<human>:  Who designed the M1 Garand rifle?
<bot>: John Garand, an employee of the Springfield Armory. He designed the rifle to replace the M1903 Springfield rifle. The M1 Garand was a gas operated, magazine fed, bolt action rifle. It had a 30 round magazine and weighed 6.5 lbs. It was manufactured by the Springfield Armory from 1936 to 1957.