12-046 Garand Picture of the Day - Guadalcanal

[Sarge1998]

Yes that drum must have been heavy to lug around 24/7, about the closest in weight to a BAR. The early M1's have shiny gas tubes, hadn't got the procedure down yet to keep em dark. Looks like they're loading up with bandoliers, (5) on the guy on the right, that's 240 spare rounds to go with the 80 in his cartridge belt; maybe they're picking up extra ammo for the squad?

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[Bob Seijas]

"Wind to 9 or 11 clicks" -- I always wondered what was wrong with 10?