I was 6 years old and my brother was 8 back in the 1950's when my dad bought us brand new .30 carbines. He had an M-1 Garand and saw action on the Kiska and Attu Invasions in WWII. We always went to the old rifle range at Little Tujunga Canyon north of Los Angeles and we shot at the 100 yard range exclusively. We went every 2 to 3 weeks for about a year. My dad let me shoot his Garand prone on the bench top. I weighed 45 pounds. Yes, it kicked like a mule but I loved that rifle. It was more accurate than my carbine. I got really good at loading the Garand without getting Garand thumb (Pop showed me some tricks which saved my thumb) and I could put all 8 in the black almost every time at 100 yards with iron sights. Pop loved to play a game with the WWII and Korea Vets. They would flip out at Pop for even letting a little kid shoot that thing. He would say, ''Hold it tight to your shoulder and squeeeeeeze the trigger. It kicks HARD. Are you really sure you want to try it?'' He would hand me an N Block of ammo and I could watch the Vets cringe when I loaded it. The cloth bandoleers held 64 rounds and by then I had probably gone through 10 of them in the previous months. I had a lot of trigger time behind that rifle and knew it well. He would ask a Vet to spot for me and call out my shots. There would be 4 or 5 old timers there cringing telling Pop ''Don't let him shoot it. You are going to hurt that kid.'' Hahaha, Pop, my brother, and I had the last laugh as I could put all 8 rounds in the black. Everyone was amazed and I loved that little charade. But we were shooting corrosive primed surplus ammo....a penny a round. The 600 round spam can of surplus .30 carbine was corrosive as well. I was the designated rifle cleaner. I could strip each rifle down, clean everything with Hoppe's #9, run patches through until my dad was satisfied, then oil and grease them as necessary using little screw top plastic orange jars of grease that only a little finger could fit in. I could probably assemble them in the dark. Pop did the right thing raising us to be safe around all firearms. He was so proud of us boys. Thanks for bringing up these memories. I'm in my 70's now and still smile about this little game we played.
A Garand doesn’t kick too much, semi-auto’s are much more recoil friendly than a bolt action. My 1903-A3 kicks like a mule though, so I have a Pachmyer slip on recoil pad on it which calms it right down! At 67, I don’t have much in the way of shoulder muscle to absorb recoil any more……😮
@@Future-Preps35 I had a gun hating high school English teacher accompany us up to the mountains where we put a hollowed out Shakespeare book filled with Tannerite on a post 200 yards away. We shot it with a .50BMG bolt action target rifle. BOOM! Well, she agreed to try various rifles (she lost a bet and went shooting with us). The Mosin Nagant scared her with its kick, the Garand was easier on her, the .30 carbine was more her speed. But the ranch owner had a huge rock across the valley 1300 yards away. You could see the 50 cal strikes on it. The teacher gave it a try. There was a pretty big muzzle brake on it and it had a fairly gentle kick. She loved that thing. She burned up about 20 of the guy's 50 cal hand loads that afternoon. She used to show the Shakespeare video blast to her classes.
@@pat0343 Thanks! I had an ad from Surplus City in the LA area circa 1959 when they were selling brand new Lahti 20mm anti tank rifles in wooden crates for $100. I begged my dad to buy one. ''It will break your shoulder. No.''
You could literally be a doctor for military drug dogs who protect secure areas around cities at home and abroad, one example out of many, I hate the military industrial complex I think it’d be better spent on the people and not promoting genocide, but the companies and manufacturers part of that complex are not intrinsically tied to veterans and the duty they served, so I think we should push with trying to reduce the scale of militarization but we still need soldiers and staff to make that happen!
My personal reflection would consider 3 Iconic, American Rifles: A) The Pennsylvania/Kentucky Jager Rifle, B) Henry/Winchester, and, Yes, of course the C) American, M1 Garand....... "WE hold these Truths to be Self-evident......!"
@@tracyclaystowell6431, to bad your overlords did not allow Canadian forces to manufacture, nor use it where it counted..... All the patents are registered in the United States.
I arrived at Fort Chaffee, Arkansas in late December of 1961. My introduction to the M1 Garand happened within a few days with cleaning, disassembly, and maintenance going on in the barracks in the evening. I still miss those little yellow-capped cups of lithium grease...
