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Originally Posted by 95th Rifleman
In the opening months of WW1 the germans thought the British had entire companies of machine guns because an Infantry battalion could fire so many accurate rounds from their bolt action lee enfield at a scary rate of fire.
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It wasn't just the British and not just WWI either.
In 1940 at the age of about 18, my grandfather (who passed away 18 months ago) was able to fire a full 10 rounds from an SMLE in 3 seconds....into a penny....at 50 yards....from the hip....
And that was during his basic training for the RAAF - he was tapped by the training staff to conduct rifle training while he completed basic. I saw him repeat the feat in the early 90's with my own eyes.
He went on over the next few decades (before his eyesight failed him) to win almost every contest he entered, usually with Possibles (perfect score) and almost always at 1,100 yards plus.
Seems unbelievable I know, but the trophies don't lie.