Question for military guys with FAL experiencw

"...with references to the M1 GARAND..." That came from the 7th round stoppage issue that was permanently fixed before the rifle got into full production. Never heard of it for the FAL either.
 
some guys like to load 2 tracer in first,2 more last. fast target indication in the din of battle-"watch my tracer"..double tap. last two in mag let you know it is empty. most infantryman load them fully,but some leave out 2 rounds to ensure no feed problems from weak springs. the follower always dictates loading sequence...pro patria!
 
In the British army you are trained according to the "Shoot to kill" pamphlet. You are issued a certain number of rounds, which you are ordered to load. If you want to disobey that order and load a different number of rounds, they will have your stupid ass for breakfast.
 
freefallmike said:
some guys like to load 2 tracer in first,2 more last. fast target indication in the din of battle-"watch my tracer"..double tap. last two in mag let you know it is empty. most infantryman load them fully,but some leave out 2 rounds to ensure no feed problems from weak springs. the follower always dictates loading sequence...pro patria!
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Agree!
 
I have never heard of the "right" thing either but then I got out before most of the guys serving today were even born.
As for the shoelace thing; My late Dad served in Italy with the 4th Indian Division, British 8th Army. His Battalion (2nd Camerons) was paired with a Gurkha Battalion and he told me the shoelace story when I was a boy. He held the Gurkhas in very high regard and always considered them the world's best soldiers. He said the Gurkhas would go out on patrol at night, without firearms, just their Kukris. They would crawl into the German positions and gently feel the laces. The British were as afraid of them as the Germans and made sure their boots were laced correctly. Was he telling a "story" with the shoelace thing? I have no reason to disbelieve him as he was there.
BTW: The British Army ladder laced their boots, the Germans cross laced theirs
 
Two ways to check if you have chambered a round. These are done administratively, not under contact.

1. Check position of the top round with your finger. Insert mag, push/pull, cycle the action. Remove mag, check position of top round. Insert mag, push/pull.
2. Insert mag. Push/pull. Press check to feel chambered round. Ensure bolt is fully forward.

In a 30rd M4 mag you should be loading 28. Just because the CF taught to load 30 for years does not mean it's the best way to do things.
 
When I do night recces or patrols I know for a fact I can't see in that ####ing chamber.

So I note which side all my mags are loaded on (should always be left side for a fully loaded mag...I think XD memory fails me sometimes)
and then I load and ready and pull the mag to make sure it loaded. It works.

Note that I don't randomly start cocking the action and pulling mags on patrol XD THAT'D BE STUPID. only at the start..
 
I've got that stick so far up my ass, I don't know whats what anymore.

-Edit- although the question has been answered alot of fellas have their own way of doing things. Things change, old timers..... things ain't what they used to be.
 
ColassalEntry said:
When I do night recces or patrols I know for a fact I can't see in that f**king chamber.

So I note which side all my mags are loaded on (should always be left side for a fully loaded mag...I think XD memory fails me sometimes)
and then I load and ready and pull the mag to make sure it loaded. It works.
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M4 mag with an even number of rounds loaded will have the rounds on the right, not the left. Exception is the new USGI mag with yellow anti-tilt follower that is on the opposite side.
 
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