Things were going well in the beginning, four tens in a row.

A Garand-Thumb often occurs when you try to close the bolt on an empty magazine. The Garand Match was what I was hoping to do well in.

All Rights Reserved. The excuse I’m going with it’s difficult to see the 22 cal holes with the dark range conditions. He has given us permission to display the results here: Some of you might have heard the term “Garand-Thumb” or “M1-Thumb”.

The old 1917 and I have never gotten along very well, this blog is full of posts about some terrible scores I’ve posted with this rifle. I was able to clean slow prone, as I had been hoping  to, so I could bank up some points for the other stages.

22-250 is, in essence a 308 necked down for 223 projectiles. However if you don’t manage to get the bolt all the way back it might rest on the magazine follower instead of the bolt-catch, and it might slam shut without warning.

The 20 rounds of the NTI were definitely learning experiences. I’m happy to have finally made it.

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For the latter, I had been stubbornly putting my sling above the pad on my jacket. Knowing how I learn I figured the dry fire portion of the basic class would be of the most benefit to me. Not being completely satisfied with the previous clip, I recorded one more. Garand Thumb Meme: who would win? The builder tells me the tricky part is getting the gas port the right size for it to cycle. M1 Garand … For many it instills fear, others dread and for some just sore thumbs.

I took a guess that it was 6:00 based on a drawing someone had left behind at the bench and clicked it left one based on the shot of the last shooter which was a in the 8 ring at 3:00. Never ease the bolt all the way closed on a loaded round. KFGA tends to be bight and sunny on the line and dark down range so typically my prone scores end up a little lower here, compared to other places, perhaps I have over come that, or the light was better this month. After this trip to Perry I am inspired to start trying to chase some EIC points. I expected some differences  with my zeros at Perry so chalk it up as learning.

However, if the shooter does not fully retract the bolt, the op-rod catch never engages the op-rod and the bolt can get stuck on the follower. This rifle had performed well for me at a local match and at the range so I was excited to try her out at Perry.

The best way to prevent a Garand-Thumb is to operate the gun with your right hand, having the palm of your hand flat against the side of the gun and the back of the hand resting against the charging handle, as seen on the picture above. This little gun killed my streak.

Monardgate: magic jackets and the emperor’s demands. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Last Garand Match of the Season: first win! $8.00. I had never shot a match in this format and frankly, neither of us had a great grasp on how to read wind. When the shooter grabs the op-rod handle and pulls it back smartly, the op-rod engages the op-rod catch and locks it in place. I may have only made the cut by a point, and have posted better scores in the past but it felt great to take home a medal by a hair after bumbling slow prone. However, if you pull back on the op-rod, even slightly and then depress the follower, the bolt will immediately snap shut.

He gave me some great advice and I couldn’t have asked for a better coach. M1 Garand and your Thumb. In the reduced matches I am pretty confident on my belly, but the wind and distance is certainly humbling.

Within a very short period of time the process will become second nature and the risk of accidentally smashing your thumb will have passed. This neat Garand conversion was posted in a M1 Garand Facebook group I frequent. I wasn’t quite able to top my performance in the prone stages in the first match but I still did well. This is the first year I have had a Springfield to shoot in this match. more info Quick view.

I was picturing that fifth ten coming up… waited…. M1 thumb is what the shooter ends up with when the bolt closes at high speed and smashes your thumb into the receiver. This neat Garand conversion was posted in a M1 Garand Facebook group I frequent.

However, in the end we were able to squeak by the bronze line. High Power started off poorly. If you bump the rifle, or stick your hand in the receiver, the bolt will snap shut.

It got under my skin and I rounded it out with nines. Looking back at my numbers I swing high and low in the rapid stages acoss platforms. The day of the SAFS M16 EIC match it was sunny and beautiful. Then one encounters a true M1 thumb, which could be more accurately called an M1 thumbnail, a crescent shaped blood blister underneath the thumbnail, or a cracked nail complete with blood spatter. Letting it a little lower on the pad does help keep the pulse down in the front sight. M1 Garand 2 Round Clip. I plan to start focusing on EIC matches and getting a bit more serious about the black rifle. It’s a 22-250 Garand. So, after a bad wind call and swaying too much in off hand I started off the NTI with a miss. I tried to take what I learned in the NTI and use it in the P100 where, after losing some points on my first shot due to a bad initial wind call, I did much better. So, at least we had a 300 and 600 yard zero.

