Grendel mags?

[RangerRick]

But in each example above, the mags would've been in pouches, protected and cushioned to one degree or another. They weren't naked magazines being dropped.

(IIRC, my favorite C-ration was scrambled eggs. Peaches were pretty good, too. )

Except the lowering line scenario. I'm not jumping in with a lot of bandoleers, stripper clips, and adapters. All my personal load was in mags, and you put it on the outside of the ruck or near the top, because it was what you needed to get at first.

The ruck is jumped upside down, and sort of hangs that way on the line.

I lost a can of apricots out of my ruck in Ranger School and nearly cried. I was pissed off for a week. We were so hungry we even ate that glue with oil on top they called peanut butter.

The worst thing about the old C Rats was monotony. Only six different meals. The First Sergeant opened the case upside down so you couldn't see what you were pulling out when you lined up went by and grabbed one. Guys memorized where they were in the upside down case so they wouldn't get the dreaded ham and limas. So Top had to mix them up and you played c-rat bingo. Then the horse trading began!

The chocolate choke roll (aka chocolate nut roll) was my favorite. It was so dry it was impossible to eat without a 5 gallon gerry can of water. If you punched a small hole in the can and poured some water in and steamed it, though, it was good.

Some guys elevated c-rat cooking to an art form.

RR