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Here’s why automatic firearms aren’t practical in real life
WE ARE THE MIGHTY via msn ^
| 27 feb 2023
| Tim Kirkpatrick
Posted on 02/27/2023 6:47:33 PM PST by rellimpank
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--and while fun to shoot on a range, there's no place for full auto in police work--
To: rellimpank
Full auto has its uses. When ammunition is readily available, it is used to make the enemy seek cover and not fire back....suppression if you will.
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posted on
02/27/2023 6:50:31 PM PST
by
joma89
(Buy weapons and ammo, folks, and have the will to use them.)
To: joma89
—in military usage—I certainly agree—
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posted on
02/27/2023 6:52:24 PM PST
by
rellimpank
(--don't believe anything the media or government says about firearms or explosives--)
To: joma89
I really did like when they adapted the M-16 to do three round burst fire. It really helped in combat situations to keep people from letting their adrenaline takeover in some situations.
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posted on
02/27/2023 6:54:44 PM PST
by
wbarmy
(Trying to do better.)
To: rellimpank
If it comes down to defending my family and home, I don’t care about what is practical for the police force.
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posted on
02/27/2023 6:55:48 PM PST
by
sauropod
(“If they don’t believe our lies, well, that’s just conspiracy theorist stuff, there.”)
To: rellimpank
The Second Amendment exists so that We The People will have the ability to wage war against tyrants. Full auto could have a role in that effort.
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posted on
02/27/2023 6:56:09 PM PST
by
ClearCase_guy
(“You want it one way, but it's the other way”)
To: rellimpank
I knew a cop whose department had a couple full auto’s. He said he had no idea why they had them.
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posted on
02/27/2023 6:56:58 PM PST
by
cyclotic
To: ClearCase_guy
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posted on
02/27/2023 6:58:42 PM PST
by
ealgeone
To: rellimpank
Beg to differ as I was quite good with with an M240 back in my day.
Being 6’2”, 250 and in shape was a definite advantage.
7.62x51 works very well on lotsa stuff.
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posted on
02/27/2023 7:00:51 PM PST
by
SakoL61R
To: rellimpank
Full auto thins out a mob/crowd.
Other ways to do it? Sure. But its one way.
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posted on
02/27/2023 7:01:15 PM PST
by
Secret Agent Man
(Gone Galt; not averse to Going Bronson.)
To: rellimpank
When government goons outnumber you 10 to 1 then full auto is a necessity.
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posted on
02/27/2023 7:05:01 PM PST
by
wildcard_redneck
(The Ukraine is dead, the head just doesn't know it yet.)
To: joma89
...it is used to make the enemy seek cover and not fire back...
Yes, in 1991 Basic at Ft Sill we were taught to use automatic fire only for that purpose, such as in an ambush. During that training exercise, I was in charge of a squad that contained one Bozo.
We did great at being ambushed - although the squad panicked and froze I directed them to pour automatic fire into the hill we were being ambushed from. I had myself and others cover while the squad went back to the rally point, then they covered the rest of us going back.
Private Bozo did ok since he only had to run back to the rally point, then copy the others and pour withering fire into the hill. Next, I set up a perfect ambush for the next group with an excellent cross-fire on the kill zone.
Unfortunately Private Bozo got impatient and fired early against orders, causing the other group to surround and kill us.
I really hope that guy didn't last long after Basic. Probably not.
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posted on
02/27/2023 7:05:18 PM PST
by
\/\/ayne
(I regret that I have but one subscription cancellation notice to give to my local newspaper)
To: rellimpank
Properly used, full auto is not used to fire at a target, but to set up a wall of fire across the path of an advancing enemy.
To: \/\/ayne
Come on people. We should not get like our enemies. We do not need automatics. At least not now. The time could come. WE should not react to the fact that the left wants all our guns.
To: rellimpank
What video games and movies don’t depict correctly is the insane recoil automatic fire causes. That is completely dependent on the weapon and caliber being fired.
M-14 firing .7.62 NATO (.308 Winchester)? Uncontrollable.
MP-5 firing 9mm Parabellum? You can write your name.
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posted on
02/27/2023 7:11:27 PM PST
by
Yo-Yo
(Is the /Sarc tag really necessary? Pray for President Biden: Psalm 109:8)
To: rellimpank
Back in the 70s before the EPA put an end to it, we deposed of spent fluorescent bulbs by throwing them overboard and shooting them up with our Thompson sub-machine gun. You really have to push down to keep the muzzle down.
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posted on
02/27/2023 7:14:00 PM PST
by
SubMareener
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To: wbarmy
There is only one draw back to three round burst if you let off the trigger before lol three round fire when you pull the trigger only what is left will cycle done that a couple of times, expecting three rounds and only one happens first time that happens throws you off and first thought is a jam
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posted on
02/27/2023 7:14:39 PM PST
by
blitz128
To: joma89
To: rellimpank
Because ammo is now on back-order?
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posted on
02/27/2023 7:16:55 PM PST
by
Paladin2
To: DIRTYSECRET
Like our enemies? How silly.
The RKBA shall not be infringed.
Whether it is “practical” or not is irrelevant. The Constitution and Bill of Rights say “shall not be infringed”.
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