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I remember when the technique was called a Zipper. Then, it was later being discussed in training for instructors as 'vertical stringing', because nobody in their right mind wants to find themselves in front of a jury explaining why they were teaching a technique called a 'zipper'.
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If memory serves me correctly it (the Zipper) was derived from using the M16. The three round burst taught to save ammo and allow the climb to increase chances of a hit or kill in the eyes of the military. Though I don't know if it lead to the derogatory term "Zipper Head" or weather they were even related.
Anything past three rounds was seen as wastefull by the military, causng lack of accuracy, etc, etc. The desire for fire control lead to the developement of the dreaded M16A2 (I think in the 80's). Oh lovely choices from semi-auto and three round burst.