Last edited by Merc; 01-10-2023 at 03:18.
um,, Vern, the No 1 MK III* was just a change, (LoC) for 1916,
so technically, the No 1 Mk III* did not just come out, as a LoC, (list of changes) they were manufactured without , but some were redone with (and the * barred out) etc etc, others not changed till years later,
When R Lee was alive, he was a regular CMP shooter for the games matches. After shooting with him in Arizona, I'd say he could load the M1 and 1903 just fine for rapids.
I make sure my reloaded rounds run smooth in my stripper clips. I use the same 30-06 brass for all rifles and my M1's can certainly chew up the rims.
only issue I ever had was if it was hot and I got sweaty, the last round would sometimes slip out from under my thumb, and I would have to push is back in there,
never really slowed me down too much, (and I learned to wipe my hand if I touched my sweaty head,,,)
folks that poo poo on bolt actions really should go watch a games or similar match and see a good shooter run a bolt gun in Rapids
A good friend of mine was a serious Wimbledon shooter (20 shots at a thousand yards.) He said the key is to shoot fast -- wait for the right wind conditions and bang out as many shots as you can before the wind changes. Many top shooters chose bolt actions because they could shoot those faster than either the M1 or M14.
The "ping" of the M1 Rifle clip was almost deafening, and could apparently be heard over the noise of battle by the enemy hundreds of yards away, or so legend has it.
BS,, and has been disproved many times,
I was amazed on my first trip to Perry, standing behind the lines during a Garand Match, at how quiet it was, I was thinking it would be deafening, but 50 yrds or so behind the line and you did not need ear pro, and never heard a ping,
heard gunshots, but not loud,