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This U.S. soldier is learning how to run an early “gas-trap” Garand rifle in November 1939.
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This U.S. soldier is learning how to run an early “gas-trap” Garand rifle in November 1939.
Looks like pics of the Congress Heights range I've seen in the early pics. What a nice old rifle.
That five round clip he is trying to load with is not an en-bloc M1 clip, but a Springfield '03 stripper clip. Staged photo.
That's a fact...Quote:
Originally Posted by Tom in N.J.
I always found in that prone position when clip loading my SMLE's that rolling the rifles top towards oneself slightly made it easier to get the charger clips in and stripped the last one don't matter as the bolt will clear it from the charger bridge, anyone else roll the rifle towards themselves slightly in reloads!
I sort of have to also.Quote:
Originally Posted by CINDERS
Not even snipers would bothered getting themselves that entangled in the M1907 sling in combat.