John Garand’s work on feed mechanisms, driven by Ordnance Dept. mandates, resulted in the now-familiar eight-round en bloc clip shown here loaded into a production M1 rifle.

When Garand switched from a primer-actuated mechanism to gas operation, Ordnance mandated that he use an en bloc clip with his new design (which ultimately became the M1 rifle) rather than the ...

The focal point was ditching the eight-round en-bloc clip (which loaded top-down) for a proper twenty-round box magazine that loaded from the bottom up—a feature that Garand wanted in the M1 but ...

The historical significance of the M1 Garand can't be overstated. ... As it was fed by en bloc clips, it was also quicker to reload than the bolt-action rifles.

The M1 Garand semi-automatic rifle is perhaps the most iconic American rifle ever produced, ... and the Pedersen's en-bloc clip could only be inserted with its flat side down, ...

Tags: Gun, M1 Garand, Military, Rifle, Technology, and World. ... Then you push the sheet metal en bloc clip loaded with eight .30-06 rounds into the magazine and allow the bolt to slide ...

As it was fed by en bloc clips, ... The M1 Garand Was Also Quickly Outdated. The timing of Patton’s letter to Campbell is also notable as he wrote it in January 1945, ...