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Originally Posted by Webstral
The M1 has a lot to recommend it.
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Unfortunately, it has some drawbacks. The round has a lot of kick for most people (and by 2000, you are getting into using old men, young boys and women as troops, so this matters a lot). This could be solved by chambering the M1 for a lower-powered cartridge.
Also, the eight round en bloc clip is inconvenient. You need to use either a stripper clip or a detatchable magazine (late in WWII, there was an experimental rifle based on the M1 which used BAR magazines).