My godfather bought a brand new Springfield Garand about 8 years ago. ... I got a good rest on the bags and shot two rounds, and on the 3rd round, the rifle blew apart just like in the video. Blew the stock in 13 pieces, knocked the bullets out of the live rounds in the magazine, and scared everyone to death... I have no problem shooting any rifle but wont touch another garand.
I wonder if the Garand in the video has one of those Peice o' [bleep] cast receivers?
Springfield Inc. used some pretty bad ones as did Century Arms. Lithgow was one of the vendors for those cast turds.
Those rifles are pretty much only good for stripping parts from to build up a USGI forged receiver.
