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[Ian Robertson]

Lets be honest, if the Americans had not invented it it would not have been accepted. (Yes I know where Garand was from) It's like people that think the VW bug was actually a good car. The mag system is the stupidest thing in creation. Yes I do have one and I like it and it's great to shoot and it may jam forever on me after what I have just written. (same goes for the my M14)

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[oozlefinch]

The mag system is the stupidest thing in creation.

It is also fairly reliable. It is sensitive to dirt, but no more so than detachable box magazines. The major complaint; that it cannot be partially re-loaded, was not a problem in combat, where the units of fire, by order of the Sergeant-Major, were always discharged before reloading was required. It was certainly more popular with the troops than was the M1 Carbine, but less so than the M1918A2 automatic rifle, both of which are magazine fed.

It is important to remember that the selection to be made was between the M1 and the Johnson, and I'm sure you will agree with this existential choice.