
Gotta hit that like button for 3:27. and Yes sir, it is indeed very cool! :D
Yi Ge Peng yeah man
i came
So satisfying
Damn brings back memories of original Call of Duty...
+KableFI got these on BF 1943 :p
i tell you man i love that ping sound from an empty clip of a M1 Garand.
+deadhead686 perhaps you have a 1911 as backup.
+deadhead686 thats a myth
***** you've obviously never been in combat
***** so because you've supposedly been in combat, (I'm sure you haven't) you would know how loud combat is and almost impossible it would be to hear a ping over gun fire, explosions and at a distance.
***** well i have been. Man you're really holding onto this myth aren't you?
3:27 God, I love that sound
It's such a satisfying sound xD
I'm inlove
Same haha
That sound is so common in Saving Prvt Ryan it becomes a porn movie
or, if you were German or Japanese, it would make you moist because you would piss yourself at the sound of that bolt slamming shut.
The noise the axis heard telling them when they were to fire back
What a blessing to know that your Father served and also had the time to show you how she operated. Great pass down, would’ve love to have one in the family.
You only load the M-1 wrong once.
Lol that's the truth, pinched my thumb when I was 11. Grandpa laughed his ass off.
Paladin 06 Wing it wrong and she bites back.
Actually you can do it about 10 times exactly then you can’t anymore
Any rifle for that matter
CMJ115 ?
3:25 Me: keeps hitting replay
Wife: what are you watching?
Me: porn
3:27
Yasssss
XD
Gun porn
@@daxx-8014 the best kind
Thank you for a very good video. My dad served in the Navy during the Aleutian invasions on an attack transport driving a landing craft. I heard many stories. He taught my brother and I gun safety at a very young age. My best memories with his Garand was on the 100 yard range where I lay prone on the shooting bench. Many of the WWII vets would gather and ask him "Hey, are you really going to let the kid shoot that?" "Sure, watch this. Go ahead... ". Then I would load it, take aim, and put every round in the black. Some guys watched with spotting scopes. After the last ping, I really enjoyed watching those guy's jaws drop. I really amazed them. That was in 1959 when I was 6 years old! And then it was my job to strip it and clean it, reassemble it every time we got home from the range. Grampa gave my son his 1911 .45 pistol just before he passed away in 2002. I know you and I will never forget our dads.
My father was a war vet also. Served in Europe. A 25-year veteran. I bought one for him in 1985. He was a Sgt. in a 60mm motor team. He also passed down the correct way of loading the rifles. To our fathers and the greatest generation!
The sound of the clip flying out: iconic. Your Dad is a U.S. hero and thanks for his service. People like him is why the U.S. is revered.
Heard the ping
Pressed like
3:26 that's the sound of freedom.
Pepsi Man 😭
Pepsi Man so beautiful I'm crying
Pepsi Man ''freedom''
And death
that's the sound of a dead nazi
Just bought mine at my local gun show today....this is the info that I needed....thank you very much for sharing it!
3:26 is the most satisfying sound in the universe.
You're the only one shooting? And the enemy is not shooting? So they can hear the sound of your clip exiting the rifle. In a shooting war there is a lot of NOISE going on! Unless all your comrades run out at the same time and the enemy knows when you are going to 'ping', they stop firing just before the 'ping' so they can hear the 'ping'? What an absurd scenario.
Ibelieve the enemy heard the ping
maybe if you were German..
@@glennthomas7435 firefights were not all Call of Duty style, there were multiple engagement and quieter areas and neighborhoods where the enemy could easily hear the Ping, sometimes soldiers even simulated it I like my grandpa to trick the enemy, but I'm sure you've seen enough combat to know that
Thank you and thanks to your dad and all our WWII vets, God bless them all.
It's nice to see an M1 Garand video where the person actually know his way around the rifle. Well done sir.
Thanks for passing on some of this first-hand knowledge about this classic rifle. Very cool
My father in law, a Cajun from Louisiana, also served in the 77th, which was the "Statue of Liberty Division", as it was organized for WWI of draftees mostly from New York and New Jersey. It was the first WWI division made up of draftees, and the seventh division sent to France in WWI. Regiments from the 77th made up the famous "Lost Battalion" on the western front. They sustained over 10,000 casualties in WWI. It was deactivated after the war, and reactivated for WWII, with the same 'Statue of Liberty' patch.
