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Primer 219: US M1 Garand “Gas Trap”

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Alex MacKenzie of Springfield Armory National Historic Site
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Danny Michael of Cody Firearms Museum
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Supplemental reading:
The M1 Garand Rifle
Bruce M. Canfield

Garand Collectors Association Journal
Summer 2024
Early Clips and the Model 1926 Part 1
Alex Mackenzie

Garand Collectors Association Journal
Fall 2025
Garand’s First Gas Gun: The .276 T3 Part 2
Alex Mackenzie

Garand Collectors Association Journal
Summer 2025
Garand’s First Gas Gun: The .276 T3 Part 1
Alex Mackenzie

Garand Collectors Association Journal
Fall 2024
Early Clips and the Model 1926 Part 2
Alex Mackenzie

The M1 Garand World War II
Scott A Duff

The Book of the Garand
Julian S. Hatcher

The New Yorker
January 30, 1943
The Man Behind the Gun
John McCarten

Ammunition data thanks to DrakeGmbH
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