M1 Garand vs M1A
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- Опубліковано 12 бер 2020
- Paul explains the difference between the M1 Garand and the M1A.
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at 14:39 I said the mags had eight rounds each. They did. I fired seven then nine because I reloaded before the rifle was empty. There was still a round in the chamber. this illustrates one of the advantages of the M-1A
Good to know I thought I had lost count👍🇺🇸
Ohhhhhh, I was wondering why you didn't hit the charging handle on the M1A.
I love my M1A, wouldn't trade it for anything.
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@@motorbikemadness5773 not even a pallet of Toilet paper😂👍🇺🇸
Paul Harrell this is a new comment and yet I feel like I have read this exact comment before. Did you by chance have this same scenario on another rifle?
@@UncleDanBand64 LOL, nope!
_”In the hands of an average shooter like myself"..._
To my knowledge, this is the first time Paul has ever lied to me.
Maybe three times @14:34 he only shot 7 rounds not 8 and completed a tactical reload...he avoided needing to send the bolt forward thus saving a couple seconds.
You be the judge
@@robertpowers1045
My take?... That wasn't lying, it wasn't even cheating... That was just counting and situational awareness.
The rules were _"There will be a magazine change for each of us”..._ he was just smart about it.
I'd shoot the chronograph on accident, just sayin.
I don’t know what to believe anymore...
Paul you didn't need to invent a whole backstory "gun show" and "corona virus" just to organize an awesome pizza party.
Today is "Pi day" after all.
Paul needs to tell those boys that accuracy is better then volume of fire except when it comes to dating. 😊
paul just loves pizza and wants to share it with you
Yes he does! It's Paul Harrell
Did someone say "pizza?"
Fantastic presentation! In regards to the M14 I heard a joke from the Marine veteran which went like this:
“The ordnance almost replaced all of the weapons in its arsenal with the M14, since on full auto the first round suppresses the infantry, second suppresses enemy logistics and third one shoots down aircrafts”
The Garand: ping
M1A: no ping
I think we all know who the winner is.
If you can hear that ping even within 10m of the shooter during a battle then you ave super human hearing abilities!! you can't even hear it on the bloody video without have to really try hard!!
The ping is actually designed to bait the enemy. You are out, but the guy next to you is not. The Kraut across the way sticks his head up to blast you in the two seconds it takes to reload and gets popped in the dome by your buddy
timothy munk the real answer haha!
@@baalzamon3593 I don't think it was "designed" for that more a clever adaption by us troops. Whatever way you put it a distinctive sound when you need to reload isn't a helpful feature on a war rifle.
@@baalzamon3593 Bull. No way anyone would hear that tiny ping in a firefight between 30-06 and 8mm Mauser.
US Miitary adopts Paul Harrel shooting jacket as uniform:
World Peace ensues.
it would work in a desert, even for people who've never seen Paul's videos
That's because every infantryman can now carry a completely loaded 155mm howitzer, gun grew and full magazine of reloads for it.
It is a cool jacket. I'll make it a point to go through Paul's entire library to see if there's a link to the jacket OEM's website.
@@RickSaffery it"s from the 70's or 80's.
He says so in one if his videos.
Just imagine what he carries in the internal pockets.
"in the hands of an average shooter"
I didnt see any average shooters in this video...
I looked all over the screen and couldn't find one either!
depends on how you chart, if you chart for speed vs accuracy he's pretty much right in the middle
"To be average scares the hell out of me", Unknown by me. I try to either get better, or do not give a shit. I wrote software for a living, and I tried to be the best I could be. My last two implementations were defect free. Yes, I brag.
Lean in closer, you'll see his reflection right there.
I never noticed it before but the gas venting from the M1A's metered operating system was obvious in the video. I've fired both M1 and M1A and noticed breech and muzzle flash (not so much flash from the M1A due to flash suppressor)--it would be interesting to do a video on the M1A firing in darkness to see if the breech flash is greater than the gas port flash.
Paddington's Pizza on Pine Street puts practically all the pepperoni placed on a pizza in particularly perfect places.
Precisely.
Purportedly.
Poopy
@@Khoros-Mythos Pardon?
@@Khoros-Mythos pissy
@ 8:03 "Accuracy is rendered invalid when I shoot off-hand because I add too much of a variable to the equation."
Said from the mouth of the only UA-camr who is more accurate than hickok45.
Would be interesting to see them work together on a feature dvd/ppv
@PUPPET ACTRESS Ya think...LOL! All three would be magnificent.
I don’t know about more, but they’re both so cool!
My Dad said he never saw anyone in Vietnam shoot from the off hand position . It was still being taught but seldom if ever used in combat.
