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From: voder!nsc!dtg.nsc.com!alan@decwrl.dec.com (Alan Hepburn)
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Subject: Re: Using the rifle suited to the previous war?
Message-ID: <1991Jan12.012613.25389@cbnews.att.com>
Date: 12 Jan 91 01:26:13 GMT
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From: voder!nsc!dtg.nsc.com!alan@decwrl.dec.com (Alan Hepburn)

In article <1991Jan8.005320.20487@cbnews.att.com> henry@zoo.toronto.edu (Henry Spencer) writes:
>
>Wups, turns out I was over-generalizing from local knowledge; at least some
>of the European armies did issue full-auto 7.62s to the troops.  I stand by
>the comment about the practical usefulness of it, however.  The 7.62
>cartridge is just too powerful for a full-auto rifle to be very practical.
>-- 

I take exception to this.  I am in no way a "Schwartzennager" but I
was fairly proficient with my issued firearm:  an M60 firing 7.62
cartridges.  It is a full auto weapon and we were taught earlyt on
to fire 3-5 round bursts quite effectively.  Maybe you need to stop
watching Arnie movies and try real life?  (Nothing personal, Henry;
I enjoy your posts.  Just had to try and add to the confusion :-))



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