I have three friends who have Garands, and all four of us went down to the range together...what a wonderful racket they made together! Heh, we had people craning their necks to see...:)
I cannot imagine what it was like with hundreds of men firing them at a range, never mind combat, without ear protection!
Please read my post and you'll know.
Garand has a bark, that’s for sure.
Part of the reason my dad was deaf in his right ear!
I have three two as 30:06 and one rebarreled as a .308 aka 7.62-51. All are wonderful weapons. From a bench rest I can make three inch groups at 100 yards with consistency using military surplas ammo. At three hundred yards I can make consistent kill shots on a silhouette. Unfortunately bad guys do not stand up to make a silhouette unless they be stupid.
However, the Garand can make the shot with assurity of a kill at 300 yards.
ps
The first time I fired my first garand it failed to function. The second round did not chamber and I was most displeased. An old “War Dog” from Korea was at the range and noticed my displeasure. I explained that I had cleaned my rifle well and applied just a little bit of oil to it. He went to his car and pulled out a bottle of milspec and said “lube it garands like being a little bit wet.” My Garands have never failed to function properly since. I tried to give the bottle of milspec back to him but he refused nor would he let me pay for itl