@@caitlinmachon4030 I can believe that... just in normal military training I never took a shot in that position, it's too exposed.
Paul Harrell at midnight? I’ll take it!
high five bro
Same
I was waiting on some night vision action.
My Lord, get a room.
tom reta, I’m in my room though.
Explain to me why I like Paul’s videos so much. The calm Bob Ross-like demeanor, the methodical analysis, the fun shooting with the mountainous echo, or that he doesn’t roll with a silly looking battle belt on a civi?
Paul, I've been orbiting around firearms for many years of my life, but there has always been a mental barrier barrier for me between being interested and being overwhelmed. But you are an excellent teacher, and your videos are very straightforward and thorough. Thank you very much!
Very nice comment
Dislkes for Paul's videos are actually likes from Australia
But dislikes from Australia are just likes upside down.
We've been working on that. Now we hold our screens of choice upside down.
nice!
Always likes , from down here.
Lmao
"Thousands"...
"Hundreds?"....
"Dozens?"...
"Okay, those one or two women" lol
topkek
i wasnt expecting that, made me choke a bit on my coffee...ah hell isnt it amazing how random bits of silly things like that can be fuckin hilarious at certain times
Who says Paul doesn't have a sense of humor? 😂
Can someone give me the timestamp for that? ^^
@@Serjo777 start at .40 in
Paul, simply the best presentation consistently. A well-balanced presentation, quick pacing yet palatable.Even your humor is acceptable. You truly are a professional and provide the best videos available. Thank you
18:20 No wonder WW2 took so long. They're not even shooting at each other!
:D:D:D:D:D
Comparing these rifles against contemporaries was really the best part, I like that perspective.
Absolutely. Extremely important when determining which is the “better” rifle. The garand was unmatched in its day. M1A had much closer competition and I’m my opinion, wasn’t even close to being the best battle rifle of its time.
The guys is so humble and honest, If he told me he had a rooster that could pull a loaded freight train, I would start selling tickets.
So this is my first video from this guy. Listening to him talk is one of the most pleasant experiences I've had in recent memory! Very relaxing.
He’s very well spoken and it’s pleasing to the ear. Reminds me of listening to Christoph Waltz speak. Though Waltz is in a league of his own in regards to verbal eloquence lol
Someone breaks into his house he lectures the person to sleep
cant lie, i put this on to go to sleep
I have learned so much from Paul over the years! Love his videos sending prayers brother
Paul is one of the most well thought out, and informative gun reviewers on you tube. Personally I take his opinions as facts.
Yup
He is informed and if you listen to him then you are informed, easy to understand.
Gotta give him credit
Alot of his opinions are based on facts.
On any tube.
Facts, you keep using tha t word, I do no think it mean wut you think it mean.
Paul is confident in standing on the authority of truth.
His knowledge is based in the practical tested measured demonstrated repeatable with independent variables to prove or determine a cause effect relationship or outcome.
Wisdom is knowledge applied
Facts are fickle as Einstein like he said, if they don't fit the theory, change the facts.
Whaaaaaaaa? Shiench
Truth has a particular resonance that all your senses agree with.
If you have ever seen a color so loud it felt like you could taste the smell of it.
Well, You too could become a padawan...
I don't take his opinions as facts personally I don't think Paul would want people to either. Do your own research as well but he definitely deserves credit he dose know what hes talking about
Random thought: Normandy beach must've been loud as hell
Yea, and not many beach umbrellas to go around!!!
@@mrdinme.4768 not to mention those bigass bangalore torpedoes going off a few dozen feet away blowing up barb-wire defenses
@@mrdinme.4768 meanwhile the little shit stains whine about which bathroom to use because there isn't one for pink hippo giraffes only men and women.
My grandfather was there. He was permanently deaf in his right ear from a flamer unit tank exploding 50 yrds from him. He had burn scars all down his back. Normandy was a living, breathing hell on Earth from the stories he told me. Seeing your bootcamp buddies body parts flying around, gallons of blood pouring into the ocean, nearly everyone dying before they could even get boots on dry ground. Thank God for those men's iron clad bravery.
Eric Kolb I’m not sure about how the horrors of war make attempted social change null and void. I was taught to appreciate what you have, but to always still strive for better.
Not to say that I even weigh in on either side of the bathroom debate. I havnt kept up with the politics involved in it too much. Just playing devil’s advocate and poking at the logic of your argument.
Average shooter here... just purchased a M1 Garand and looking for a good M1A deal. Once again, thank you so much for your expertise and your ability to educate us with common language and tangible examples. Great job, Paul!