Awesome rifle! That was a bit before my time. In the Austrian army we had the Steyr FN FAL (STG 58) in 7.62x51 before the Steyr STG 77 (AUG) came in 5.56x45, I use the .30-06 in my hunting rifle.
@@mikhailkalashnikov4599 yes, that was Brigadier General George S. Patton's exact words in a letter sent to an Attorney General from D.C. in the 1930's.
Man that hits hard! I met R. Lee Ermey at my credit union, shook his hand. He lived here in the CA high desert. Great man. Thanks to all veterans for your service.
Fond memories of DCM matches with government furnished LC 67 ammo. It was the beginner rifle leading to the NM M1A and bolt guns. I still have my DCM Garand and a can of LC 67 in bandoleers. Just in case. A militia rifle, donchaknow.
Perfect rifle for today As a fan of peep sights an R. Lee as well, I just enjoy the sound of that M-1! Veterans - We salute you and thank you for your service.
Before Garand, US rifles were derivatives of other designs. We weren’t a super power and was little inclination for us to roll our own. Stoner has the honor of being the first homegrown unique rifle designer. Exceptionally functional and readily manufacturable design that withstood the test of time.
my family has a nice military history my dads dad was in the korean war and my moms dad was in the army and my dad was in the army as well so thanks to all who have served and fought for our freedom we have today
I was issued with two M1´s during my 12 months as a conscript in the danish army in 71 -72 both being Springfield made. We had new rifles made by Beretta in Denmark and I´m pretty sure that a lot of those were given back to the US and many of those had never fired a shot. Later in 77 -79 I had a contract with the army and were issued with the G3 whitch had better sigths and a 20 round magasine but I´m still feeling that the M1 was a real rifle and more constant shooting, the G3 should have adjustments for every shooting.
Happy Veterans Day. My great grandfather was in WW2. Few months ago I met a guy at the gun range who had a M1. I asked if I could shoot it. He said yes. I hit the target all eight times. Just kept pulling the trigger.
I remember flying into New Jersey to meet The Garand Guy, and he pulled 3 of the original prototype Garands from his safe with consecutive serial numbers. He said that I'll never see that again in my life and so far, it has been true. Amazing rifle, amazing history, and amazing collectors!
Thanks to all the Veterans that used that rifle and the ones that are using the m16 rifles now ! Thanks for your service! And thank you for the ones that aren’t with us anymore!😅
I loved my m1 but I only buck hunted with it one time because I still hunt when I buck hunt and it was just too heavy for our mountains but doe hunting watching field edges it was great for that
If the M1 Garand isn't the most American rifle, there are two that are in serious contention. One is the American long rifle, which of course includes the Pennsylvania rifle and the Kentucky rifle. No other country used them. The M1 Garand was used by foreign armies after the 1950's in surplus. No one else ever used the American long rifle and they found great use in the hands of the minutemen and militia during the American revolution. One was used according to historians at the Battle of Saratoga to shoot British General Simon Fraser by rifleman Timothy Murphy from a distance of about 300 yards. Fraser was rallying his troops and leading a counter attack when he was shot, and after he was shot, that counter attack failed and the Americans won the battle, which convinced the French to join the war on our side. The other "most" American rifle, the Winchester 1894. How many have been made and how many have been used to take game since 1894?
Thanks you, veterans, and Hickok, too. Is there anything this man can't shoot accurately...no. we need to petition President Trump to allow the importation of the Korean Garands that were banned...😊
US rifle caliber .30 M-1, re-defining the definition of cover since 1906. I’ve only had my CMP rifle half as long as you, but make up for it with enthusiasm.
Stoner's AR is indeed an American icon and all it's iterations have endured as America's longest running service rifle. The M1 Garand truly helped win the war against Germany and the bolt action Mauser. America was a different country with different values and authentic patriotism during WWII - fought by the 'Greatest Generation'. 'The greatest battle implement ever devised.' - (Gen. Patton on the M1) is simply celebrated and associated with America's greatest victory. It's also a sweet shooting .30 caliber rifle!
