COPS: 98 SHOTS FIRED DURING BINGHAMTON SHOOTING SPREE

NY Post ^ | April 8, 2009 | ASSOCIATED PRESS

[Polarik]

That sounds like a guestimate from the cops. At 90 seconds, that's about a shot each second. You don't need a rubberband for that rate of fire mostly with a 9mm.

Don't forget to include time for mag changes. Maybe he trimmed the return spring. My finger would be falling off after 98 pulls.

[Polarik]

That sounds like a guestimate from the cops. At 90 seconds, that's about a shot each second. You don't need a rubberband for that rate of fire mostly with a 9mm.

OK, they said he fired two guns in a little more than a minute. Don't forget to include time for mag changes. Maybe he trimmed the return springs? It still is a lot of pulls.

[MrB]

cops and their SELF-protective procedures. Forget about the victims

Why do you need a firearm to protect yourself? That's what cops are for.

/sarc

[dforest]

No we don’t ban guns.

Welcome to FR.

[Polarik]

It's a little trick to make a semi-auto into an auto. Basically you wrap the rubber band around the trigger and back of the trigger guard to where its almost trips the hammer. Then, when you fire the first shot, the recoil loads the next round, as usual, but the rubber band keeps the trigger from returning back to its firing position. Then, just as the slide cocks the firing pin, the rubber band pulls the trigger back again.

It's like having a hair trigger, where you only need to pull the trigger once.

[Polarik]

Where the heck was he able to buy all that ammo?

[MediaMole]

Ever seen IDPA or IPSC competition? 98 shots in a minute or so doesn’t take any special mods. 2 shots a second is easy to acheive.

[randog]

Cool.

[papertyger]

I never leave home with out my 45 I have been diligent for the past decade - these days I just might keep a mossberg in my trunk with a box buckshot

Yeah. I went to a full size glock prac/tac because my g30 has been feeling rather "light" recently.

[papertyger]

That’s about a hundred bucks these days. In times past, going through that many rounds in a single range session would not be unusual.

[GSP.FAN]

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[dforest]

I understand sarcasm, I am sarcastic. Since I don’t know you, I don’t know when you are being sarcastic.

That is why we use a /sarc tag around here.

[Redcitizen]

We need more guns that carry magazines. Reloading is such a chore.

[GSP.FAN]

I already got crap from people because i did not put on a sarcasm tag.
I have a nice glock that has a magazine designed to hold 30,not allowed in CA..
So i stock up on magazines and keep them loaded..

[Redcitizen]

I see. Excellent.

May you have plenty of fun shooting without the need to reload for a long time then. =)