I am also an M1 Garand owner, although if Paul is an average shooter, I wouldn't be so bold as to try to claim that label for myself as well. 20 years ago, I was looking for a good M1A deal and wound up buying an FN FAL clone (Entreprise Arms-made StG-58 clone to be specific) instead. I wouldn't mind finding an M1A deal, but the FAL has successfully scratched my "semi-auto .308" itch since I got it.
Also do not forget that the M1A/M14 can also be loaded at the top with a stripper clip. I own an M1A and stripper clips for .308 rounds, and that combination makes it a joy to shoot and reload.
Not bad for a rifle that is suppose to be state of the art at the time of introduction (1950s), but still sticking to its tradition as a rifleman's rifle.
Imagine fighting a war with these weapons and not using ear protection.
WHAT!?
WHAT ABOUT EARRING PRODUCTION!?
Shooting 5.56 when next to a wall or building is considerably worse, especially from the 14.5" barrels.
@@skyhop but not worse than one of these next to a wall or building.
In the spirit of Sergeant Daly "DO YOU WANT TO HEAR FOREVER?!"
M-14 in Nam, no ear protection ever, it was just the way it was.... It did get the job done though, never failed, unlike the M-16s...
If Paul is an "average" shooter, I must be a very "low functioning" one.
By his standards id be pure novice.
If he's average, I am literally the worst.
Minimally exceptional.
By comparison I would have trouble figuring out where the bullet comes out
That makes me a marksman in the Special Olympics.
Thanks for the side-by-side comparison for the two rifles.
Also nice in putting them in context to the era they primarily served in.
I was introduced to the Garand in 1954. We were taught to load it by locking the bolt back and then while holding the bolt back with the heel of the right hand, to shove the eight round clip into the chamber. It was important to remove the right hand quickly once the clip was in place.
1. Why would you lock the bolt to rear, then need to hold it?
2. The en block clip goes into the magazine, not the chamber.
You failed your training.
@@wehrewulf Yeah. When did you graduate basic training, smartass?
@@wehrewulfnever heard of a magazine that wasnt detachable. Its just a clip not a magazine
@@joshhaney9769 No, wehrewulf is right, it's a clip fed into a magazine. In the M1's case, the magazine is integrated with the rifle. A magazine is just a device used to store and feed rounds into a repeating firearm and can be internally integrated or detachable.
@@wehrewulf when loading an M1, the process of seating the clip will release the bolt
"Private Pyle... I think we've finally found something that you can do well."
:Gunnery Sergeant Hartman
Semper Fi 🇺🇸
I need a reacharound.
If only Hartman had known what that really meant.
"THIS is my rifle. THIS is my gun'
"This is for fighting. This is for fun"
Snuffy Grunt: Who-rah
8:00 Worst looking Princess Leia I have ever seen.....lol
I just use my finger, then I rinse it off.
😂😂😂 got me good
Hilarious :)
Oh that’s just perfect.
I love them both!
LGS has a "Tanker" Garand in .308; I'd love to add it to my collection.
I carried a scoped M14 (not M21) in Military Service, and it served me well.
I used to own a nice WW2 M1 Garand, had to sell it (along with all but 2 guns) when I became Disabled.
I couldn’t imagine being in the German’s boots having a 30.06 flying by dozens or more at a time.
Imagine having 7.92x57 Mauser flying by you or worse the 8mm moving faster with a 30rnd magazine.
@@TylerJordan601 30 06 is a faster round.
@ DBL - German Army doctrine was to base the infantry squad around the machine-gun, in their case the superb MG34 and MG42 GPMGs. U.S. Army doctrine was able to adopt the greater mobility of fire-and-maneuver tactics - to a greater extent because of the firepower of the M-1 Garand rifle. It spread the firepower out to a greater extent. And in the Pacific against bolt-action rifle armed Japanese infantry, it was not uncommon for platoon-sized units to hold out against company-sized or larger formations thanks to their superior firepower and the M-1 Garand, as well as the various SMGs and also the excellent BAR.
Speaking of the Pacific and the troops holding off much larger groups of Japanese prisoners reminded me of an interview of a soldier who fought on Iwo Jima. He remembered being able to sleep better in your foxhole because everyone would sleep with their 1911 in their hand cocked and ready to go so all they had to do was flip off the thumb safety and come out of the foxhole firing. The bolt action welding Japanese were many times overwhelmed by the withering amount of fire four guys and a fox hole could throw down with their pistols. I know this video is about the M1 but I thought that was an interesting comment on the fighting In the Pacific. All of our semi-autos and fully automatics really won the war for us. We were the only country that I know of too put a automatic weapon in the hands of every troop and two weapons for those who had a pistol as well. And by the end of the war most had a pistol.
