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1. Woggy's Zeonic Frolicks (washedoutgundampilot@poa.st)'s status on Friday, 03-Feb-2023 10:43:36 JST Woggy's Zeonic Frolicks

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   @GabeLakmann @Boomerman @Evil_Bender @Lover @RadixVerum @RedKaiser And the Corps wasn’t necessarily using old shitty 1903s. I don’t think any of the original Mark Is even survived in government service at that time. They had a cost-reduced, simplified A3 spec they issued to churn them out even faster.

   There were real problems with the Garand when it first came out, the gas system had to be completely redesigned (Gas trap to plug, now super rare), so the marines were still somewhat in the right to just equip the boys with a known quantity. Since most of the ‘03s left over from WWI (which I doubt were all that many, and after the depression they likely hadn’t ordered too many) were quickly issued for training back home, most of these GI’s got the improved, latest & greatest A3.

   Has better combat-worthy sights, longer sight radius, more wood to protect the hands in bayonet work, and a MUCH better stock shape with a pistol grip for added security.