[Elecraft] Left-handed amputations

[Ron D'Eau Claire]

Eric, KE6US wrote:

Both the M1 and the M14 were awkward for me. I had to laugh at the comment
by the ex-Marine who told Fred the M1 had a habit of ejecting hot casings
into his shirt. Definitely been there more than once.
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There was no way on God's Green Earth the DI at Fort Ord was ever going to
let me fire an M1 left-handed. 

And I didn't! 

Later I came to appreciate that when I saw a leftie get a series of hot
spent shell casing down the collar of his fatigue jacket. And I thought
having them bounce of the steel pot would have been the worst of it! 

Later I taught the M1 and was no more forgiving than my instructor. 

Ron AC7AC