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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

You must have seen a movie in which the protagonists empties their entire magazine through automatic fire and hits the target every single time. And if you’re a fan of video games, you must have played at least one first-person shooter that made you believe that automatic weapons essentially turn you into a god of war. Unfortunately, that’s the literal opposite of what the truth is, as automatic firearms aren’t used like that in real-life combat, and here’s why.

Automatic fire is inaccurate In real life, if they have the option to choose their rate of fire, professionals like to stick to single-fire mode. Why? Because automatic fire is inaccurate.

What video games and movies don’t depict correctly is the insane recoil automatic fire causes.

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To: packagingguy

Great addition. The key to the effectiveness of that weapon was it was bolted down so it would stay in a field of fire which also limited it field of fire. However, if the field of fire was right where your enemy would be, such as landing on a beach below a hill...then yes, very effective.


61 posted on 02/28/2023 2:18:43 AM PST by joma89 (Buy weapons and ammo, folks, and have the will to use them.)
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To: rellimpank

Fun doesn’t have to be practical, but Fun is useful, therefore full autos can indeed be useful.


62 posted on 02/28/2023 2:36:30 AM PST by MrKatykelly (Obama was the proof of concept puppet.)
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To: rellimpank
The only thing I have against them is that they're too expensive to purchase and a pain in the butt to jump thru the hoops just to legally purchase one.

To say nothing about the cost of all the ammunition you would go thru on a day at the range.

63 posted on 02/28/2023 2:42:06 AM PST by Hot Tabasco
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To: Secret Agent Man

If you do not have military experience, please just STFU.


64 posted on 02/28/2023 2:59:33 AM PST by Machavelli (True God)
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To: rellimpank

Shhhhh


65 posted on 02/28/2023 4:06:18 AM PST by trebb (So many fools - so little time...)
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To: Machavelli
I'm a lifelong gun owner, collector, reloader and hunter. I do not have military experience as I stayed in school and earned three degrees.

I'll say what I want, when I want, so, take your own advice.

That said, I always resented Reagan outlawing private ownership of full auto (manufactured after 1986). He wasn't the conservative his sheep claimed.

Repeal these NFA laws. Disband the ATF. Prosecute, incarcerate, execute criminals and we won't need gun laws.

66 posted on 02/28/2023 4:51:39 AM PST by LouAvul (Daniel 4:17: "..the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will.." )
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To: rellimpank
Gosh - yet another internet "expert"! ("The AK has only the automatic fire option (although there are newer models that let you choose your rate of fire)".

Gomer here must never have actually handled a real AK: the AK has three safety positions - all the way up, Safe. One click down - full auto. Two clicks down -Semi. Has been that way since the first AK made.

Full auto fire is a great tool in combat for reacting to an ambush, or conducting an ambush, or dealing with a mass attack ("Gooners Galore"), or firing at night when the enemy is not easily visible but you know generally where they are.

The downsides of full-auto are - you use up ammo fast, if you are firing a magazine-fed weapon, when you run out of magazines loading more takes a long time, and your firing site becomes very obvious and you attract a lot of unwanted attention when you open up.

I love these bozos who always spout the "automatic fire is uncontrollable". All it takes is time on the trigger and practice to fire accurately and effectively with Full-A.

67 posted on 02/28/2023 4:56:15 AM PST by Chainmail (Harrassment, to be effective, must be continuous.)
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To: \/\/ayne

Since the time of the Romans there has always been at least one Bozo in every unit. Saw him many times in my AF career.


68 posted on 02/28/2023 4:57:58 AM PST by ops33 (SMSgt, USAF, Retired)
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To: wbarmy

Training on the M60 was to fire a burst of six at a time.


69 posted on 02/28/2023 5:12:37 AM PST by hinckley buzzard ( Resist the narrative.)
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To: mabarker1

I would have paid to see that!


70 posted on 02/28/2023 5:21:26 AM PST by Carriage Hill (A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
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To: rellimpank

I see movies where people fire full auto weapons long enough to have emptied the thing four times over.


71 posted on 02/28/2023 5:30:11 AM PST by TalBlack (We have a Christian duty and a patriotic duty. God help us.)
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To: sauropod

“If it comes down to defending my family and home, I don’t care about what is practical for the police force.“

DP 12, 12ga shotgun is a home defense monster, if you can find one.


72 posted on 02/28/2023 5:32:42 AM PST by TalBlack (We have a Christian duty and a patriotic duty. God help us.)
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To: Carriage Hill

It’s quite entertaining.


73 posted on 02/28/2023 5:34:19 AM PST by mabarker1 ( (Congress- the opposite of PROGRESS!!! A fraud, a hypocrite, a liar. I'm a member of Congress !7)
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To: rellimpank

Time and place for everything.

In some Cases you’d need it.

In others, not so much.

But I want the option, either way.


74 posted on 02/28/2023 6:02:40 AM PST by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
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To: ops33

Oh, dear God! Our bozo was so bad we had to threaten going AWOL to keep him off the grenade range. They eventually caught on and made him go home.


75 posted on 02/28/2023 6:06:36 AM PST by GingisK
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To: Carriage Hill

Were they doing the “Mashed Potatoes”, “Hully Gully” or the “Twist”? LOL.


76 posted on 02/28/2023 6:39:28 AM PST by Carriage Hill (A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
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To: Secret Agent Man

“Full auto thins out a mob/crowd.”

So can a semi auto shotgun. I can deliver 4 rounds in less than three seconds with a pattern the size of the front end of a Buick with mine. How much is enough? I didn’t buy it to open up on a crowd. I bought it to not miss what it was pointed at no matter how fast the target was. Depending on the size of the crowd will dictate the lifespan of the shooter.

wy69


80 posted on 02/28/2023 7:54:15 AM PST by whitney69
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