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Originally Posted by Stealhead

Furthermore any bolt action rifle Kar98,Type99,SMLE what ever they all used stripper clips as well and you you just pressed the rounds out of the clip into the magazine the same exact process as the M1 Garand nearly to the T except the clip stay with the Garand so how that can be any faster than any other clip loading to me does not add up.

This seems true at first blush, but look at it carefully:



Kar/Springfield/bolt gun .........................M-1 Garand

last rd. fired ..........................................last rd. fired
move hand to bolt.................................. grab clip
lift up bolt............................................ insert clip
retract bolt........................................... close bolt
grab stripper clip.................................return hand to trigger
insert clip into guide
strip rds. into magazine
remove stripper clip
close bolt
lock bolt
return hand to trigger

It is somewhat like comparing reloading a semi-auto pistol, vs. a revolver with a speed loader. Those who have never tried to do it fast may think it can be done as quickly, but that is not the case. There are more motions involved and while training can speed up the process, it will still take longer than with a magazine pistol.

I'm not trying to sell everyone on the M-1 or get you to abandon your favorite rifle, but the M-1 is/was an excellent infantry weapon.


I didn't see a good video of fast reloading with a M-1, but this one does show some good, fast shooting:



(The shooting portion begins at 11:00 min.)



I just found this; here is shown different ways to load the M-1. My father described the method for loading it, like he describes in for loading the full clip.