17-9-22 Garand Picture of the Day - West Point 1941

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West Point Essay
Date taken: 1941
Photographer:Alfred Eisenstaedt

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Cleaning patch's for hearing protection?

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Originally Posted by ed skeels

Cleaning patch's for hearing protection?

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Many moons ago, that was the accepted practice.

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Originally Posted by ed skeels

Cleaning patch's for hearing protection?

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better than nothing

Those no blue sky concrete structures must have been a trumpet for the muzzle blast of the M1.

One rifle club in Rochester has that (no blue Sky)- it does make an impression

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Originally Posted by Mark in Rochester

it does make an impression

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Understatement...

We have No Blue sky at the Williamson Club way better there than shooting out of the bunker

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My o my would I like to have one of those traced to West Point. Make a nice companion piece to my US Naval Academy M-1922 M2

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Originally Posted by browningautorifle

Those no blue sky concrete structures must have been a trumpet for the muzzle blast of the M1.

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I can hear that thunderous report from here! :D