▁" en ▁b loc " ▁clip ▁which ▁holds ▁eight ▁r ounds ▁of ▁. 3 0 - 0 6 ▁Spring field ▁am mun ition . ▁When ▁the ▁last ▁cart ridge ▁is ▁fired , ▁the ▁rif le ▁e ject s ▁the ▁clip ▁and ▁lo cks ▁the ▁b olt ▁open . ▁The ▁M 1 ▁is ▁then ▁ready ▁to ▁reload . ▁Once ▁the ▁clip ▁is ▁inserted , ▁the ▁b olt ▁sn aps ▁forward ▁on ▁its ▁own ▁as ▁soon ▁as ▁thumb ▁pressure ▁is ▁released ▁from ▁the ▁top ▁round ▁of ▁the ▁clip , ▁chamber ing ▁a ▁round ▁and ▁leaving ▁it ▁ready ▁to ▁fire . ▁Although ▁it ▁is ▁not ▁absolutely ▁necessary , ▁the ▁preferred ▁method ▁is ▁to ▁place ▁the ▁back ▁of ▁the ▁right ▁hand ▁against ▁the ▁operating ▁rod ▁handle ▁and ▁press ▁the ▁clip ▁home ▁with ▁the ▁right ▁thumb ; ▁this ▁releases ▁the ▁b olt , ▁but ▁the ▁hand ▁rest ra ins ▁the ▁b olt ▁from ▁sl am ming ▁closed ▁on ▁the ▁operator ' s ▁thumb ▁( result ing ▁in ▁" M 1 / G ar and ▁thumb "); ▁the ▁hand ▁is ▁then ▁quickly ▁with dra wn , ▁the ▁operating ▁rod ▁moves ▁forward ▁and ▁the ▁b olt ▁clos es ▁with ▁sufficient ▁force ▁to ▁go ▁fully ▁to ▁battery . ▁Thus , ▁after ▁the ▁clip ▁has ▁been ▁pressed ▁into ▁position ▁in ▁the ▁magazine , ▁the ▁operating ▁rod ▁handle ▁should ▁be ▁released , ▁allowing ▁the ▁b olt ▁to ▁snap ▁forward ▁under ▁pressure ▁from ▁the ▁operating ▁rod ▁spring . ▁The ▁operating ▁rod ▁handle ▁may ▁be ▁sm ack ed ▁with ▁the ▁pal m ▁to ▁ensure ▁the