The 77th would sustain over 9,000 casualties in WWII.
My Father in Law, joined the division in the Philippians after the Japanese were defeated there. His first combat was Okinawa. He was a BAR man, so your M1 video doesn't apply to his experience. He was awarded the Bronze Star V, and the Purple Heart, wounded at the Maeda Escarpments, (Hacksaw Ridge) of the recent movie fame.
He didn't know the name of the place then, he told me he didn't know were he was the whole time he was on the island. He learned all these names reading about it as an old man. He never used the term 'Hacksaw Ridge." He remembered climbing the rope latter they got from the Navy to fight. Then those who were still alive, climbed down for relief.
He also told me of sharing a tent in the Philippians with a Seventh Day Adventists, who he remembered some guys making fun of, and who later was awarded the medal of honor, named Desmond Doss. He told me this information in the 1990's way before the famous movie. The two met at the D-Day Museum in New Orleans at the opening of the Pacific theater. Doss was older and very feeble, his wife or companion did all his talking. Maybe Doss worked on my FIL when he was wounded.
My father in law's company was held in reserve for a long time on a troop ship, the battle had been going on for weeks (he believed) before he was sent ashore. He remembered sneaking on deck because it was so hot and crowded below and he was afraid of drowning in a sinking ship. He saw first hand the Kamikaze attacks and was very relieved to get ashore, although he didn't know what he was getting into.
Since his company got to the fight so late, their job was to patrol for bypassed japs on their way to the front to join the rest of the division; which is where he earned the Bronze Star. They found a large group of bypassed jap soldiers, who were apparently feeling unusually safe standing outside of the mouth of a cave. He and another BAR man were ordered to jump out from hiding and kill as many as they could before they could retreat back into the cave. Which is what they did, and he described a horrible scene of those big 30.06 rounds hitting bodies from close range, as they shot from the hip, reloaded, closed and fired some more. He said the jabs were tripping over themselves, body parts, blood and the dead and wounded. They closed to the mouth of the cave, standing among the carnage, and fired into the darkness, when a large explosion from within blew them both on their asses.
He cried everyday in his later years reliving those horrors. At the time we had not heard of PTSD. He had never told anyone the details of those days, not even his sons. I think he told me, because when I entered the family I was on active duty in the Navy. He also never got anything from the VA after his discharge, although he was recalled for Korea, but not sent to war when they found out he still had jap shrapnel in his back.
I thought you might like to hear a little of the 77th.
Thank you.
A Fucking salute to that man!
I’ve seen some pretty fucked up shit in Iraq but nowhere near what that man had to do. Thank you for taking the time to type that out.
Stay Alert, Stay Alive brother 🇺🇸
Brady yea I’ve watched the movie hacksaw ridge and salute to your father in law 🇺🇸
Thank u for this but my brain hurts to many words
ONDIGO-ERT TV Yeah reading is so hard 🙄🙄
I appreciate your dad for fighting for our country and my freedom
Dylan Marsh *our
Dylan Marsh Great comment!
Dylan Marsh American freedom was never in danger from Nazi rule. You're all the way across the ocean away from all the combat fighting in Europe. Keep your head in the ground for once you pretentious idiots.
Chunka Lunka oh did I hurt your feelings little kid? It's okay, you'll grow out of it eventually.
Moe Ali Jaber Our American soldiers DID fight for our freedom. If America had stayed out of World War Two history would be very different than it is today. Eventually the Nazis and perhaps Imperial Japan would threaten our national security. We should be grateful that Our Nation would risk it's young men to save Mankind from tyranny.
Your dad was a great man.