@@paul7754 - Some FA historians and authorities will tell you that the M-14 was America's "shortest-lived service rife," and in one sense perhaps that is true, but neither is it the whole story: The M-14, far from being the failure its detractors claim, was such a success that it has been in use continuously since the late 1950s as a specialist weapon. It's official tenure as the service rifle of the Army, Marine Corps and Navy (the U.S.A.F. never adopted it) may have been from 1957-1963, but it took until 1970s for units in Europe to be equipped with M-16s and even then, the M-14 soldiered on as a sniper and designated marksman weapon for many decades after that. It was/is used as a Navy/USCG boarding party weapon, and also for detonation of mines and explosive ordnance as a stand-off weapon. Many men-of-war still have them in arms lockers. And when M-14s were finally mothballed, they didn't stay there long once the Global War on Terror began and the deficiencies of assault rifles manifested themselves in the wide-open spaces of mountainous Afghanistan and the deserts of Iraq. The grunts needed greater range and power than their 5.56x45mm weapons provided, so the call went out for the old war-horses to be taken out of storage and sent over. Eventually, AR10s & SR25s replaced them, but they held the line during the interim. Many FA authorities consider the M-1 and M-14 to be part of the same "family" of rifles given their many similarities and the fact that their periods of use overlapped considerably. The Garand was officially our service rifle from 1937 to 1957, but they persisted for years after that in National Guard and Army Reserve Units, and also in Navy Arms lockers, too. Originally, the USN had not wanted to spend the money for the new rifle in 1957 and tried to convert M-1s to 7.62 NATO via chamber inserts. When those proved to be less-than-ideal, the navy paid to rebarrel its Garands. Eventually, these were replaced by M-14s in many cases, but those .308 M-1s showed up for a long time. And that doesn't even get into all of the other nations which used surplus M-1s or M-14s at one time or another....
To me, 90% of the elegance and cleverness of the Garand is unseen and unknown, even by many firearms enthusiasts. There is so much more that is fascinating besides just its basic gas piston operation... but perhaps that is in the realm of "trainspotters." One thing I really like about it, other than it being a .30-06 semiauto, is that I believe its sights and sight adjustments are the best of any rifle that has ever existed - with maybe the Stgw 57 being more clever and accurate.
I was 6 years old and my brother was 8 back in the 1950's when my dad bought us brand new .30 carbines. He had an M-1 Garand and saw action on the Kiska and Attu Invasions in WWII. We always went to the old rifle range at Little Tujunga Canyon north of Los Angeles and we shot at the 100 yard range exclusively. We went every 2 to 3 weeks for about a year. My dad let me shoot his Garand prone on the bench top. I weighed 45 pounds. Yes, it kicked like a mule but I loved that rifle. It was more accurate than my carbine.
I got really good at loading the Garand without getting Garand thumb (Pop showed me some tricks which saved my thumb) and I could put all 8 in the black almost every time at 100 yards with iron sights.
Pop loved to play a game with the WWII and Korea Vets. They would flip out at Pop for even letting a little kid shoot that thing. He would say, ''Hold it tight to your shoulder and squeeeeeeze the trigger. It kicks HARD. Are you really sure you want to try it?'' He would hand me an N Block of ammo and I could watch the Vets cringe when I loaded it. The cloth bandoleers held 64 rounds and by then I had probably gone through 10 of them in the previous months. I had a lot of trigger time behind that rifle and knew it well.
He would ask a Vet to spot for me and call out my shots. There would be 4 or 5 old timers there cringing telling Pop ''Don't let him shoot it. You are going to hurt that kid.'' Hahaha, Pop, my brother, and I had the last laugh as I could put all 8 rounds in the black. Everyone was amazed and I loved that little charade. But we were shooting corrosive primed surplus ammo....a penny a round. The 600 round spam can of surplus .30 carbine was corrosive as well. I was the designated rifle cleaner. I could strip each rifle down, clean everything with Hoppe's #9, run patches through until my dad was satisfied, then oil and grease them as necessary using little screw top plastic orange jars of grease that only a little finger could fit in. I could probably assemble them in the dark. Pop did the right thing raising us to be safe around all firearms. He was so proud of us boys. Thanks for bringing up these memories. I'm in my 70's now and still smile about this little game we played.
A Garand doesn’t kick too much, semi-auto’s are much more recoil friendly than a bolt action. My 1903-A3 kicks like a mule though, so I have a Pachmyer slip on recoil pad on it which calms it right down! At 67, I don’t have much in the way of shoulder muscle to absorb recoil any more……😮
@@Future-Preps35 My Father said that when they began training on '03s guys would come in from the range with black eyes from the kicks.
