Comments by "Pete Sheppard" (@petesheppard1709) on "USMC Johnson LMG at the Range" video.

Now go and ice that shoulder... The M14 included a charger clip guide for the same reason; in fact, they were issued with only two mags for riflemen. Early publications stressed reloading the rifle with stripper clips, similar to the Lee Enfields. This was the case when I was issued an M14 at Marine Corps OCS, in 1975. AR-men, who used M14s with the selector switch activated, would carry more magazines.
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@jamestarbet9608 I wish I could find my 'Guidebook' from the early '70s! IIRC, the photo you mention was for an AR-man. At OCS in '75, I was issued two mags with single-mag pouches along with my M14. We were also issued WWII-era deuce gear. I didn't know there were triple M14 pouches; the largest I've seen were doubles (I actually have a couple of them) I'm not disagreeing with you, just sharing what I actually saw and remember myself. 🙂
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@jamestarbet9608 Sorry for not seeing this sooner; I must have missed the notification. The ways of the Marine Corps are often inscrutable. In '77, we got M16A1s, full ALICE (including the 3x30mag pouches) and cammies.
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