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Old March 2nd, 2008, 11:08 PM
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Default Re: Held my first M1 Carbine
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Originally Posted by mac_bolan00 View Post
hiroo onoda, in his personal account of his 30 years as a straggler in the philippines, said it was easy to spot a carbine user at night. one can see the bullet flying towards you. at 200 meters, you can actually dodge it (as he had done by twisting to one side.) but with high powered .30s, no such luck.
"Straggler"? He wasn't a "straggler". He didn't stray or fall behind for 30 years. And what do you mean by "high powered .30s? Which weapons are you referring to? The M1 Garand fires at about 2,750fps. The M1 Carbine 1,970fps and the M1903 Springfield rifle is about 2900 fps.
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