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12-046 Garand Picture of the Day - Guadalcanal
Last edited by Mark in Rochester; 02-14-2012 at 12:42 PM.
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02-14-2012 12:36 PM
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Drum on the Thompson.
Thaine
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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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"Wind to 9 or 11 clicks" -- I always wondered what was wrong with 10?
Real men measure once and cut.
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The 1921s had a much faster rate of fire than the 1928A1s did. If you had a '21 , 11 clicks were needed to feed the rounds fast enough ( more spring pressure ) . After the last round was fed , the remaining spring pressure would whirl the empty rotor around to it's stop. Winding to only 9 clicks would feed in a '28 and cut down on the battering at the end.
Also , the drums made a click...click...CLICK...click...click...CLICK... sound when winding. Count only the loud clicks.
Chris
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Always liked that top pic. A bit of everything there. Just back the truck up and load it out.
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