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In reply to the discussion: Semi auto, it wasn't an automatic weapon!!!! [View all]Kaleva
(36,259 posts)53. With the lighter rifles with less powerful rounds, one can aim reasonably well.
About as well as if the gun was capable of full auto or burst fire.
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Actually this distinction between SEMI and FULLY automatic is becoming less & less clear
99th_Monkey
Dec 2012
#4
You make an excellent point. Shooters using full auto waste most of their ammunition.
rhett o rick
Dec 2012
#10
I want to ask a question simply for information and you appear to know what you are talking about
underpants
Dec 2012
#7
The jamming issue was so bad that the Viet Cong would strip dead American soldiers of everything
rhett o rick
Dec 2012
#16
I read a great article on it in a newspaper called "Shotgun News", many, many years ago.
rhett o rick
Dec 2012
#34
I hadnt heard about the problem with too many rounds. Thanks for the info. nm
rhett o rick
Dec 2012
#44
I don't give a damn what kind of gun it was. They all need to be HEAVILY regulated.
kestrel91316
Dec 2012
#13
My dad's family were all pretty much of the opinion that if you couldn't drop a deer with
kestrel91316
Dec 2012
#25
Gee, I couldn't wait until some gunbanger came along to teach us all about gun tetminoligy and lore.
Whovian
Dec 2012
#15
RIFLE. it is spelled RIFLE.. if you want to pretend to be an expert on firearms stop typing "riffle"
dionysus
Dec 2012
#29
So, the argument will be that they were killed with a LESS capable weapon, so that implies ...
eppur_se_muova
Dec 2012
#31
It is essentially similar to the 1862-65 models used in the Civil War -- so I guess yes.
FarCenter
Dec 2012
#65
I don't even understand all this. Are semi-automatics used for hunting? That seems to be
Honeycombe8
Dec 2012
#66
Damn. It'll be pert near impossible to severely restrict or ban guns used often in hunting.nt
Honeycombe8
Dec 2012
#69
Well, a Bushmaster is an assault weapon if it has a bayonet lug or collapseable stock
Recursion
Dec 2012
#68