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By the 1930s, most infantry rifles still required soldiers to manually cycle the bolt after every shot. The M1 Garand changed that. Adopted by the U.S. Army in 1936, the gas-operated semiautomatic rifle automatically loaded the next round after firing. Its eight-round en bloc clip gave American infantrymen the ability to fire repeated aimed shots without working a bolt between each one. During World War II, that gave U.S. soldiers a significant increase in practical rifle firepower compared with armies still widely equipped with bolt-action service rifles. The M1 Garand helped redefine what one infantryman could do with a rifle. Follow Speedy History for the next weapon—or armor—that reshaped warfare. #M1Garand, #WWII, #WorldWarII, #MilitaryHistory, #WeaponsHistory, #HistoricWeapons, #InfantryWeapons, #USArmy, #RifleHistory, #MilitaryTechnology, #WeaponsThatChangedHistory, #SpeedyHistory, #HistoryShorts, #History