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Firearms >> U.S. Military Krags >> M-1 Garand Krag Loader http://www.kragcollectorsassociation.org/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1527287166 Message started by Cat Man on May 25^th, 2018 at 10:26pm

Title: M-1 Garand Krag Loader
Post by Cat Man on May 25^th, 2018 at 10:26pm

Maybe this should be filed under another heading, but this was new to me. Seems there was still Krag side loader influence at Springfield in the 1930's. Take that you Garand guys. I want one of these!

Cat Man

M-1_Garand_Side_loader.JPG ( 30 KB | 1 Download )

Title: Re: M-1 Garand Krag Loader
Post by butlersrangers on May 25^th, 2018 at 11:21pm

The ghost of Melvin Johnson, come back to haunt Garand?

Title: Re: M-1 Garand Krag Loader
Post by waterman on May 26^th, 2018 at 6:22am

butlersrangers wrote on May 25^th, 2018 at 11:21pm:

The ghost of Melvin Johnson, come back to haunt Garand?

I had the same thought, having some experience with the Johnson.

Title: Re: M-1 Garand Krag Loader
Post by madsenshooter on May 26^th, 2018 at 10:30pm

I think this was actually in the 50s, thus the short fat cartridge. Springfield's experimenting with such things is what had McNamara, in the 60s, looking toward private vendors who could supply arms at a lower cost, without all the experimental off shoots the Armory (or ordnance in general) got into. That led to that M-16 thingy.

Title: Re: M-1 Garand Krag Loader
Post by butlersrangers on May 27^th, 2018 at 1:49am

Photo is marked 3 February, 1954.

The vertical operating-rod 'handle' is different. I guess that was necessary to give access to the 'side magazine-gate'.

BTW - The first High-Power rifle I ever fired was a Johnson in .30-06. Man was the recoil vicious! I was a solid, 5' 10"/ 135 pound, 15 year old. Shooting the Johnson from the sitting position, it practically rolled me onto my back.

Title: Re: M-1 Garand Krag Loader
Post by madsenshooter on May 27^th, 2018 at 4:43am

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