|
Forum Rules | Firearms Safety | Firearms Photos | Links | Library | Lost Password | Email Changes |
Register | FAQ | Calendar | Search | Today's Posts | Mark Forums Read |
|
Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
August 18, 2018, 05:59 PM | #1 |
Junior member
Join Date: December 31, 2014
Location: Northwest Wisconsin
Posts: 285
|
Full Auto? That's Ridiculous!
Why anyone would want to expend 50 rounds of .45 ACP ball ammunition in an extremely short period of time is just beyond comprehension! It's ridiculous, you gotta be absolutely NUTS!
I think I got that sucker! |
August 18, 2018, 08:46 PM | #2 |
Senior Member
Join Date: April 15, 2018
Location: Farmington NM
Posts: 122
|
Nuts is right I spend much more time picking up the brass they leave some times I don't even have a use for it that's really nuts.
|
August 18, 2018, 08:55 PM | #3 |
Senior Member
Join Date: April 16, 2017
Posts: 323
|
Check me into that nuthouse!!
|
August 28, 2018, 09:58 PM | #4 |
Senior Member
Join Date: November 2, 2005
Location: Arizona
Posts: 1,936
|
At ehe range, waste of ammo, in combat? In the Pacific, after the Marines were issued Thomson's instead of the Johnson that they would load a 50 rounder, carry another in a pouch around their neck . burn up the two 50 rounders on the beach, drop them on the sand, and then go to smaller capacity's magazines which were not nearly as heavy. If you can afford it, and don't mind picking up th brass, I think it would be fun, I shot a Thomson in VN but there weren't any 50 round drums to play with,
__________________
Ron James |
August 29, 2018, 03:11 AM | #5 |
Senior Member
Join Date: November 13, 2006
Posts: 8,283
|
I don't own any full auto guns. I don't even cut loose with my semi's anymore.
Long ago,I did.(Cut loose semi-auto) I aim and shoot one round at a time.Amd,ammo IS expensive. I'm also not dead.Full auto is fun. The fact I'm not doing it or can't afford it does not mean it stopped being fun. |
August 29, 2018, 07:25 AM | #6 |
Senior Member
Join Date: October 28, 2006
Location: South Central Michigan...near
Posts: 6,501
|
Full auto
I believe that in a military venue it is referred to as "suppressing fire". Outside of that (and for "fun"), it seems to not have much purpose.
|
August 29, 2018, 07:35 AM | #7 |
Member
Join Date: January 23, 2017
Location: Central KY
Posts: 52
|
You missed a spot. Better load up another'n.
__________________
~Mark NRA Benefactor 2018 |
August 29, 2018, 11:37 AM | #8 |
Senior Member
Join Date: May 15, 2012
Location: Texas
Posts: 2,566
|
I would love to have a Tommy Gun, always loved shooting machine guns in the army. Different strokes for different folks, I guess.
|
August 29, 2018, 11:57 AM | #9 |
Senior Member
Join Date: March 11, 2005
Posts: 3,840
|
I've had the opportunity to fire a Tommy Gun and a H&K MP5. Lots of fun for sure, but I'm not going to spend the money on a transferable one, and I don't feel like being on BATF's radar. If the urge really strikes me, I'll go rent one.
__________________
The ATF should be a convenience store instead of a government agency! |
August 29, 2018, 12:30 PM | #10 |
Senior Member
Join Date: December 1, 2009
Location: Stillwater, OKlahoma
Posts: 8,638
|
I only do it on my birthday,,,
Then I go to a gun store/range that rents them. Burning 100 rounds through a P-90 was an absolute blast,,, But it was just over $125.00 for 2 minutes of joy. Aarond .
__________________
Never ever give an enemy the advantage of a verbal threat. Caje: The coward dies a thousand times, the brave only once. Kirby: That's about all it takes, ain't it? Aarond is good,,, Aarond is wise,,, Always trust Aarond! (most of the time) |
August 30, 2018, 05:49 PM | #11 |
Senior Member
Join Date: April 7, 2006
Posts: 10,978
|
Owning an NFA weapon does not put you "on BATF's radar."
It's just like owning any other gun. |
August 30, 2018, 07:32 PM | #12 |
Senior Member
Join Date: September 5, 2010
Location: McMurdo Sound Texas
Posts: 4,322
|
I just tell people I have a "very long range shotgun".
__________________
Cave illos in guns et backhoes |
August 30, 2018, 10:34 PM | #13 |
Member
Join Date: July 1, 2018
Posts: 90
|
Are we talking apples an oranges? I am a self defense shooter. For me the value of my AR 15 is with it you can shoot accurately and rapidly. It is not how fast you shoot, it is how accurately you shoot fast. Sometimes more than one shot is not even necessary.
Full auto is for suppression in the military. It may be fun, I don't know but I would like to try once. By all reports it is like holding a fire hose and not very accurate. Military types don't seem to value it too much. For me, the AR 15 in semi-auto is fast enough. In fact, it is far faster than I can hold on target. Holding it on target while firing is the limiting factor. So if I could hit 28 out of 30 from 50 yards on a torso-sized target going pretty fast, well, that is doing well for me. |
August 31, 2018, 03:35 AM | #14 |
Junior member
Join Date: October 20, 2012
Posts: 5,854
|
Laid waste to lots of nazis and japs during the War.
|
August 31, 2018, 05:13 AM | #15 |
Senior Member
Join Date: June 16, 2005
Location: AZ
Posts: 3,113
|
Oh, I don't know. I can afford a box (or two!) of ball.
The hard part is finding a Thompson for less than 12x the value of my car. |
September 2, 2018, 10:57 PM | #16 |
Senior Member
Join Date: November 13, 2006
Posts: 8,283
|
Over the years,I've been fortunate enough to fire a Browning 1919 A-6,the M-60,the BAR, The M-2 Carbine,the M-16,the Thompson,and the M-3 grease gun.
Every one of them was fun.A lot of fun. I've also had a lot of fun with a Chipmunk single shot .22 boy's rifle. Its all good. Before I would think about coming up with my own full auto weapon to feed? I'd need at least 150.000 more dollars annual income to get it even near my priority list. Having enough property for my own range would come first. I'm not talking about you,but for me,they are luxury toys. But,heck,a wild hair 200 rounds through a rental?? YOLO,Dude! |
September 2, 2018, 11:27 PM | #17 |
Senior Member
Join Date: June 10, 2004
Location: Tioga co. PA
Posts: 2,647
|
most fun I had was with JMB's 1918. At taxpayer's expense.
__________________
USNRET '61-'81 |
Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
|
|