@@Future-Preps35 I had a gun hating high school English teacher accompany us up to the mountains where we put a hollowed out Shakespeare book filled with Tannerite on a post 200 yards away. We shot it with a .50BMG bolt action target rifle. BOOM! Well, she agreed to try various rifles (she lost a bet and went shooting with us). The Mosin Nagant scared her with its kick, the Garand was easier on her, the .30 carbine was more her speed. But the ranch owner had a huge rock across the valley 1300 yards away. You could see the 50 cal strikes on it.
The teacher gave it a try. There was a pretty big muzzle brake on it and it had a fairly gentle kick. She loved that thing. She burned up about 20 of the guy's 50 cal hand loads that afternoon. She used to show the Shakespeare video blast to her classes.
Great story
@@pat0343 Thanks! I had an ad from Surplus City in the LA area circa 1959 when they were selling brand new Lahti 20mm anti tank rifles in wooden crates for $100. I begged my dad to buy one. ''It will break your shoulder. No.''
Veterans, Thank you for your service.
To the military industrial complex. Hell no.
@@TheDoomWizardNO TO PATRIOTISM NOT ANTI ESTABLISHMENT RHETORIC!
You could literally be a doctor for military drug dogs who protect secure areas around cities at home and abroad, one example out of many, I hate the military industrial complex I think it’d be better spent on the people and not promoting genocide, but the companies and manufacturers part of that complex are not intrinsically tied to veterans and the duty they served, so I think we should push with trying to reduce the scale of militarization but we still need soldiers and staff to make that happen!
My personal reflection would consider 3 Iconic, American Rifles: A) The Pennsylvania/Kentucky Jager Rifle, B) Henry/Winchester, and, Yes, of course the C) American, M1 Garand....... "WE hold these Truths to be Self-evident......!"
You can thank us Canadians for making that rifle possible, lol . Clay
@@tracyclaystowell6431, to bad your overlords did not allow Canadian forces to manufacture, nor use it where it counted..... All the patents are registered in the United States.
Let's dedicate those ex 2 liter
bottles to the late great Mr.
Paul Harrell at this twilight
hour of an important Veteran's
Day
Godspeed, Mr. Paul Harrell. You led a good life.
Hear, hear! 🥀
I arrived at Fort Chaffee, Arkansas in late December of 1961. My introduction to the M1 Garand happened within a few days with cleaning, disassembly, and maintenance going on in the barracks in the evening. I still miss those little yellow-capped cups of lithium grease...
The perfect rifle to show off on Veteran's Day... at least this vet thinks so.
Awesome rifle! That was a bit before my time. In the Austrian army we had the Steyr FN FAL (STG 58) in 7.62x51 before the Steyr STG 77 (AUG) came in 5.56x45, I use the .30-06 in my hunting rifle.
Har…speaking of. Bought a used STG58 several months ago. Great rifle.
@StryderK awesome. Did you put optics on? It was shooting great with iron sights.
@@bernardsbbq nope. Wanted to keep the way exactly it looked back in the day.
Love my CMP Garand. Had it shipped to work. Close to 20, I’d have to check.
Bought one in 1980 then bought another. Absolutely fantastic rifle!
" The Best American Battle Rifle Ever Made", George Patton.
"In my opinion, the M-1 Rifle is the greatest battle implement ever devised.”
@@mikhailkalashnikov4599 yes, that was Brigadier General George S. Patton's exact words in a letter sent to an Attorney General from D.C. in the 1930's.
@@kylevidetto1115 January 26, 1945
@@mikhailkalashnikov4599 oh, I may be way off on the dates. Lol my bad.
@@kylevidetto1115 No problerm, I was just giving you the info fyi. Thanks.
Thank y’all for your service! 🇺🇸
Man that hits hard! I met R. Lee Ermey at my credit union, shook his hand. He lived here in the CA high desert. Great man. Thanks to all veterans for your service.
Fond memories of DCM matches with government furnished LC 67 ammo. It was the beginner rifle leading to the NM M1A and bolt guns. I still have my DCM Garand and a can of LC 67 in bandoleers. Just in case. A militia rifle, donchaknow.
Best American military rifle ever invented by a French-Canadian.
LIVING IN AMERICA SO I GUESS HE KNEW WHAT WAS GOOD AFTER ALL!
GREAT INVENTOR: JOHN C.GARAND
@@FormerMPSGT Simmer down there son.