Chuck went from Wehrmacht to East German infantryman in the span of about 5 minutes. Who knew the transformation could be so quick.
Nah man. That's modern flecktarn.
@@moritamikamikara3879 That's true, but I haven't seen any modern Germans using old Mauser rifles and AKs
He had a guest shooter. That opens to door to other guests coming in. Huge growth potential in inevitable.
Would love to see Paul and Hickok45 shoot. M1A and 1911 :D
I like hickok45 but think he’d forfeit for simplicity instead of doing a skill comparison
Chuck not a guest, he a CREW! Roll on, PH crew!!
Paul, I just can't get enough of your videos... your insight and presentation really appeal to those that want to learn and appreciate a thorough clear explanation of everything guns... thank you!
Well said friend. Well said.
I love both the M14 (and variants) AND the M1 :) they are classic designs, and iconic of their times. great video! keep up the good work!
Patton in his day felt the Garand was the ultimate at the time. This actually shows a good reason why, plus the extra weight helps when using the bayonet. I have a soft spot for history.
The Garand most definitely was. The only contemporary rifle that was comparable was the Russian SVT-40 which, in design, was actually far superior and closer in capability to the later M14. Where the SVT-40 fell short was in production tolerances, which led to some reliability issues; accuracy was still comparable with a Garand, though. The Russians also didn't have nearly enough for everyone, and had to stop production in 1942 in order to mass-produce Mosin Nagants to ensure every soldier had SOMETHING.
" an average shooter like myself" "I'm what you'd call a professional" sending mixed signals there Mr. Harrel.
to be fair, he would be referring to himself as a professional in the way of gun handling, safety, and knowledge. now shooting/group targeting can be put in a different category than those other three.
He said average “shooter” your a tool bag. And so are the 54 thumbs up. Plenty of law enforcement out there that are average shooters but are proficient in handling a weapon.
Cool vlogs btw.
@@habaneropepper4156 My comment was meant more as a form of reverence toward Mr. Paul. As I personally enjoy his videos and his humor, and personally see him as a professional, due to his down to earth demeanor and real world outlook towards, firearms, ammo, gun ownership etc.
Victor Ivanov wow your nice guy! Your supposed snarky and shitty to others on here don’t you know that? Stay healthy good day sir.
Gotta be honest, Chuck was running that Mauser pretty quickly. That was all really cool to watch.
Excellent video. Great comparisons. I’ll be watching this vid again & again. Thanks for posting.
I didn't even see Chuck until he fired a shot. That's some nice camo.
Oh , sure you’re the “average shooter”. That was the funniest line Paul ever delivered!
LeewardStudios nope,” Are you kidding me”, much funnier.
Idk man that Bernie Sanders line hit pretty hard
@@AlexNV75 and bruce yeah, caught that. too many 2A people don't get that Bernie is pretty mild on guns. they also don't know that "are you kidding me" has said that if he wants them, he'll just take them. no due process.
Paul, you cover every angle, you have the most informative videos! Thanks!
Another great video thanks Paul and crew
Paul, thank you for making good on your word and doing an alternative to the gun show.
As far as I'm the judge, this is the best gun channel on UA-cam!
Greetings to Paul and the crew from Austria
This was just a badass video sir. Both you dudes letting loose at the same time just made me smile ear to ear, Thank you
Excellent video! I have both the M1A (Springfield Armory) and a M1 Garand. You, Paul, are a vastly better shooter than I've ever been or ever will be.
Props to Chuck for keeping that bolt gun at his shoulder while cycling the action
still slow af tho
negative props for that ridiculous wehrmaboo getup
Trades that for jumping his head.
@@silvermediastudio Bahahaha... Nice, subtle observation. Com'on, anyone shooting against Paul is going to be SAF. But I totally agree. Mad props to Chuck for getting out there next to Paul, and in his Wermarcht getup, to boot. GAG!
@@bradbowhunts Not someone who... practices in the use of combat arms. Someone who even casually competes in high-power rifle or similar. Honestly Paul's cadence was good but could have been a lot faster without giving up accuracy, it's called the rifleman's cadence. I'm sure Chuck is a decent shot but this wasn't his forte. The way he's holding that AK is somewhat amusing. I'm also surprised Paul doesn't use a hasty sling (or the hasty hasty), both of them would benefit greatly with the stability offered. Afterall it was a technique taught in WWII infantry training, along with seated, kneeling, and prone positions with and without the sling. Lost arts I guess.
The M1 Garand was always my grandfather's favorite rifle. It's what he used in the service, so for good reason he had love for that rifle.
