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They are two separate awards.The schutzenchnur,for marksmanship,the German military efficiency badge for overall performance.I have both and know how hard it is to get.You really have to want it.As for that machine gun,I was talking to my wife the other day about that.I told her how we only got to handle it for about 40 rounds for orientation in the morning,and we came back that afternoon for qualifying with 40 rounds.I had never fired anything that fast in my life!When we fired off our orientation rounds,they were GONE!All the rest of the day,I kept thinking to myself,how am i gonna do that.It came to me right before qualifying.Aim at the base of the target,when you squeeze the trigger,pull immediately to the right.Worked for me.You have to have the shooting medal to be eligable for the Efficiency Badge.Out of 500 men,only 20 men earned both.Mine are in Bronze as was 18 other men.The only one to get silver was a first Lt.You have to be superman to get a gold.Ref.A.THE CONSTITUTION,ARTICLE 1,SECTION 9-B.,PUBLIC LAW 89-673-.,CHAPTER 7,ARMY REGULATIONS,672-5-1.I wish them all the luck.I hope they keep track of their medals,as they are very hard to come by,should they win of course.Lost mine in a fire,but still have papers.

yeah, the machine gun was a b*tch. Got me the bronze as a result. I thought the carbine and 9mm were both a piece of cake. I made the mistake of not leaning into the machine gun hard enough,and ended up with a bruise from the pocket of my shoulder to the armpit.