Crosse Creek Rifle and Pistol Club

Vintage Military M1 Garand bench or trench match

The M1 Garand was a game changer for the US troops in WWII.  With a powerful cartridge and its semi-automatic operation it represented the state of the art in full-sized battle rifles.  As General Patton wrote,  "In my opinion, the M1 Rifle is the greatest battle implement ever devised."  

This is an as-issued match for M1 Garands.*  Rifles must comply with our vintage rifle criteria. Click Here for updated rifle info.
Limited exceptions may be permitted but must be approved by the match director before the match.

The match may be fired from either a benchrest or prone position.
A sandbag or similar support may be used under the forestock of the rifle.  No rear bags or mechanical rests may be used.  Slings are optional.

SR targets will be placed at the 300yd line with an 18" splatter target applied.  The splatter target scoring rings will be used for scoring shots in the black.  The scoring rings are slightly larger than the standard SR targets.

Spotting scopes are allowed, and should work well with the splatter targets for spotting shots in the black.

All stages may be fired using clips.  The M1 rapid fire may use modified two or five round enbloc clips and Johnsons may be fired five and five using stripper clips.

M1 Garand Bench or Trench Course of Fire
Stage	Number of rounds	Time limit
Preparation period	N/A	3 minutes
Sighting shots**	Unlimited	10 minutes
Slow Fire	10 shots	10 minutes
Timed Fire	10 shots	5 minutes
Rapid Fire (reload required)	10 shots	60 seconds

*For this match the M1941 Johnson will also be allowed.