My grandfather was an Army Captain (O3) on D-Day. During the beachhead operations his M1 started giving him issues. Well after taking the beach etc… they had some down time so being an engineer by trade he refused to get a new rifle until he figured out what was wrong with his current rifle. As he was function testing, the rifle fired unintentionally. My grandfather was pointing it into a hedgerow and killed a Nazi that was hiding there. Poor guy had lost his rifle and was hiding in the hedge row. My grandfather didn’t know the guy was there and it was an accidental/ malfunction discharge. Needless to say he ended up getting a new rifle.
Always with the great videos. Regardless of whether or not you're interested in the contents of the particular video, Paul always makes it interesting ! ... Keep them coming Paul... ✌🏻
Thank you Paul Harrell for another excellent and well put together review. I've owned both the M1A and the Garand and found both to be very good and accurate for their intended purpose.
How can't you love the way he swings out the M1A at the beggining of the accuracy test.
Combat shooter!
“Caveat” - Paul Harrell bingo checklist word
"Shatneresque"
Love your videos......keep up the good work. I'm still finding stuff from the past.
Highly interesting. Great to see them against their contemporaries. I always learn alot on this channel.
"... and dressing in German camo does help him shoot a little better."
I was so happy Paul commented on this...it's been a HOT debate for decades now that wearing the proper attire CAN and WILL make you better!
*looks at his brown pants with a smile*
I like that look Chuck gave the camera when Paul said that.
+1 Accuracy
Props to Chuck for making his UA-cam debut by shooting against Paul Harrell. I'd love to shoot with Paul, but not in front of a camera that's destined for the World Wide Web.
...some body has got to play a role in Paul’s high light videos👍🏾
... in german camo.
One of your better videos.very informative. Keep up the good work
Enjoy the video, have both the M1 Garand (7.62), and M1A Scout Squad (7.62). The Garand I've had since 1995, the M1A I got last year. Spent a lot of range time with both last summer. You hit all the marks I found on the range with my rifles. I'm an Army Vet, and retired law enforcement. Great job, keep those videos coming.👍
I had some experience with both, in the early '70's, in High School Junior Reserve Officers Training Corp, which I spell out so young men today realize how things have changed. After learning how to shoot a .22LR target rifle with micrometer adjustable aperture sights, on an indoor range (12 high schools in town had indoor ranges) at 50 ft, from prone, sitting, kneeling, with sling support, and standing, for two school years, our two teams of 4 got to get on a bus and shoot the National Match Course on a Army training Camp with 200, 300, and 600 yard lines, at 10'x10' target frames which were raised and lowered, (marked with 3"disks so the shooter could see the hit without a spotting scope) in a place called "the pits" the crack of the bullet passing over your head telling you to lower the target and mark it, then raise it. The Lake City ammo was free. So the 600yrd target was 48"D, and the x ring was 6"D, or 1 MOA and some rifles could do that with match ammo. Now ammo is so good, and hunting rifles, and optics, I saw a fella shoot 1/2 MOA with a Rem 700 with hunting bullets, out of the box.
This was a hold over from WWII training. IIRC the course was 10 rounds rapid fire (1 min) prone (from standing up) then 10 rounds standing slow (10 min) then move back to 300 for sitting, ten rounds, then back to 600 for 20 rounds prone slow (20 min) Total possible score of 500 points, 50x. We were shooting at bulls eyes which were sized to be the same size as the front sight blade when sighting and marked with scoring rings, the smallest being the x ring.
At that time I weighed 115 lbs, 5'10" stringbean HS Junior, and the recoil in prone would shift me off target center, if I used the regulation position, so I had to get my body in line behind the gun. After 20 rounds on the 600 yrd line, I had a headache. Senior year my Dad bought a National Match prepared M-I Grand (thats what we called it, because it was indeed "Grand"). I got to shoot that with free ammo as well. most marked NM. Then we got to go to Camp Perry Ohio where they had the National Matches.
This video brought back the smell of 20 rifles shooting 200 rounds of .30 cal in one minute, on the line on a summer day in Indiana, in 1970 something, when I was hot shit. This comment is by way of saying thanks Paul, and thanks Dad, and thanks Major Wilhelm - who was coach, bus driver, and source of free Lake City NM. (Who took responsibility for us kids - or were we young men?)
