Hopefully these will load correctly. These are not mine, I found them in the internet and thought they'd be enjoyed here.

M1 Garand cycle of operation recorded at 1200 frames per second.



The operating rod of the M1 moves backward at a surprisingly fast rate of speed. We'll take a closer look at that later.



It is interesting to see how the casings are glancing off either the op-rod or the sight bridge.



As the casing spins around it strikes the op-rod and is deflected forward.



Here is a top view, showing the next cartridge being pushed up and fed into the chamber.



Another shot of a casing being deflected off of the sight bridge.


Ejecting the clip


One of the unique features of the M1 Garand is the way it ejects the clip when the last shot is fired.



Here seen from another angle.


Comparing the cyclic rate between an AR.


Here is a side by side comparison of the bolt of an AR and the M1 Garand.
The M1 bolt opens at a much more explosive rate than the AR.
The cyclic rate of the Garand is about 25% faster than the AR.


A frame-by-frame at the initial moment of the cycle.


Lets see what exactly is going on when the gun is fired. Every frame represents 1/1200th of a second.

Frame 1: The rifle is at rest, this is before the cartridge has been ignited.
Frame 2: The rifle is beginning to recoil. The bullet is now being pushed through the barrel.
Frame 3: Rifle is still recoiling but the op-rod has not yet begun to move so the bullet has not reached the gas port yet.
Frame 4: The op-rod starts moving back, bullet has passed the gas-port and has now left the muzzle. The bolt has not yet unlocked.
Frame 5: The op-rod keeps moving backward and now initiates unlocking.
Frame 6: The bolt is now fully unlocked.
Frame 7 + 8: The bolt is extracting the casing.


The cycle viewed in real-time.


Here is how fast the bolt actually moves in real-time.

Thanks for posting this. Intersting the action is faster than an AR
Edit. That might explain the dents in the brass from my Mini 14..

Interesting fo sure!

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The cyclic rate of the Garand is about 25% faster than the AR.

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Learned something new, very cool.

Just one more Garand gif. :doh:

Ouch that last one brought back the memory of the first and wish I could say last time of the thumb being in the wrong place . Nothing else quite like a Garand Thumb, thanks for sharing.

I believe that particular M-1 has a weak ejector. The ones I had would throw the brass a lot further.

Rick

Great shot of a great rifle!!!!!

Very cool and quite impressive with the comparison to the AR. Speaking of which, I never realized how steep the angle of the new round being chambered is on the AR. It almost doesn't look like it should work.