The script is the first known work to use the military idiom "lock and load", an expression meaning "get ready to fight". Although the original use and implied meaning are disputed, it typically described the action of arming an M1 Garand rifle by first locking the bolt back by pulling the charging handle rearward and then loading an 8 round clip into its magazine.
the script is the first known work to use the military idiom "lock and load" an expression meaning "get ready to fight" although the original use and implied meaning are disputed it typically described the action of arming an m1 garand rifle by first locking the bolt back by pulling the charging handle rearward and then loading an 8 round clip into its magazine