GCA Article On M1 Clip

[Bob Seijas]

Many GIs said they valued the Ping! that alerted them to an empty rifle in a firefight.

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[ROCK]

Many GIs said they valued the Ping! that alerted them to an empty rifle in a firefight.

I've read that in official troop surveys done by the Army. I believe the Army came to the same conclusion although I have not seen official documents stating so. I do believe that the Army could have muted the ping sound if they thought it was a problem by a change in clip metallurgy or through design changes.

[Rick B]

Rock, What Bob is saying is the shooter can hear it and be alerted that his rifle is empty. He is not talking about the false story always told about G.I.'s tossing clips so the enemy would jump up and charge so they could shoot them. Rick B