My all time favorite rifle ..mine is a 43 SA also. Just a fantastic Ole girl from the CMP
So I bring out firearms for a lot of outings (ie. "team building" activities for work). And the M1 Garand tends to be the crowd favorite.
Perfect rifle for today
As a fan of peep sights an R. Lee as well, I just enjoy the sound of that M-1!
Veterans - We salute you and thank you for your service.
At 77 still my favorite,mines from 44,didn't make it overseas.
I got a case of M1 shoulder once. Loved it
Thank you veterans. Yes, that’s probably the most American rifle. Garand was Canadian - American though
Love the m1 beautiful freedom seed dispenser, Dad carried one
Thanks for another Hickok45
video
Goes along with all the US battle rifles and the Winchester lever guns.
The greatest battle implement ever devised. G.S. Patton, Lieutenant General
Before Garand, US rifles were derivatives of other designs. We weren’t a super power and was little inclination for us to roll our own. Stoner has the honor of being the first homegrown unique rifle designer. Exceptionally functional and readily manufacturable design that withstood the test of time.
With the possible exceptions if shotguns: Winchester Models '97 & '12, Ithicas & Mossbergs. Nothing else since the 1950's.
my family has a nice military history my dads dad was in the korean war and my moms dad was in the army and my dad was in the army as well so thanks to all who have served and fought for our freedom we have today
I was issued with two M1´s during my 12 months as a conscript in the danish army in 71 -72 both being Springfield made. We had new rifles made by Beretta in Denmark and I´m pretty sure that a lot of those were given back to the US and many of those had never fired a shot. Later in 77 -79 I had a contract with the army and were issued with the G3 whitch had better sigths and a 20 round magasine but I´m still feeling that the M1 was a real rifle and more constant shooting, the G3 should have adjustments for every shooting.
We had a factory finished 30_06 on the range yesterday the rifling inside the barrel is insane
Happy Veterans Day. My great grandfather was in WW2. Few months ago I met a guy at the gun range who had a M1. I asked if I could shoot it. He said yes. I hit the target all eight times. Just kept pulling the trigger.
happy veterans day yall!
I remember flying into New Jersey to meet The Garand Guy, and he pulled 3 of the original prototype Garands from his safe with consecutive serial numbers. He said that I'll never see that again in my life and so far, it has been true. Amazing rifle, amazing history, and amazing collectors!
First gun I went deer hunting with
Thanks to all the Veterans that used that rifle and the ones that are using the m16 rifles now ! Thanks for your service! And thank you for the ones that aren’t with us anymore!😅
I loved my m1 but I only buck hunted with it one time because I still hunt when I buck hunt and it was just too heavy for our mountains but doe hunting watching field edges it was great for that
Bought mine just before the Clinton crime bill for $400. Best gun deal I ever made.
Yes sir. Ne plus ultra. Mr. Murphy used that.
Bucket list to own that exact rifle...
Always wanted a Garand.
1000th Like! From a veteran, you’re welcome!
Thank you Veterans God bless
I love the M1.
Just bought my first garand a month ago. I love it. Wish i had kept my smith corona to go with it.
Life is good
😂Wonderful rifle Definitely has history behind it 😮
I love my HRA Garand.
The most American rifle designed by a Canadian!
I got one in 1994 through the DCM FOR 165.00 delivered by the mailman. Thouwere the days! Still the best battle rifle in the world. It did win WW 2 !
Colt 1911 - John Browning, USA
M1903 - modified Mauser
M1917 - modified Mauser
M1 Garand - Canadian
M1 Carbine - Williams, US convict
M60 - modified German
M16/M4 - Eugene Stoner, USA
M9 - Beretta, Italy
M243 - FN, Belgium
M17 - Sig Sauer, German
- you decide!
I need one ❤ beautiful rifle
R Lee Ermy would be so proud. Thank you
I thought the Winchester 1873 was the most American rifle. 😇
Yes!
That is a beautiful rifle 💪💪🇺🇸🇺🇸🇨🇱🇨🇱
If the M1 Garand isn't the most American rifle, there are two that are in serious contention. One is the American long rifle, which of course includes the Pennsylvania rifle and the Kentucky rifle. No other country used them. The M1 Garand was used by foreign armies after the 1950's in surplus. No one else ever used the American long rifle and they found great use in the hands of the minutemen and militia during the American revolution. One was used according to historians at the Battle of Saratoga to shoot British General Simon Fraser by rifleman Timothy Murphy from a distance of about 300 yards. Fraser was rallying his troops and leading a counter attack when he was shot, and after he was shot, that counter attack failed and the Americans won the battle, which convinced the French to join the war on our side.
