I was shooting competition at a state range in Rhode Island. A friend of mine asked me to join the high power rifle team he was putting together.

The historical significance of the M1 Garand can't be overstated. It was the first semi-automatic military rifle to be employed as a standard shoulder weapon, a point that was quite notable at the ...

Once assigned to the Springfield Armory in Massachusetts, John Garand was given the responsibility of designing a new semi-automatic, gas-operated infantry rifle … His early efforts showed a ...