Very cool thank you for the quick education on how to load the grand. My dad was 82nd airborne during D-Day in the Battle of the bulge and he was part of the Berlin occupation for us. But he only brought his 45 home with him he didn't bring the rifle. So I didn't get to learn on that so thank you for the quick education. And if your dad's still around thank him for his service
theres something so good about that cling
PaulBreenis American Sound
Great vid, my grandpa was in ww2 and he wanted to be a paratrooper but he had flat feet causing him to walk with the tanks. He was also a radio man. He was shot in the radio and it electrocuted him, he was also shot against the side of is face almost hitting his eye. He told my dad a story saying how it was winter and him and some guys went into a farm house basement and found a wine cellar. While they were drinking the and Germans came in and instead of fighting, they drank with each other. The Germans got so drunk they passed out and because it was cold, they stole the socks off the Germans.
Th3GamingPanda Cool. The Germans were nice.
Jeth_____16 YT Not everyone wanted to be a bad guy, they even are doing this in the latest COD WW2 game, where the devs say that in one part a German solider will help you.
Your dad was a brave man and I thank him and you for your teachings.
I served in Italian army in 1981-1982 with this gun. About 150 night guards with this rifle. I was lucky and i have all 10 fingers.
Thank you for showing me those little tricks and thank God-men like your dad fought for the freedom of this country.
Such a cool gun. I want one someday.
Get one quick, the prices are only going up! And the laws are only getting dumber..
Compete in the Rifle competition in Ohio, hosted by the NRA. You can get a US government refurbished one for cheap if you qualify on the range.
+Bret Z how can I get more info on this
Go to the CMP website.
The CMP is great if you want to play the game and jump through a bunch of hurdles. If you just want a Garand without the bullshit then look at your local gun stores. Check a couple times a month and they'll turn up.
Great video and great story behind it all. I thank for father for his service.
Thank for sharing this with us i always enjoy veterans showing us something or telling us a story tell your father i said thank you for his service
Thanks for the lesson on the M1 Garand. I finally received my beautifully rebuilt 1942 M1 last week. It's been a long time since I've shot one. Dad was a sub commander in the 1970's and used to 'check out' a couple of M1's and several bandoliers of ammo. We'd head out to the range and shoot hundreds armor piercing rounds (black tip). I was 12 years old. When we'd get home, my older brother and I would compare our bruised shoulders before showering. Memories.
God bless your father for his service to this country :)
Single reloads: exist
People who played with nerf guns:
JUST LIKE THE SIMULATIONS
_ GodlyAura _ underrated
This needs more likes LMAOOO
Or everyone who hits reload after even firing one bullet in shooters
Adaptable Vision why do people do that in shooter games? I don’t, cause it annoys me.
If my gun carries 45 shoots i shouldn't let it on 44 just in case i need the 45
I was 14 when my best friend's dad got an M1. he was afraid to work the action at all due to his fear of M1 thumb. my best friend's grandpa was a WWII vet, and so is mine, and I'd never done it before this, but I'd seen my grandpa do it countless times. palm the handle, push follower down with thumb, move thumb out of the way while keeping pressure on handle, and finally let fly the handle. was like instinct the first time I did it. best friend's dad was pretty amazed. his grandpa did it the same way, just as mine. his grandpa passed away years before this happened, but I was lucky enough to have mine, and still do. have to show everyone that comes over and sees the collection how to do this now, because you can't be a true gun enthusiast without a little respect and admiration to the M1 Garand.
i love the ping noise
3:27 music to my ears
Totally orgasmic
I just think of my childhood of playing Call Of Duty: WaW and everytime that sound came out, it was just so pleasing to hear.
Owlhyzo that's one thing, but doing it in real life with actual bullets going around you is different.
He was just trying to say the sound was nostalgic?
NoBullFitness Don't take everything so seriously...
The thing you want to be clear about - is that you DO NOT bring your hand UP - and try to beat the bolt - you ROTATE it about the bolt handle so that when you are done - your fingers are PARALLEL to the rifle - NOT - perpendicular to it. The bolt will fly forward beneath your little finger with your hand - and thumb - completely clear of the weapon.
If you are actually loading a real clip of bullets into the weapon - the action of stripping a round from the enbloc clip - will slow the bolt down while the round being loaded will keep your thumb clear of the breach (though NOT clear of the weapon) - but - if you are doing Inspection Arms, and opening the bolt to show that there is no ammunition in the weapon - there's nothing holding that bolt back but your hand when you press down on the follower. Rotate your hand about the bolt handle and you will not have a problem.
