The basic service rifles and carbines of WWII were reliable. So was the BAR light machine gun by then.
We're talking about the reliability and effectiveness of the very most basic weapons issued to our troops.
Heck, when counting effectiveness, the current Europellet (9mm) pistol, which has to use FMJ ammo, is much less effective in stopping than the old M1911 (the latter of which just happens to be the design I carry every time I exit my dwelling).
We're talking about the reliability and effectiveness of the very most basic weapons issued to our troops.
Heck, when counting effectiveness, the current Europellet (9mm) pistol, which has to use FMJ ammo, is much less effective in stopping than the old M1911 (the latter of which just happens to be the design I carry every time I exit my dwelling).