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I can not understand, why was not a 20 round Magazine used, on the original design. The Garand. As opposed to stripper clips?
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Mr Garand designed a 20 shot box magazine rifle in 1920. It was primer actuated which is a very neat and clean system but it was obsoleted by changes in ammo; some say to more progressive powders, some say to crimped primers.
I am not certain of the change to enbloc (not stripper) clips but it may have been because he was playing catch up with Pedersen who had the inside track at one time.