I drilled with an M-1 Garand for 3 years in the late '60's as part of a High School, Jr. ROTC program. One day - just as I had pushed down on the follower - someone called my name - and distracted - I failed to execute the maneuver of extricating my thumb from the receiver and got it mashed. The cuticle on that thumb nail is different to this day. The problem I had - was that the thumb swoll up putting a lot of pressure on the thumb nail which was very painful. I hurt all night and the next day went to the local Naval Hospital (I was a dependent). What the doctor did - was to heat up a paper clip - and use it to melt a hole through my thumb nail. As soon as that hole was there - the fluid beneath the nail could squirt out through the hole - and the pressure was relieved - instantly reducing my pain. I had a bandage on my thumb for several weeks and eventually the thumb nail just fell off, leaving the growing nail behind.
Oh - and thanks for showing us how to load individual rounds back into the clip. While I have, on occasion fired an M-1, most of my handling of it was during drill as a cadet, rather than shooting it.
One thing about that weapon is that it never had a fiber glass stock. They were all wood. The problem there was that sometimes during drill (especially for the drill team which spun the rifles and tossed them to each other), weapons would get dropped and the stocks would crack. When that happened - they'd strip all the metal parts off the broken stock and throw it in the trash. I fished two of those stocks out of the trash, brought them home and wound electricians tape around them. I can touch those stocks today - and it brings me back to when I was 17 years old - which makes them (and a broken old portable radio I was allowed to have on post with me in the Marines) the most precious things I own.
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TL/DR
@@SCP--oh1dg
Uh ... TL/DR???
TL = To Long ...
DR = DID Read?
Isn't it - TL/DNR - for Did Not Read
I guess you're thinking Didn't Read ...
That's OK ... if you ever pick up an M-1 - I hope you won't get your thumb smashed. It hurts.
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@@BobSmith-dk8nw TLDR stands for "Too long didn't read"
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/tl;dr#English
@@Mistwraith99
From your link:
"Alternative forms
tldr, tl/dr
TLDR, TL;DR, TL/DR
TLDNR, TL/DNR, TL-DNR"
Just like I said.
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@@BobSmith-dk8nw You said TLDR meant "Too long did read". That's incorrect.
Hearing words passed down or on such as these
Brings such a sad sense of calm
As I look at the words we have lost to deaf generations.
Thank you for your service
To all who have served
Almost came when I heard the clip ding xD
sameee
***** 😂
The ping myth.During battle nobody is going to hear that ping.
That's a huge myth. A firefight is INSANELY loud. There's no way you could hear a ping over gunshots and people screaming
GankCrankPlankSpank gross
Thank you for sharing this, and my respect and gratitude go out to your father, without men like him i would have been speaking German today.
When the clip went
PTWAAAAONGG
It was so great
Thank you for passing on your Dad's wisdom 👍
My Dad Served with 82d Airborne during WWII. One of the best things that he taught me was how to load and fire and clean an M-1!
INDEED THE GREATEST GENERATION
Indeed.
@@dentside78, i truly hope that you will forgive my ignorance of this topic, and i do not understand how my words have been interpreted as insults, but i have deleted them. i truly never meant to offend anyone. i truly have major respect for the Armed Forces.
@@dentside78, oh, all right 😐 i took no offense to what you typed, but i was worried because i thought i had offended you. i forget what i typed because it was about a week ago, but it seems that i mistakenly typed that The Screaming Eagles (🦅) instead of the eighty-Second Airborne (AA: All American). i like that comparison to the Chevrolet's Big Block inside of a Ford.
thank you!
@@dentside78 For a LONG while the 82nd was known as the All Americans cuz they NEVER left America (1945 - 9-11, less a BDE for a year to RVN.) 9-11 changed that...57 years.
@@dentside78 NO they were NOT in Korea 51-52. That was 187th RCT. From 1945 - 1983 they went to some hinky island in Caribbean for a few months and sent ONE brigade to RVN for a year. Rest of the time stayed in US. Fact. ALL Americans, while 101st 1ID 9ID 4ID etc. went to RVN.
