Word: springfields
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Robert Gueiroard, Paris, France; Ralph F. Lowis, St. Louis, Mo.; William Little, Cambridge; Milton J. Margolis, Dayton, O.; Richard F. Neuschel, Hamburg, N. Y.; Summer A. Pendleton, Somerville; Richard H. Rush, Washington, D. C.; Fred N. Twining, Orinda, Calif.; Morton L. Weiss, West Chester, Pa.; and John W. Welcker, Springfield...
...toughest tests was for endurance in prolonged firing (9,000-10,000 rounds). On overall efficiency and ruggedness, the Springfield was rated ahead of the Garand, which was second. On comparative accuracy at the end of 9,000 rounds, the Garand rated last of the four rifles, the Springfield first. But up to 3,000 rounds, the Garand was very accurate, earned the board's hearty praise at this stage...
Said the board: "In those tests which simulated adverse field conditions, such as exposure to dust, rain, mud, salt water, sand, etc., the [Springfield] could always be operated with some degree of proficiency. Whereas the semi-automatic weapons generally failed to function mechanically and, in most cases, the gas-operated rifles [Garand, Winchester] could not even be manually operated after a few shots had been fired ... The tests ... were undoubtedly severe as it was believed that they had to approach the extreme in order to be all inclusive ... The board realizes that only a certain proportion of the rifles...
...Army's Side A fair question was: Why, then, did the Marine Corps adopt the Garand? In an explanation last week, Marine Corps headquarters in Washington put more emphasis on the Garand's high fire power, less on the Springfield's dependability, than the testing board...
Civilian Engineer John C. Garand and his co-workers at Springfield Armory had licked many of their worst production problems, still had a tough job, but were doing very well at it. Winchester Repeating Arms Co. has been trying to get into Garand production for 17 months, has a contract for 65,000 Garands, last week was edging into real production after 17 months of arduous effort. By next year the Army expects to have enough Garands (400,000) for its expanded force (not all soldiers are riflemen...