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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;charley, post: 25347332, member: 5372&quot;]Yes, I assumed the reason was something like that, and that commentary is not incorrect, and depended on weapon and magazine cleanliness and integrity...and actualy design.</p><p><br /></p><p>Charley (the other Charley), used &quot;Banana&quot; Magazines in M1s and M14s and 47s, and would tape 2 of them together also (monkeyseemonkeydo...no, that is not a Wascist shot), usually the Chinese 56K Magazines.</p><p><br /></p><p>For the most part, many Troops used a Magazine &quot;Coupler&quot; (fancy name for a tape), usually &quot;straight&quot; magazines.</p><p><br /></p><p>I could go on and on about the Chicom 30/40 Round Mags, which made our 20 Round Mags a little bit of a fair fight conundrum, but, then I am hogging the OP intent of the Post.</p><p><br /></p><p>So, the Medal....it is alright, I guess, but the soldier&#039;s gear in the image sort of lacks Homage to WWI/II/Korea and Vietnam...most of the gear depicted didn&#039;t even exist. But I also understand the purpose is depicting the U.S. Army from inception until now, so I guess I don&#039;t have a valid artistic gripe.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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