Please read my sig line Djcala. I have felt that way for about as long as I can remember.
Monkey boy, I'm glad you handled the Garand yourself. It's not hard, you just have to watch what you're doing. Take your time, use lots of cutting oil, and keep the bit straight. And slow down just before you punch through. That's usually when the bit grabs and breaks.
And as you probably noticed, drill steel is hard, but that hardness also makes it pretty brittle.
Though I hate breaking a bit off in my workpiece. I usually huff and puff and say a lot of big boy words, but they usually come out right without having to resort to industrial tools.