I learned a lot of lessons (some the hard way) and had a great time. That said, I still wouldn’t have made the cut even if I ended with a great off hand.

SCATT Trainer: More Trigger Time More Often! Back to the 600 yard line. M1 thumb almost always occur when cleaning, or handling the weapon unloaded. Garand Thumb Goes West: 2017 Creedmoor Cup at Ben Avery, What Gear do I Need to Be a Competitive Shooter: Nothing.

Yep, I cross-fired like a rookie. A Garand-Thumb often occurs when you try to close the bolt on an empty magazine.

You must have JavaScript enabled in your browser to utilize the functionality of this website. What that tells me is that working on taking my time on each shot, getting the right sight picture every time and focusing hard on the front sight even in off-hand has been helping.

We had some trouble getting the seventy plus year old scope adjust elevation and the it was getting a bit stressful in the last few minutes of the sighting period. To close the bolt on an unloaded M1 Garand you need to push down on the magazine follower before the bolt can close, and if your finger doesn’t get out of the way in time it’ll be caught. Those that have received their M1 thumb and those that are … The real challenge is, that the rifle has an unknown zero. Which was a nice surprise! With the bolt correctly locked back you can safely clean and access the internal component without fear of the bolt closing on your hand. I was on fire, well, then I burnt the house down. I clearly need to go back to the lab on this gun and get some trigger time. Those that have received their M1 thumb and those that are going to.

CBI has a nice write up on the course of fire and last years Vintage Sniper Match Click here to read it.

I remembered to take my time in rapid prone and shot a 99 with a nice tight group. With the op-rod locked back you can depress the follower almost all the way down before the bolt releases. This will prevent the bolt from closing while your thumb is still in it’s path.

The wind is notorious at Perry and short of the sniper match a couple of days before I had no experience reading the wind. “Those shots are gone” a phrase that I have been repeating to myself ever since. Sgt.

See CBI’s write up of SAFS with me by clicking here. Mid to high 70’s lighting was perfect, and the humidity stayed low at least for the first two relays.

I told myself not to break the shot untill it looked like it was going to be in the black, and it worked out for me. On the other hand, it tells me is I need to focus on applying these same fundamentals to the rapid strings.

Here is what the clip looks like in real time, to give you an idea of how suddenly the bolt can slam shut. After a long morning of travel we rolled into CMP’s Talladega Marksmanship Park just after they wrapped up the dedication.

This was my 4th Garand Match at Perry and it had been a goal of mine to take home a medal from this match.

Now that I’ve shot within a handfull of points of the gold medal cut, I’d like to see if I can bring one home from either the Western Games this fall or the Eastern Games in the spring. $730.00. That is the name for when the bolt of an M1 Garand slams closed on your thumb. It hurt a little to post an 86, especially knowing I’ve shot as high as 99 a few times in sitting….

All stages are fired from a magazine, “slow” prone is 10 rounds in 5 minutes and off hand is 10 rounds in 10. In rapid prone I was low about a minute, but otherwise had a nice group. With the shooter pressing down on the top round in the clip the bolt will not be able to fly home until that downward pressure is released. The National Trophy Individual Match (NTI), the Presidents 100 (P100) and the various team matches are the “serious matches” at Perry. I signed up for the “basic” course again.

However, and I hate to type this, but it might not be worth it to put the time in on the carbine. 3When loading a clip into the M1, it's very difficult to get your hand caught.

It's one of those events that you won't forget. Only once in a practice session did I shoot it over the medal cut and that was probably exceeding the 80 seconds for  rapid. Other than the barrel, the rest of the rifle is a standard Garand. My shooting partner arrived at Perry with his original A4 to get the GTB shooting team back together in time for the Vintage Sniper Match.

This match is a walk and paste with no pit duty, so it makes for a nice easy day and a welcome break between the games events and the NTI/P100. I seemed to be off in my windage and didn’t correct for it in time.

For those that have heard of M1 thumb but are unsure what exactly it is, the following description should shed some light on the process. I was able to take home a Silver in the Springfield match posting what, at the time, was my personal best across wood guns! I ended up at number 14! $8.00 more info Quick view Add to Cart. I had pieced together a 03A3 from parts and CBI barrel. As you can see, the bolt was resting on the follower and released as soon as I touched it with my thumb. I apparently over corrected my wind for sitting during the NTI and was about a minute left.

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