I've been reading a lot of books written by the common Joe, about his experiences, and some claim the "ping" was a deadly give-away to the Krauts and Japs...elsewhere I've read that the ping was no problem in a big fire fight because of all the shooting going on.
Amsdorf, Good video. I like the ping when I'm shooting matches. I don't know if it's true but internet lore has stated the ping was known by the enemy during wartime. I don't think that's very plausible as I can't hear the ping from other rifles on the line during matches.
Nice rifle - the collector grade deserves a better sling!
A U.S. Korean war BAR man told me he would shoot 8 rounds bounce a garand clip on a string against his rifle for the ping and then wait for the enemy to pop up
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One of the gun shows did a piece on the "ping" of an emptied Garand and even at 25 yards the ping could not be heard when being shot at. They started out at 100 yards and moved gradually up to the 25 yard mark. Good show and made a lot of sense when considering being shot at and the ringing that had to be going on in your own ears. Makes for good movie stuff I suppose and I do suppose there is at least a few cases where it was a give away but not to the point of it being a problem.
Anyone still believing the myth of the "pinging" of the ejected clip being a signal to the enemy that the opposing solider or Marines rifle was empty needs to read the article by Bruce N. Canfield on page 42 of the Nov. 2011 edition of the American Rifleman.
This year's GCA Camp Perry T-shirt has a picture of a clip and the word PING! over it -- way cool as an inside recognition symbol among M1 shooters, sort of like a secret handshake
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