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Posted: 4/8/2005 6:16:47 PM EDT
| How come the M1A's have a stripper clip guide on the receiver? |
I mean, why would a rifle that readily takes magazines have a stripper clip guide? | Respect for the Garand? I don't understand. The M1 was loaded with a 8 round en-bloc clip, It did not have a stripper clip guide, or use strippers. The stripper clip giude on the M14 clones and on the orginial m14 WAS to load the mag with, The aussie ammo I have is loaded on 5 rnd strippers and I load the M14 clone I have, using the stripper clip guide, it works. |
Agreed, especially when all your magazines are empty and you're down to the ammo in your bandoleers. 
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IIRC, because back in those days doctrine was not "magazine heavy" like it is today. Box magazines were seen as a way to have a lot of ammo on hand in the rifle. You carried a few magazines, but kept most of your ammo on Stripper clips. Then you would recharge as needed. I hope that makes sense/is correct. |
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