Re: [MV] .50 = DD? was: [MV] Ammo Cans and Fifties

No MV content but interesting?
Well if we are talking about how to do "rapid fire" how about this.
Many years ago I was talking to a gentleman at our military vehicle display
and it turned out he had been in the 1st Special Service Force (Devils
Brigade) he talked at length about his experiences (wish I had taped
recorded the conversation). The one thing I do remember was his description
and demonstration of rapid fire with a Mk 4 Lee Enfield. What they were
trained to do was hold the rifle in their left arm butt up against the body
trigger finger on the trigger. They then worked the bolt with the right
hand. The rapid fire part came about working the bolt with the right pulling
the trigger with the left hand. He said that the trigger was pulled just as
the bolt was pushed into the lock position. You did not lock the bolt all
the way down, you cycled the bolt back up as the trigger was pulled. He said
that the bolt would shoot back, you would then slam the bolt forward and
repeat till the magazine was empty. He said you could put a whole lot of
lead down range, no accuracy but then the idea was to keep the other guys
head down while you advanced.

Cheers Rick




-----Original Message-----
From: Patrick Jankowiak [mailto:recycler@swbell.net]
Sent: Sunday, 5, December, 2004 23:35 PM
To: Military Vehicles Mailing List
Subject: Re: [MV] .50 = DD? was: [MV] Ammo Cans and Fifties


Thanks for the clarification on that. I certainly don't 'need' a
full auto or a .50, but I see no reason to pay a ridiculous
$5000-7000 for a semi. I like me big guns cheap!

well.. I guess it's the hellfire triggers for the rest of us..

And here's the stupid gun trick of the week:

Grasp and support your semi-auto rifle with left hand by the
front stock, and let the rear rest on your right arm, trigger
finger very rigidly hooked, touching the trigger. pull forward on
the rifle with your left arm, until the trigger is operated by
the rigid digit. With practice, the recoil will jerk the weapon
back far enough to move the trigger back off the rigid digit, and
the forward pull (which you are constantly applying with the left
hand) will, when the recoil ends, pull the gun forward and pop
off the next shot, and the next... kind of cycling it, eh? Works
best with a slick polished wood stock and a wool sweater sleeve
and right hand glove to eliminate friction as the weapon slides
back and forth an inch or so. By the way, the aim is terrible,
don't do this because, standard disclaimers, it is stupid and
dangerous. You can empty a 5-round mini-14 magazine in less than
a second though, and certainly make people wonder.

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