Gun Control & RKBA
In reply to the discussion: Pistol grips on long guns, and rifle crime in general. [View all]benEzra
(12,148 posts)I'd love for you to actually shoot a non-automatic carbine at a range to test your preconceptions vs. reality. That AK will put every round within 0.5" of the line of sight at 75 feet, so if your sights aren't pointed at the target, you are going to miss the target. And you can't just hold the trigger down and "stitch" an area like you could with an automatic weapon, and you can't get that kind of shot density with a semiauto-only 7.62x39mm.
Hip shooting only works in the movies because the actors are shooting blanks and the editors dub the "hits" in later in the editing room. Even at pretty close range, aiming is necessary.
And as for surprise, since (1) rifles would be much slower to deploy from "concealment" than handguns, and (2) folding-stock rifles are next to useless until the stock is extended, methinks a rifle is not the ne plus ultra in that scenario that you suggest.