11 Mar 20 Garand Picture of the Day

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Marine Sgt Duane T. MacBeth of "I" Company, Third Battalion, Sixth Marines, is ready in an outpost dugout in the hills of Lebanon :

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With two clips of standard issue AP ammo. That started, as I understand during Korea. They needed a better cartridge and AP apparently held it's momentum and accuracy better than ball ammo...

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Originally Posted by browningautorifle

With two clips of standard issue AP ammo. That started, as I understand during Korea. They needed a better cartridge and AP apparently held it's momentum and accuracy better than ball ammo...

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As late as a few years ago AP was selling for $1.00 a round because competition shooters wanted it because of it's accuracy.
Who knows today?

AZB

I believe it started during WWII, first in Europe then in the Pacific. Anyone notice he is listed as a sergeant in Lebanon then his tombstone is listed as corporal?