The other "most" American rifle, the Winchester 1894. How many have been made and how many have been used to take game since 1894?
May I ask please what is the buttstock pad you have on the M1
Or are u shooting new ammo out of garand let me know what u think I need but 68 and 69 really do well out of mine
Nice!
The absolute ultimate American rifle designed by a Canadian!
And all of the Boomers, who's parents were _The Greatest Generation_ said:
"Yes!"
😊 ser have a good day mostly very long rifles of files. 😊 good luck ser
2 shots on a cinder block=dust
Great rifle
👍
The best rifle ever made!
I love it!
❤ mine
Yes that is an iconic American rifle but the most iconic American rifle would be the sharps carbine. 😊
20th century
Thanks you, veterans, and Hickok, too. Is there anything this man can't shoot accurately...no. we need to petition President Trump to allow the importation of the Korean Garands that were banned...😊
US rifle caliber .30 M-1, re-defining the definition of cover since 1906. I’ve only had my CMP rifle half as long as you, but make up for it with enthusiasm.
Are you questioning its identity? 🧐
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
UA-cam deleted my comment about Hickok45 doing a shout out of the massive Republican sweep last week. UA-cam, you are treading on dangerous ground.
Nope, the AR15/M16 is.
Stoner's AR is indeed an American icon and all it's iterations have endured as America's longest running service rifle. The M1 Garand truly helped win the war against Germany and the bolt action Mauser. America was a different country with different values and authentic patriotism during WWII - fought by the 'Greatest Generation'. 'The greatest battle implement ever devised.' - (Gen. Patton on the M1) is simply celebrated and associated with America's greatest victory. It's also a sweet shooting .30 caliber rifle!
@@paul7754 - Some FA historians and authorities will tell you that the M-14 was America's "shortest-lived service rife," and in one sense perhaps that is true, but neither is it the whole story: The M-14, far from being the failure its detractors claim, was such a success that it has been in use continuously since the late 1950s as a specialist weapon. It's official tenure as the service rifle of the Army, Marine Corps and Navy (the U.S.A.F. never adopted it) may have been from 1957-1963, but it took until 1970s for units in Europe to be equipped with M-16s and even then, the M-14 soldiered on as a sniper and designated marksman weapon for many decades after that. It was/is used as a Navy/USCG boarding party weapon, and also for detonation of mines and explosive ordnance as a stand-off weapon. Many men-of-war still have them in arms lockers.
And when M-14s were finally mothballed, they didn't stay there long once the Global War on Terror began and the deficiencies of assault rifles manifested themselves in the wide-open spaces of mountainous Afghanistan and the deserts of Iraq. The grunts needed greater range and power than their 5.56x45mm weapons provided, so the call went out for the old war-horses to be taken out of storage and sent over. Eventually, AR10s & SR25s replaced them, but they held the line during the interim.
Many FA authorities consider the M-1 and M-14 to be part of the same "family" of rifles given their many similarities and the fact that their periods of use overlapped considerably. The Garand was officially our service rifle from 1937 to 1957, but they persisted for years after that in National Guard and Army Reserve Units, and also in Navy Arms lockers, too. Originally, the USN had not wanted to spend the money for the new rifle in 1957 and tried to convert M-1s to 7.62 NATO via chamber inserts. When those proved to be less-than-ideal, the navy paid to rebarrel its Garands. Eventually, these were replaced by M-14s in many cases, but those .308 M-1s showed up for a long time.
And that doesn't even get into all of the other nations which used surplus M-1s or M-14s at one time or another....
To me, 90% of the elegance and cleverness of the Garand is unseen and unknown, even by many firearms enthusiasts. There is so much more that is fascinating besides just its basic gas piston operation... but perhaps that is in the realm of "trainspotters."
One thing I really like about it, other than it being a .30-06 semiauto, is that I believe its sights and sight adjustments are the best of any rifle that has ever existed - with maybe the Stgw 57 being more clever and accurate.
In my opinion, it would have to be John brownings M1911. It was used longer than any firearm in our military. AR 2nd, M1 3rd
@@DeVante-jermaine Uh, the question is: "Is this the Most American RIFLE?" (emphasis mine)