Still my favorite rifle, gotta love that ping.
3:24 the best sound u will ever hear
Many thanks to your dad for his service!!
I just bought my first M-1!
I am truly impressed and thankful for the explanation and instructions you have provided.
that's probably one of the nicest rifles ever made, it's good to see one in such a nice condition too.
Me and my dad enjoyed your video very much. Brought back a lot of memories for him. 1962 Fort Ord basic training.. Fort Bragg, Air Borne, (Jump Master) for the 18th. Air Corps Flying Dragons.. Thanks and God Bless your father,you and all our troops young and old.
Beautiful weapon.
Thanks , Cool video . Both my Grandfathers carried them in WW2 . Didn't realize loading them could be so versatile .
Work with a guy that has the ping set as his text alert✊🏻
What a terrific idea! I got an M1 from CMP not long ago. I'm going to make a recording of a clip coming out of mine and do the same thing. What a terrific idea again!!!!
My absolute favorite ASMR video, and the finest eargasm at 3:27
Good tips... however, the 5 round clip is needed for one important thing - Deer hunting. It's not legal in most places to have an auto that holds more than 5 rounds, so that clip is very important to hunters.
Good to know
M1 grand is a semi auto rifle
+REAL mc automatic is the general term for anything that fires rounds consecutively. Fully automatic is multiple rounds within one second. Don't speak if you don't know.
I have the right to speak
Learn to type before insulting me
Just came across this. In the '80s, I carried a Garand for 2 1/2 years as a member of the Langley AFB Honor Guard. Was not aware of the partial load method. (Or the gas plug, but that just makes sense when you think about it.) Thanks to you for making the video, and your dad for giving you the knowledge to do so.
God bless your dad.
My dad taught me of M1 thumb as well. It only takes once.
Thank you for this video. Now I am ready to go to school.
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I learned a lot here, thanks for sharing :)
Thank you Doom for sharing this on Google. I love WWII weapons and to see how this was loaded is pretty cool.
finding you here lol :D
Did not expect to see you here doom
I did not expect to see you here at all.
DooM49 Woah DooM, I didn't expect you here at all.
3:26 "ain't that cool or what?"
Yes, yes it is.
Priceless experience slowly disappearing if not for these timeless videos Thank yo for posting
You just shared a little history from your grandfather. I'm happy this techque was recorded. I work in a nursing home and know that generations days are numbered too well. Having their memories recorded is more important than ever.
M1 garand: *ping*
Germans: AAAAAAAAA
Dom Est that’s when they start shooting at you is when they hear that ping
@@MrCoolguy425 it takes seconds to reload, if you're stupid enough to wait for the ping all you're doing is making yourself a target for 8 rounds fresh in the gun.
A Rather Livid Moose 1 second to reload is most definitely long enough for a person to pop up from cover with a LOADED weapon and shoot at the guy who just UNLOADED his weapon with a loud “ping” or at the very least shoot next to the guy reloading. Just because it isn’t American doesn’t mean he’s slower than a 70 year old getting up from a chair.
@@MrCoolguy425 Ok I worded it badly, I was referring to bayonets. People always say this about bayonets. But anyway who would be stupid enough to stand in the open while reloading
Germans : Hans get sturmgewehr, und mg42!
this guy is so cool, thanks for teaching us and thank you to your father for his service
I like how you used a fake round first then switched to live rounds.
+jbones123 Hey there, he says in the video description that those were NOT live rounds. They're real bullets and brass, but there's no powder or primer in the casing.
+KarbonKevin Yeah right..
jbones123 what happens when u shoot the fake round ??????
When you shoot the rifle blank, the gas pressure will launch the grenade and the cartridge will eject. The red colored cartridge is a practice cartridge. It's only to play with the rifle without using real ammunition.
The M1 Garand had such a sexy design
Thank you, and respect to your Dad.
Thank you for your video the way you explained it was probably exactly like your dad did with you. God bless him and the sacrifice that was serving during those trying times.