2nd Amendment - U.S. War Department: Rifle Marksmanship with the M1 Rifle (1942) (2 videos)

U.S. War Department: Rifle Marksmanship with the M1 Rifle (1942, Parts 1of2 & 2of2)
To view part visit http://www.archive.org/details/Rifle_Marksmanship_with_M1_Rifle

or see the 2nd (smaller) video shown below.

Part 1 of 2,  1h13m31s

Part 2 covers sight adjustments and also has one of the BEST explanations of windage adjustments EVER...

Part 2 of 2, 59m53s

These are excellent videos for those who would like to know more about rifle shooting. They are great for both the beginner and the expert who needs a refresher. The series focuses on the M1 garand, but the techniques can be applied to any rifle. part one covers sling usage and shooting positions. Part 2 covers sight adjustments and also has one of the BEST explanations of windage adjustments EVER. The film was made in 1942/43 for the war department and is now in the public domain, so it can be copied and recopied at will. Please give a copy to anyone you may think would be interested in becoming a better shooter then visit www.rwva.org to find out about an APPLESEED shoot.  Special thanks to Jack A Sol of the Revolutionary War Veterans Association for making these videos available to the general public. This movie is part of the collection: Open Source Movies

Producer: U.S. War Department
Audio/Visual: sound, color
Keywords: rifle marksmanship garand US Army War Department

Related M1 rifle videos for these subjects are at: 

http://www.archive.org/details/Rifle_Marksmanship_with_the_M1_Rifle

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Official US War Department films shown to GIs in boot camp on how to shoot the M1 Garand Rifle. This archive consists of five out the six films. Part one is missing. (Approximately 2hrs in segments of about 3om each)

Plus, An Official Training Film of the War Department displaying the principles of operation of the US CAL. .30 M1 Rifle better known throughout WW2 as the “Garand”. Signal Corps ordinance experts demonstrates the intricacy of the firing mechanism behind the most expensive and best rifle of the Second World War. (in English, 15m31s)

Garand M1 Rifle by brest44 posted on on dailymotion.com

  source: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3220018175666532120&ei=O5qdS4LkApSYqQOM4v2aDA&q=Rifle+Marksmanship+with+the+M1+Rifle&view=3#docid=8032467730109606620

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