Ask Ian: What Rifles Were the M2-M13?

Cool Forgotten Weapons merch! From Dennis on Patreon: “What rifles were between the M1 Garand and the M14? I went through Basic with an M14 and I know the M15 was supposed to be a BAR relacement. Google doesn’t really find anything on the M2 - M13 rifles.“ The Army had rifle for much more than just standard infantry use. They also adopted rifles for marksmanship practice, sub caliber firing of artillery, pilot survival (as the Army Air Force), and spotting. Here are the M2 through M13: M2 - Springfield .22LR training rifle (updated from the M1922) () M3 - Not used M4 - Harrington & Richardson pilot survival rifle; bolt action .22 Hornet M5 - Subcaliber .22LR adapter for 37mm guns M6 - Ithaca pilot survival combination gun; .22 Hornet over .410 shotgun () M7 - Subcaliber .30-06 adapter for the 75mm recoilless rifle M8 - Spotting rifle for the 106mm recoilless rifle () M9 - Subcaliber .30-06 adapter for the 106mm recoilless rifle M10 - Not used M11 - Not used M12 - Harrington & Richardson .22LR training rifle M13 - Remington .22LR training rifle Contact: Forgotten Weapons 6281 N. Oracle 36270 Tucson, AZ 85740