FM 23-5, BASIC FIELD MANUAL: U.S RIFLE CALIBER, .30, M1 (20-JUL-1940) (W/CHG-1 DTD 15-NOV-1941 AND CHG-2 DTD 30-JAN-1942)
FM 23-5, BASIC FIELD MANUAL: U.S RIFLE CALIBER, .30, M1 (20-JUL-1940) (W/CHG-1 DTD 15-NOV-1941 AND CHG-2 DTD 30-JAN-1942)., The
U.
S.
rifle,
caliber
.30,
M1l,
is
a
self-loading
shoulder
weapon.
(See
fig.
1.)
It
is
gas
oper-
ated,
clip
fed,
and
air
cooled.
It
weighs
approximately
9
pounds
and
the
bayonet
an
additional
pound.
The
ammuni-
tion
is
loaded
in
clips
of
eight
rounds.
Bandoleers
of
ammu-
nition
for
this
rifle
have
six
pockets
with
a
total
of
40
rounds
and
weigh
31/4
pounds
each.
FM 23-5 Rev. 1940
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