Not all issue M-1s were accurate. Same with M-14 (what we called it). Most needed glass bedding of the stock and NM barrels and op rods and sights and triggers. You had to take care with the flash suppressor of the 14, was the only difference to me. In the Marines I qualified with a M-16 that had a trigger little better than the Dasiy Red Rider I started with - thanks to Mom and Dad for cocking that for me when I was not yet strong enough, and supplying me with B-B's for years. (still have that one too)
If people spent as much time training as they do talking about (The Best Whatever), they would be shooting as good as Paul, or better may be. Get to know the trigger of one rifle, one that won't make you develop a flinch with recoil, that's my way. Shooting fast is not my way. Hitting the target center, every time, or holding off, is my way.
Steel and wood and aperture sights is my way. Staying out of fights, gun or otherwise is my way. True, I may not survive some situations where you would with no problems, cest la vie.
Gotta know your own limitations. Gotta keep training to know. Good Luck America.
@GOMER PYLE: You don't belong here. Stay if you wish, but don't expect anyone to notice your childish, condescending attempts to draw attention.
Thanks for sharing. I wish I had had the opportunity to shoot in a match like that in HS.
@GOMER PYLE You read Mr Potato's post and so did I.
I enjoyed his memory.
@GOMER PYLE I did! While my memories are vastly different it was still a reminder of times when kids like me would walk through the neighborhood with a BB gun or later a .22 on their way to the nearby abandoned cornfield to have an enjoyable time plinking at whatever until sunset and nobody thought twice about it. Rifles & shotguns were a common sight in the back window of pickups at the high school and we didn't shoot up the school. I'll give you credit for not saying "OK Boomer" though
It sounds like high school was awesome back in the day. It sucked so bad for my millennial generation that my mom pulled me out of it to go to Jr. college instead. I did not feel like a worthless degenerate there, TFG. Definitely not enough professionals running the school systems these days. Oh well...
Anytime, day or night, Mr. Harrell releases a presentation and the rest of my life gets put on hold. No ifs, ands or buts!
"no ifs, ands, or *yeahbuts"
Just rewatching some Classics thank you Paul
Great comparison video Paul! Thank you for highlighting these historical pieces (Well at least the Garand) the others are great representations of their battle rifle equivalents.👍🏻👍🏻
Sorry MAC, Paul Uploaded.
In 1979 I earned the Navy Expert Rifleman medal with an M14. I had done a lot of shooting in my life but it was the first time I had ever fired an M14 before. Awesome weapon!
I fired one at NAS Whidbey Island a few weeks after September 11th 2001. What was really fun was the little lever on the back of the rifle, that went from semi-auto to full auto to get rid of the rest of the ammo after qualifications (that's the only full auto M-14 I've ever seen)!
Thank you for this. Fun to watch and helpful to us all.
That was a very well done video. Good work.
With everyone staying home, you’ll need to produce many more videos for us to watch...it’s a crisis!
I’d enjoy a video comparing the M1911A1 to a Browning HiPower, both in original military configurations and then as modded for concealed carry (like a late model Kimber CDP or similar vs. a BHP Mk III with Novak’s or Heinies, improved hammer, and mag disconnect hazard device removed). Kind of a dual comparison, between the guns as issued and maximizing their potential for defensive carry. Perhaps that is a bit much and involved, but I think the topic is interesting.
Thanks for video and all work you do.
BTCAsia I Too Would Like Those Pistols Compared 2 Browning Masterpieces 💨🔫😎
No Name ...it was a joke...
Comparing the M1911 and the Luger sound good as well.
I would greatly enjoy seeing this one.
BTCAsia Great topic suggestion.
When I was eighteen I joined the Marines and was issued an M14, it was love at first sight, I have one to this day.
😉
I got my dad a brand new Springfield Armory M14 (I don’t care what the civilian designation is, it’s an M14) 14 years ago. It came with a US Army M14 manual. He tossed it aside and said: “the army would need a manual to figure out how to wipe their butt” and proceeded to field strip the gun from memory 40 years after having served in the USMC.
@@classicgunstoday1972 Semper Fi
Darth Fader he says Semper Fi to you too!
@@classicgunstoday1972 to be fair, the army was still issuing M14s up until the m110 (AR10) was in wide issue. My friend had an M14 in each Stryker for use as a DMR.
One thing to have been trained on the old girl. A whole nother one to have to learn her from scratch!
Best dang ole informative and entertaining Firearm vids on the whole world wide web.
Thanks for the great presentation.
I just want to point out that M1A is, other than a cartridge difference, the rifle that Garand designed in the 30s. The 8 round en bloc clip was an ingenious engineering solution to the War Department's insistence that box magazines (a la BAR) were not to be used.
In war, your weapon doesn't have to be perfect. It just has to be better than the enemy's weapon.
@@FinalLugiaGuardian it doesn't even need to be better than the enemies weapon. It just has to shoot. Then you shoot the enemy. VICTORY.
