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Originally Posted by Legbreaker
For myself, I found that once you understood the basic methods of operation of the various types of weapons, it was fairly easy to transfer knowledge from one weapon to another with just a few minutes to familiarise yourself.
For example, an F1 submachinegun (post WWII Australia SMG now out of service) is an open bolt, recoil operated weapon. Presented with another open bolt, recoil operated weapon I'd be up and firing within a minute or two even if I'd never laid eyes on it before in my life.
Same goes for say the M16 and Steyr AUG, the M60 and MAG 58 (M240 to you heathens), even say an SKS and G3.
As long as you can find the safety and how to load and cock the weapon, chances are you can use it....
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Learning to shoot isn't the big problem -- learning to
maintain the weapon, that's where the big hurdle is for most troops.