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Old May 5th, 2008, 07:54 AM
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Originally Posted by ValkyrieKatrina View Post
gotta love the Garands firepower gotta hate its lack of a detachable magazine and the fact that one could not 'top it off' after firing 3 or 4 shots. you had to fire off the remaining rounds in the clip and insert a new one or face your next adversary with a partial mag. I have to say that ANY semi-auto has a bolt action beat though. I'm not much into bolt action guns in any form though I do admire their accuracy in most cases.
What about in a llong range rifle battle?

Also the Garand makes the distintive "chinging" sound when the mag is empty both letting you and your enemy know that you are empty
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