The BM 59 is the rifle that Garand designed in the '30s but in 7.62x51 with a box magazine (in fact, a lot of early BM 59s were converted Garands). The M14/M1A, on the other hand, is not. The gas system and other components were messed about with in ways that ridiculously delayed development, vastly inflated costs, and eliminated commonality of parts. That's why the M14, despite being generally considered a fine rifle in itself, was an obsolescent mistake *as a wide-issue infantry rifle* when it was adopted.
@@jic1 Not disagreeing with you there. I mean in it's layout and high level design it's substantially similar to the Garand, which rifle was originally supposed to have a detachable magazine. The denial of that feature was... unfortunate - but the rifle works fine as is. While I don't have the pleasure of owning an M1, I suspect the en bloc clip is superior to stripper clips.
@@FinalLugiaGuardian well, the man needs to be better, it is the man that is the weapon
Paul Harrell got Coronavirus. Now the Coronavirus is in isolation.
I for one would like to welcome our new Paul Harrell in place of Chuck Norris joke overlords.
@@RoKKr023i I wish I could think of a clever way to rephrase an old line, so I'll just admit go getting a chuckle out of these two instead.
You beat me to the joke. I would have done - paul got the corona virus, and after 14 days of incubation, the virus died.
Once Paul Harrell got Garand thumb...the rifle was in intense pain for the next few hours...and learned its lesson to never do it again.
@@notrightmeow3357 That's known as the Harrel bolt.
I was thinking of trying out different rifles to see which one I should have in my arsenal. And this video properly explains the rifle I use to spinning and marching with in the drill team, and it's modern version. Great video!
Love your content, Paul. Again, thanks sincerely!
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John and his family pronounced the name to rhyme with “errand”.
Three generations of Drill Sergeants rhymed it with “bar hand”.
I watched this video just to see if he pronounced it right.
Everyone knows how the designers name was pronounced but the rifle has always been pronounced "Gar-And" even from the very beginning in the original training films. Since most of those soldiers went through hell and many paid the ultimate price, they have earned the right to pronounce it any way they want.
Also according to the Garand Collectors association, Garand's family does indeed pronounce the family name in the Americanized pronunciation like the rifle "Garand" and always has. John himself pronounced his own name with the Canadian pronunciation but he always just called his rifle "The M1 Rifle".
"Garand."
"You mean, Garand?"
"No, it's Garand."
Imagine not speaking a phonetic language...
Which is why I just call that rifle the M1.
Another great video Paul .
I have to say man talk about a review of the two firearms. well done man. you covered every difference and some. very impressed. well done again.
Omg I literally searched for this video two weeks ago and couldn’t find a decent one. Thanks Paul! Great video as always!
Excellent comparison and explanations.
It's like your videos were tailor-made to my interests. Seriously. Best gun-channel on youtube.
Chuck's phlegmatic presence is underutilised and always appreciated.
When you said, "shooting unsupported," you were not kidding - elbow out in the breeze, no assist from the sling, just pure-D "body English." Good work!
Watched this 2 months ago. Was looking for a Garand, but since the M1A rated pretty good in video, and are available, went to local dealer and got a Scout model, 18.5 in barrel. It cost alot, but does not disappoint. I have a new range favorite. I will find the right Garand some day, but I'm a happy camper right now. Thank you for the videos.
This comparison and video was very well done. I wish I would have watched this a long time ago.
I swear watching Paul Harrell is like watching what would happen if you took an old episode of Twilight Zone and mixed it with an infomercial for Smith and Wesson. I love it! So much!
I was literally just binge watching Paul Harrell videos when I got this notification
Interresting tests with a different outcome from what I thought it gonna be. Thumbs up!
Excellent Video Paul
14:09 Paul just unintentionally *disproved* the "if they heard that ping from the Garand's clip ejecting" myth!..
LMAO
Alex Hendel yep I barely heard the pings in the Garand firing segments. Now just imagine if literally anyone else was firing around the same time...or especially if grenades, mortars, etc become involved...that ping isn’t going to be heard.
Ping? What ping? Huh, speak up. LOL, that History channel guy was my 1st thought. I wonder if that IJA soldier stuck his head up after he heard those pings? If so, I'm sure Paul aimed for the right part of the target(making circling motion about the facial area). Hehe.
i understood that reference
@@andrewp8284 not even just that but the super sonic crack of bullets flying over your head is loud enough to make your ears ring, battle deafness is a real issue, *if* some could hear that over tinnitus, warfare & explosions, literally nobody is poking their head(s) out of cover if they somehow magically heard that ping to check...
even if it is true (which it isn't) I've always wondered what people think that really changes in a firefight, so what, ONE person is out of ammo for a second or two, what about the rest of his platoon/squad/whatever...
