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The En Bloc Clip: Don’t Blame John Garand The highly regarded M1 Garand rifle and its eight-round clip-loading system more than proved itself in the combat theaters of World War II and the ...
Why did John Garand include an en-bloc clip in his M1 rifle design? One reader writes in, and we set the record straight.
The U.S. infantryman by comparison was equipped with the M1 Garand, which in addition to being semi-automatic—offering a higher rate of fire—held eight rounds. As it was fed by en bloc clips ...