Hi there, and welcome to #FridayFucksorSucks, a weekly game with simple rules: guns fuck, or they suck. This week: the Winchester M1 Garand Full Auto Prototype. Designed from 1944-46 before being abandoned due to a lack of post war interest, it would've replaced the BAR and simplified supply lines. - ThreadSky

queerarmorer.bsky.social • 55 days ago

Hi there, and welcome to #FridayFucksorSucks, a weekly game with simple rules: guns fuck, or they suck.

This week: the Winchester M1 Garand Full Auto Prototype. Designed from 1944-46 before being abandoned due to a lack of post war interest, it would've replaced the BAR and simplified supply lines.

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Comments

theattackquokka.bsky.social•55 days ago

Fucks because it’s an M1. Sucks because it’s a mag change at 1 or 2 trigger squeezes

bizcaz.bsky.social•55 days ago

I was originally going to say sucks but it reminds me Huot Machine Rifle (Ross rifle auto conversion) and now I think it fucks.

johnmillerman.bsky.social•55 days ago

What did they do to my baby boy. Also that thing would kick like a mule

opportunityplus.bsky.social•54 days ago

Regrettably, sucks. I didn't even know you could have a discount BM-59.

geekdownrange.bsky.social•55 days ago

Wood, steel, and full auto. How can it not fuck?

terrathesloth.bsky.social•55 days ago

fucks from a historical perspective.
sucks from the perspective of a person carrying a close bolt automatic rifle that exposes its guts to debris ingress between every shot.

imbecillicus.rex.lol•55 days ago

fucks, that trumpet on the muzzle is amazing

imbecillicus.rex.lol•55 days ago

libertyprimeusa.bsky.social•55 days ago

Joshua blew down the walls of Jericho
This one just blows

maximusleather.bsky.social•55 days ago

If she works she fucks

maximusleather.bsky.social•55 days ago

I am curious how it would've helped supply lines. The bar and garand already had the same cartridge? I guess parts compatibility?

queerarmorer.bsky.social•55 days ago

The idea was a conversion package to convert already existing guns from semiauto into full auto without needing to design and build a full auto platform.

maximusleather.bsky.social•55 days ago

Given how well the Pedersen device worked a couple of decades prior for the 03 Springfield, I'm sure this would have gone just about as well. 🙄

celticdragon1.bsky.social•53 days ago

There were some well made full auto conversion designs for .303 Enfield rifles. Australia fielded a number of them in WW2

quintonmurdock.bsky.social•55 days ago

I like the garand too much for it to not fuck

teufelwolf666.bsky.social•55 days ago

I like that it comes with a horn.

magensson.bsky.social•55 days ago

Fucks

cassie-vlodhammer.bsky.social•55 days ago

Dieselpunk looking rifle/LMG that's somehow more practical than an M14, fucks

johnmillerman.bsky.social•54 days ago

It would've been considered a heavy assault rifle or something. Gun definitions are really specific, for it to be considered an LMG it would've have to be belt fed

celticdragon1.bsky.social•53 days ago

Ehh there are a number of LMGs that are magazine fed

sanantoniosra.bsky.social•55 days ago

As a general rule: Wood and steel fucks

celticdragon1.bsky.social•53 days ago

GET OUT OF MY DREAMS
GET INTO MY ARMS!

OMG WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN ALL MY LIFE

HELL YOU SHE FUCKS YOU SILLY AND YOU DIE SMILING WITH BRUISED SHOULDERS BUT DAMN IT WAS WORTH IT!

alchemicsolution.bsky.social•54 days ago

About 30% of why the garand fucks is the ping as it chucks the clip out the top.

This lacks ping, it looks long and heavy, the magazine and pistol grip might be upgrades but why?

Sucks.