ok so, given that the M1 Garand is a bit of waste, I kind of wish that it had some better uses, as a standard weapon. As it stands right now, it is a very worthless gun since other guns, can outperform it given its high rate of fire, (to be honest, it is more worthwhile using a Mannlicher over a Garand, since it can be out preformed with a damage 2x more than what the M1 can pack in its 8-round clip). An idea to make the Garand a better weapon, but one that requires more effort to make would be such

M1 Garand Damage
0 blocks- 1 heart
16 blocks- 1.5 hearts
32 blocks- 2 hearts
48 blocks- 1.5 hearts
64+ blocks- 1 heart

(+.5 hearts with headshots)

Costs
8 stripped oak logs
4 steel ingots
2 cobalt ingots
4 hardened metal ingots
6 reinforced alloy ingots

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