{"id":29248,"date":"2026-03-31T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/31\/primer-221-us-ww2-m1-garand\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T11:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T16:00:00","slug":"primer-221-us-ww2-m1-garand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/31\/primer-221-us-ww2-m1-garand\/","title":{"rendered":"Primer 221: US WW2 M1 Garand"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mejs-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"autoplay\" width=\"580\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/32uSECnAg_U?controls=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>C&#038;Rsenal&#8217;s Primer series invites you into Professor Gruffudd&#8217;s history classroom.<br \/>Attend a detailed, multimedia lecture on historic firearms development, function, and live fire every other Tuesday!<\/p>\n<p>If you enjoy this lesson and want to see more, please consider supporting us at:<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/CandRsenal\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/CandRsenal<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.subscribestar.com\/candrsenal\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.subscribestar.com\/candrsenal<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Prints\/patches\/shirts from the show:<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/candrsenal.com\/shop\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/candrsenal.com\/shop\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ballistol USA<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3ULUnqU\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/amzn.to\/3ULUnqU<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/ballistol.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/ballistol.com\/<\/a><br \/>Ballistol Elsewhere<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ballistol-shop.de\/index.php?language=en<br\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.ballistol-shop.de\/index.php?language=en<br<\/a> \/><br \/>Special thanks to:<br \/>Loaner: Andrew Foster<br \/>Alex MacKenzie of Springfield Armory National Historic Site<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/spar\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/spar\/index.htm<\/a><br \/>Andrew at Archival Research Group<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/archivalresearchgroup.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/archivalresearchgroup.com\/<\/a><br \/>Danny Michael of Cody Firearms Museum<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/centerofthewest.org\/cody-firearms-museum\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/centerofthewest.org\/cody-firearms-museum\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Supplemental reading:<br \/>The M1 Garand Rifle<br \/>Bruce M. Canfield<\/p>\n<p>Garand Collectors Association Journal<br \/>Summer 2024<br \/>Early Clips and the Model 1926 Part 1<br \/>Alex Mackenzie<\/p>\n<p>Garand Collectors Association Journal<br \/>Fall 2025<br \/>Garand&#8217;s First Gas Gun: The .276 T3 Part 2<br \/>Alex Mackenzie<\/p>\n<p>Garand Collectors Association Journal<br \/>Summer 2025<br \/>Garand&#8217;s First Gas Gun: The .276 T3 Part 1<br \/>Alex Mackenzie<\/p>\n<p>Garand Collectors Association Journal<br \/>Fall 2024<br \/>Early Clips and the Model 1926 Part 2<br \/>Alex Mackenzie<\/p>\n<p>The M1 Garand World War II<br \/>Scott A Duff<\/p>\n<p>The Book of the Garand<br \/>Julian S. Hatcher<\/p>\n<p>The New Yorker<br \/>January 30, 1943<br \/>The Man Behind the Gun<br \/>John McCarten<\/p>\n<p>Ammunition data thanks to DrakeGmbH<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/DrakeGmbH\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/DrakeGmbH\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Animations by Bruno!<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCTkD8fyZRgT5icMbKeMFEbQ\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCTkD8fyZRgT5icMbKeMFEbQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Snail Mail\/Contact us at:<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/candrsenal.com\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/candrsenal.com\/contact\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>C&#038;Rsenal&#8217;s Primer series invites you into Professor Gruffudd&#8217;s history classroom.Attend a detailed, multimedia lecture on historic firearms development, function, and live fire every other Tuesday! 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