The Basket
Senior Master Sergeant
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- Jun 27, 2007
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I would wager a can of diet coke that a full auto Garand either was planned or got to prototype.
Interesting if anyone can say.
I do say the SVT-40 looks a bit better design.
I guessed that pretty close.I think that pretty well describes the T-20 series, a Garand adapted to a BAR magazine, and had full auto ability.
A thousand or so ordered, but with no Japan invasion it wasn't adopted for service.
Don't forget hedge rows.I do declare that in certain combat circumstances that the M1 Carbine would be better than the Garand.
Anything below 100m. Trench clearing, jungle, forest, street fighting CQB.
Wasn't aware Germans praise it highly you got a quote on that?
The only issue was magazine. One guy said they would junk old mags as soon as new mags were available. So the mags were not robust.
I would wager a can of diet coke that a full auto Garand either was planned or got to prototype.
Interesting if anyone can say.
I do say the SVT-40 looks a bit better design.
The Garand has a substantial rate of fire, I would say that being a semi-auto suits it fine.
I like the Enbloc clip over a stripper, like my Mauser used, as when the ammunition is expended, the assembly ejects. Plus, the Enbloc eliminates the process of inserting the clip, pushing the rounds into the internal mag and then removing the stripper before closing the bolt. There is also, on occasion, the case where all the rounds haven't been pushed all the way down, so when removing the stripper, the top round moves upward, blocking the bolt's path - this doesn't happen with the M1.