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WW2 Era Target shot by Automatic Rifle.

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  1. Heartfeltzero

    Heartfeltzero Active Member

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    Written on the back says “Wednesday, March 18th 1942, Automatic Rifle”. Most likely referring to the Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR).
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    OpanaPointer I Point at Opana Staff Member WW2|ORG Editor

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    Boo, barrel climb! Stay after school!
     
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    Notice that on the bottom of the target it says "1000 inch range". That's on the order of 25 meters. Most of the rounds missed the silhouette. I counted something like 25-27 hits, so if he fired two full magazines, some of the rounds didn't even hit the paper! That's the problem with full-auto fire.
     
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    OpanaPointer I Point at Opana Staff Member WW2|ORG Editor

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    "Rock and roll takes a toll." On your ass.
     
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    Nice memory
     
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    First time I fired a BAR I was in 8th grade circa 1965-66 . . . it was literally a blast. Not on a range, but at sea and off the fantail of USS Wasp, blazing away at empty ammo crates and what not. Wasn't the only one firing, just the only one not in a uniform. All supervised by some rather stern faced NCOs from the Marine detachment.
     
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    Biak Boy from Illinois Staff Member

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    I wish ! Best I can say is a few hundred rounds through an M1 carbine. Group was a bit more scattered though !
    HEY I was 10 years old ! Tightened as I 'grew' into it.
     
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    That ain't bad shooting for a BAR, especially if it was on the "fast" full auto setting. The BAR is a bit of a pig to hold on target, with a weight of ~20lbs and a useless bipod slung off of end of the barrel which does nothing but degrade the already poor ergonomics.
     
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    One of my cousins (Mom's cousin actually) put a strap on the BAR with a loop for his foot. Never saw him shoot that rig but he came home alive, so there might be something to it.
     
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