Machineguns fire mode.

[Rockwolf66]

It's rather easy to tell when I'm on a M60 as I fire in strings of double taps. I'm so used to fireing in short bursts with a faster fireing weapon that I end up double tapping my target repeatedly. I have to acctually think about holding down the trigger.

[Webstral]

Originally Posted by Rockwolf66

It's rather easy to tell when I'm on a M60 as I fire in strings of double taps. I'm so used to fireing in short bursts with a faster fireing weapon that I end up double tapping my target repeatedly. I have to acctually think about holding down the trigger.

An M2HB range is huge fun, if one doesn't take the poor trigger control of so many of the gunners seriously. At the risk of pointing out the obvious, the cyclic rate of the Ma Deuce is pretty low. You have to concentrate on what you're doing to keep the butterfly down for 6-9 rounds. As many as half of the guys are out there firing 1-round bursts. Try hitting man-sized targets at 800 meters with a 1-round burst from an M2HB. On the other hand, it's surprisingly easy to knock down a man-sized target at the same range or closer with a 6-9 round burst from a tripod-mounted gun. The burst lasts a ridiculously long time if you've recently fired the M249, but things do happen downrange. I'm sad to say that I have a special talent for machine gunning. When I was a junior enlisted man, a couple of battalion commanders wanted me to gun on their tracks. (I'd gladly trade that now-useless native talent for better child care instincts.)

[Rockwolf66]

Originally Posted by Webstral

An M2HB range is huge fun, if one doesn't take the poor trigger control of so many of the gunners seriously. At the risk of pointing out the obvious, the cyclic rate of the Ma Deuce is pretty low. You have to concentrate on what you're doing to keep the butterfly down for 6-9 rounds. As many as half of the guys are out there firing 1-round bursts. Try hitting man-sized targets at 800 meters with a 1-round burst from an M2HB. On the other hand, it's surprisingly easy to knock down a man-sized target at the same range or closer with a 6-9 round burst from a tripod-mounted gun. The burst lasts a ridiculously long time if you've recently fired the M249, but things do happen downrange. I'm sad to say that I have a special talent for machine gunning. When I was a junior enlisted man, a couple of battalion commanders wanted me to gun on their tracks. (I'd gladly trade that now-useless native talent for better child care instincts.)

Alas,I can't afford the $500 for a belt of ammo for a MaDuce. For that much money I would much rather Burn out the barrel on Buzzgunner's HK21E. Of course now that I've said that he probably won't let me shoot it unless I bring my own barrel.