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cthulu2016

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31. Rate of fire is not a big issue for snipers

Reply to Whovian (Original post)

Fri Jan 18, 2013, 09:37 PM

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What if Charles Whitman had a Mini-14 or any other semi autos coveted today by so many? [View all] Whovian Jan 2013 OP

To answer your first question, and your last. Boomerproud Jan 2013 #1

If Charles Whitman had used a Mini 14, 14 people might have lived that day. SayWut Jan 2013 #2

Okay, and compared to the M1? with the compensation for rate of fire on a crowded field Whovian Jan 2013 #3

Still, no dice. SayWut Jan 2013 #9

The Universal IIRC is not part for part interchangeable with the military M1 ProgressiveProfessor Jan 2013 #20

I believe you're correct. SayWut Jan 2013 #24

I have two M1 Carbines by Universal. ManiacJoe Jan 2013 #34

Hmmm I would not be so sure of that ProgressiveProfessor Jan 2013 #4

The original Mini 14's had a thin barrell that was prone to overheating. SayWut Jan 2013 #15

How is the mini 14, or even an AR-15 much different than the M1 Carbine whitman used? Travis_0004 Jan 2013 #5

Clip capacity, heat dissipation, etc. Whovian Jan 2013 #7

You realize the M1 carbine had 30 round mags available right? Travis_0004 Jan 2013 #10

I belive those were miltary and not civilian. Whovian Jan 2013 #11

They were sold to civilians in mass quantities ProgressiveProfessor Jan 2013 #18

Whitman didn't have a 30-round clip. baldguy Jan 2013 #22

The M1 Carbine is at the lower right-hand corner. Lizzie Poppet Jan 2013 #26

According to the police inventory, he had 1 15-round and 2 30-round "clips" for the M1 petronius Jan 2013 #28

Whitman had an M1 Carbine (not an M1). Lizzie Poppet Jan 2013 #6

Not back then if memory serves. Whovian Jan 2013 #8

I pulled up the pic. It looks like an M1 carbine to me. Travis_0004 Jan 2013 #12

This wiki source does mention 15 and 30 round "clips" for the .30 carbine petronius Jan 2013 #13

The M1 Carbine in the pic... Lizzie Poppet Jan 2013 #23

A Remington Model 700 and the high ground like Whitman had and anyone with the same training stultusporcos Jan 2013 #14

Consider the DC Snipers (Malvo and Muhammad). SayWut Jan 2013 #17

What if Matthew Sheppard had one? Fla_Democrat Jan 2013 #16

Remington 700 is a high powered rifle; it's an excellent sniper's rifle REP Jan 2013 #19

A might fine one indeed ProgressiveProfessor Jan 2013 #21

M24 Sniper Weapon System SayWut Jan 2013 #25

Of much rather he had a mini-14 naaman fletcher Jan 2013 #27

I was thinking that, too obamanut2012 Jan 2013 #33

Balloon. Lead variety. bluerum Jan 2013 #29

Probably fewer people would have died that day. Egalitarian Thug Jan 2013 #30

And here all this time I thought it was Gunnery Sgt. Hartman that said that. SayWut Jan 2013 #36

Rate of fire is not a big issue for snipers cthulu2016 Jan 2013 #31

He did have semi automatics with high capacity magazines obamanut2012 Jan 2013 #32

Kudos to the nod to the History Channel. Home of Alien Homesteaders. Whovian Jan 2013 #35

I posted a link to the police inventory of his possessions in Post 28 petronius Jan 2013 #37