Originally Posted by
DakarM
john is right, it does go into the weapon. m1 garand I believe. during WWII germans would listen for the clip? to eject after the last shot, which made a very distinct PLING sound.
found it en bloc clip
wiki
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:M1clip.jpg

W00t!!
Yeah the clang is very distinct in fact if you ever play Medal Of Honor you will know the sound very well. If you ever fire a real one the sound is almost exactly the same and everyone knows it.
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