Reload practices in the field without slide lock

[Matt_X]

A target range at Valley Forge? More likely a field for execution by firing squad.

Not even close. You're speculating without having even read the report or the published article. Nor does it follow practices of time or the Cont. Army. Further, all executions were in the G.O.

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Every weapon system has its pros and cons and I for one really like the "hold open" feature as it reduced the reloading process by at least one step and a couple of seconds.

Thankyou. This comes back to a comment posted earlier. The hold open on the M1 carbine's mag followers hold the slide directly. When the magazine is changed the slide is released so it doesn't save any steps in reload.

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