From the Pacific Theater came another report: “As eight Japs came charging at him with fixed bayonets, the American Marine dropped all of them with his trusty M-1 Garand. After he worked for a time in a shooting gallery, John Garand became fond of guns and target shooting. The bolt-action Springfield M1903 was a fine infantry rifle, but it was difficult to produce using modern machine tools. He trod a long, hard road toward the creation of an acceptable modern infantry rifle. His main problem was the Army Ordnance Committee, which demanded a rifle design suited to infantrymen, cavalrymen, and tank crews alike.

Source: The North Africa Journal January 26, 2020 15:11 UTC