Garand Book

[dale2242]

I am wanting a book on the M1 Garand.
I have no idea which one to buy, there are so many out there.
I want to field strip , clean and lube the rifle. I am wanting to expand my knowledge of this great rifle.
Any recommendations?.....dale

[Lead Fred]

Dale, You Tube is your friend. There are a lot of military videos with countless tips in them.
Learn the way my ole man did, from a D.I.

[Bill*B]

Maj. General Julian Hatcher's "Book of the Garand" is worth having. Heavy on the history and development of the Garand.

I can't resist telling you Hatcher's account of testing the rifle - they kept adding proof powder until they got enough pressure to vaporize the brass cartridge case and blow the trigger group out of the stock - but the only real damage to the action was a crack in the left bolt lug. They then measured the bolt, reassembled the rifle with a new stock and fired it 5,000 times with service rounds - with no further setback of the bolt! It's an immensely strong old gun.

[462]

Hatcher's book is a must have.

The NRA publishes an excellent booklet that contains chapters on its history, detailed disassembly, glass bedding, accurizing, trigger work, loads, questions and answers, etc.

[Scharfschuetze]

+1 on Hatcher's "Book of the Garand."

Another book to consider is Bruce Canfield's "The M1 Garand and the M1 Carbine."

[Surculus]

I am wanting a book on the M1 Garand.
I have no idea which one to buy, there are so many out there.
I want to field strip , clean and lube the rifle. I am wanting to expand my knowledge of this great rifle.
Any recommendations?.....dale

Bruce Canfield just came out with the definitive work. His gun books are the best, IMNSHO: eminently readable, yet still chock full of historical details that from other writers would just make you zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.... ;)

$85 on Amazon [w/ free shipping, since it's over $35! :D] & worth every penny!

Hatcher's Book of the Garand is excellent too, and fortunately got reprinted a few years ago so readily available & again [my copy I got back in the '90s, and is a mid-50s vintage that cost me about 2x what I last saw a reprint for on Amazon...]

But I can't recommend Canfield's new book highly enough: it's just that comprehensive & engaging.

[Powder Burn]

Great spot for Tech Info: http://www.civilianmarksmanship.com/ Photos of assembly/dissassembly

[Uncle Grinch]

I picked up a paperback by Roy Baumgardner entitled " Precison Shooting With The M1 Garand". It's 142 pages of tips and info on shooting the Garand and is very interesting reading. I keep picking it up time after time and find more tidbits.

[Jupiter7]

The m1 garand owners manual by Duff is a good small book and covers all the basic stuff without the fluff. Include complete disassembly and fixes plus sighting and loading.

[Scharfschuetze]

I should have mentioned in my first post that the military's FM 23-5 (function and operation) and FM 23-9 (M1 marksmanship) for the M1 Garand would be good for the library of M1 owners or aficionados. Look for FM 23-9 dated before 1957 if possible. The newer versions cover the M14 or the M16.

[Larry Gibson]

Hatcher's book is a must have.

The NRA publishes an excellent booklet that contains chapters on its history, detailed disassembly, glass bedding, accurizing, trigger work, loads, questions and answers, etc.

+1 on the booklet and then "on Hatcher's "Book of the Garand." as Sharfschuetzer recommends. Lots of misinformation on You-tube, some good stuff too but if you don't know what your looking for to begin with.......

Larry Gibson

[captain-03]

Great spot for Tech Info: http://www.civilianmarksmanship.com/ Photos of assembly/dissassembly

Exactly what I was going to recommend.

[Multigunner]

Lots of misinformation on You-tube, some good stuff too but if you don't know what your looking for to begin with....... Larry Gibson I think he meant the U S Army training films, not amatuer videos.The Internet Archive has a number of free e books books on the Garand.Heres one I've downloaded but not read yet.https://archive.org/details/gunmanual_Fighting_Garand_Owners_ManualTo find more including manuals just type Garand into the onsite search bar.PS I found out the hard way that if you misspell Amatuer in a search you will get page after page of links to porno films.

[dale2242]

Thanks guys. I really appreciate your input.
Keep it coming....dale