Life During Wartime
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In a previous post, I asked what people would like to take to war if given the choice. A lot of responses were M14 and/or M1 Garand and it got me to thinking...
In terms of weight, the /06 is a heavier cartridge than the smaller lighter .308, but the M14 has relatively heavy magazines compared to the lightweight en bloc clips of the Garand. The question then is: At what point are they equal in terms of weight and which would allow one to carry more ammunition. For this question, All of the /06 is in clips and all of the .308 is in its mags.
In terms of weight, the /06 is a heavier cartridge than the smaller lighter .308, but the M14 has relatively heavy magazines compared to the lightweight en bloc clips of the Garand. The question then is: At what point are they equal in terms of weight and which would allow one to carry more ammunition. For this question, All of the /06 is in clips and all of the .308 is in its mags.