Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A .30-caliber, gas-operated semiautomatic rifle capable of firing eight rounds before reloading, used by US forces during the 1940s and 1950s.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A semiautomatic rifle which was standard issue to infantrymen in the United States Army in the mid-20th century.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The Garand
semiautomatic rifle , also named the United States Rifle, Caliber .30, M1.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Other than that I'm really proud of my vintage M-1 garand.
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ZerI carried a M-1 .30 carbine as a jeep rifle in SE Asia.
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My experience with the M-1 was from other people's firearms, but I was impressed with the accuracy.
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My experience with the M-1 was from other people's firearms, but I was impressed with the accuracy.
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M-1 and M-14, I can understand the M-1, as it cannot be "topped off" or even reloaded unless it's empty, but the M-14 would be a great Hunting Rifle, I just wish semi's were legal in PA.
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I can't figure out why the M-1 and M-14 never captured the hunting population's fancy, especially since they both used viable hunting rounds.
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In the Air Force News interview, Spohn said he was carrying an M-1 Garand rifle when his squad was ambushed.
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Soldiers in Vietnam carried either the M-14 or M-16, but not the M-1, veterans say.
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M-1 and M-14, I can understand the M-1, as it cannot be "topped off" or even reloaded unless it's empty, but the M-14 would be a great Hunting Rifle, I just wish semi's were legal in PA.
Rifle Shooting's 10 Most Significant Developments of the Decade 2009
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I can't figure out why the M-1 and M-14 never captured the hunting population's fancy, especially since they both used viable hunting rounds.
Rifle Shooting's 10 Most Significant Developments of the Decade 2009
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