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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Perplexed" data-source="post: 1999248" data-attributes="member: 7157">Bent op rods aren't that common - it just depends on the commercial round being used.  As for the en bloc situation, presumably the owner would be smart enough to load up a bunch of clips with ammo.  If he gets into a running gun battle that lasts long enough for him to run out of loaded en bloc clips, he's got more to worry about than lack of ammo.  Same can apply to M1 Carbine ammo and the magazines used for that platform.  Want to talk about a head shot?  If you can do that with a M1 Carbine, you can do that with a M1 Garand.Read up on the US Army use of M1 Garands and Carbines during WW2 and the Korean conflict, and you'll find the preponderance of GI's preferred to use the M1, even ditching their issued Carbines if they had a chance to acquire a Garand.  They knew what was up.</blockquote>