@@jeanniebuchholz9923 circling motion isn't really optimal though, gotta aim for that T box! ;)
I've been wanting an M1A for a long time. I have learned more about firearms and ammunition from you than any other source. Keep up the good work.
Nice. I hope you get your hands on one. :)
Great side by side comparisons! I always favored the M-14 over the M-16 in the mid 80's. The M-14 DID replace (6) Weapons Systems in the 50's (1. M1 Garand .30-06/7.62x36; 2. M1903 Springfield .30-06/7.62x36; 3. M1 Carbine .30/7.62x33; 4. M3 SMG - Sub Machine Gun .45 ACP; 5. M1928 Thompson .45 ACP; and 6. BAR - Browning Automatic Rifle .30-06/7.62x36), but McNamara and a few others preferred "Suppressive Fire" over "Marksmanship" which paved the way for the smaller, lighter cartridge. The 7.62x51 has always been my favorite go-to round. There are lots of stats from Vietnam on the lethality of each cartridge, and there is no comparison with the 7.62x51 winning. I own a Springfield Armory M1A SOCOM16, and Love the weight, balance, and speed of the rifle over any AR platform, and have outshot them. I still have to train with the AR platform as a Tactical Paramedic, but ALWAYS choose the M1A. No Optics needed!
Suppressive fire wasn't the only reason for the replacement.
5.56 is cheaper and easier to mass produce,
the m16 and 5.56 are lighter and more compact so the average soldier can carry more ammo and equipment for long missions and/or patrols,
the firefights almost never exceeded more the 50 yd in Vietnam,
it's and easier system and caliber to train people who have never used a firearm in their life,
"lethality" just like "stopping power" is not a quantifiable term that can be measured,
and the wooden frames of the m14s started to rot in the swamps and jungles of Vietnam.
These are just a few reasons why the switch was made in Vietnam.
Fire superiority - ie. suppression and maneuver - was already US Army doctrine in WWII. McNamara and plenty of others were only responding to the rise of the intermediate cartridge (e.g. 8mm Kurz and 7.62x39) and the accompanying updates to doctrines of fire and maneuver that the weapons allowed. Full size battle rifles were indeed designed for marksmanship, but at ranges that simply did not happen all too often on the modern battlefields of the 20th century. Either the range was too close and the weapons proved unwieldy and with slow rate of fire, or the distance was appropriate but targets were too difficult to find with the naked eye. Perhaps the pendulum did swing too far in that suppressive fire became seen as the goal rather than the means to allow maneuver to bring effective fire upon the target.
Thanks for the content.... fantastic comparison!
My buddies M1A 22" in stainless is my daughters favorite rifle...she can tap steel seated a 500 yards almost every time.
With glass
@@buttnakednope, with iron
@@2ndMatters must be a full sized silhouette
Paul: in the movie, "The Longest Day", an actor (I think it is Robert Ryan) shows how to load an M-1 Garand the way my father was taught so "Garand Thumb" was avoided, it is also a little faster reloading this way. Great video by the way.
The Longest Day best long movie! Better than Dances With Wolves! Fite ME!
I was looking for that method also. Do not load a Garand the way shown here. There is a high risk of the bolt slamming on the thumb and breaking it. Hold the heel of the right hand against the forward curve of the operating rod handle while pressing down on the clip with the thumb of the same hand. The op rod handle will kick the hand out of the way before the bolt can slam it.
The one where the heel of the hand is resting on the charging handle so it provides a stop, right? A lot of modern shooters don't like it because it goes against the current mantra of leaving your firing grip in place. The problem there is that the M1 was designed in the old ways and with bolt action shooting techniques in mind. Modern shooting techniques have more in common with submachinegun tactics than rifle marksmanship.
@@WanlaceYates According the CMP manual that came with my Garand, as long as you are maintaining downward pressure on the enbloc/rounds while loading, the bolt will not come forward. It's only once you release pressure that the bolt can come forward. What ends up happening, is people let up on the pressure without moving their thumb out of the way at the same time, which can result in "Garand thumb". The manual recommends "flicking" your thumb up, forward, and outward as you release pressure on the enbloc to avoid the bolt. So far, it seems to be true, but I still use the hand against the handle method, like you mentioned, just in case.
We always called it "M-1 Thumb"
Kudos to you sir. I enjoyed your information and content. Well done.
Amazing! Thanks for a great video!!!
Chuck in German camos is the best thing of the internet this weekend. Rocks.