This site is dedicated to keeping these historic and interesting firearms functioning and usable into the 21st century with an emphasis on practical uses for recreation, hunting, and personal defense.
There were literally millions of “U.S. Rifle, Caliber . 30, M1” (Commonly referred to as the “M1”, “M1 Garand”, or simply “Garand) and “U.S. Carbine, Caliber .30, M1” (Commonly referred to as the “M1 Carbine”) manufactured and used by the US military and our allies. Many of these surplus rifles are now legally owned and enjoyed by shooters in America and -where civilian firearms ownership is legal- around the globe.
These pages attempt to gather together in one place the knowledge and many lessons I have accumulated and learned (sometimes the hard way!) during greater than 20 years of my own personal interest and exploration in these rifle systems.
I do not claim to be an expert but I am an expert learner and am always willing to add additional good information into the tool box! Much of this information is available elsewhere on the internet but I have yet to find it gathered in one place as a ready reference and depot of knowledge- hence welcome to modernm1rifles.com!
I hope you learn a great deal from these pages. Stay safe and have fun!
Disclaimer: This website is for information only and contains information which should not to be used in lieu of a qualified gunsmith. Please defer all firearms work to a qualified gunsmith or proceed at your own risk. Any ammunition and/or loads mentioned on this site are established military surplus, SAAMI compliant commercial ammunition, or loads that have been carefully worked up using publicly available reloading references and appropriate components. The author assumes no responsibility or liability for any modifications or additions you perform on your firearms, use of these tools, techniques, gear, ammunition and/or loads, or use or misuse of this article. . Some procedures described in this article require special tools and cannot/should not be performed without them.