Read a while ago by a German veteran that it was easy to notice where a US soldier firing a M1 Garand was because the firing created a bigger "smoke cloud" than the German´s. The German veteran thought it had something to do with the powder used.

Just wondering if anyone knows more about this? Was this considered "a problem" by the US troops?

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Could it have been because of the higher rate of fire of the M-1 compared to the bolt action K98? Just a thought. Possibly more residue build-up?

Also, recall that when the last shot came out of an M-1 the egection made a fairly loud metallic clanging sound. I have read that some German soldiers learned to wait for this to catch an American rifleman reloading.

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