According to MSG (E-7) Tellier, Fort Lewis Range Safety NCOIC, while conducting Basic Training with the 2nd Infantry Div. in July 1956, the term does in fact go back to the Flintlocks used during the Revolutionary War. We were training with the M-1 Garand Rifle for which the term "Lock and Load" aptly applies.


Congratulations Bob and Geo,

Grumpy