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This is what I would refer to as "spray and pray". The shots may be on target for a practised warrant officer, but how big is the target? Were all shots in the 10x ring? If the target is small and down range at 100 or even 50 yards, I seriously doubt it. All bolt rifles require a removal of the trigger (index) finger and shooting hand grip from the rifle in order to work the bolt which to some degree impairs follow up shot speed when looking for reasonably accurate shooting as in a hunting situation.
In any event, in a hunting scenario, it is of significance if one does not have to break one's cheek weld in order to avoid a bolt smack in the face when working the bolt. This is a huge beef I have with the allegedly ultra fast Blaser R93 and R8. Yes they are fast to operate, but they will smash me in the face every time if I don't move my head away from the stock when working the straight pull action. Having to reestablish a cheek weld and reacquire the sights does not make for fast shooting. In this regard, the rude and crude Remington 760 / 7600 pump action rifle has the Blaser soundly beat.
to my knowledge the target was a figure 11, a human size & shaped target. Shots on count. Lets be clear this method was used for repelling massed frontal assaults not for 10x ring or hunting accuracy. It is not for accuracy other than hitting a human coming at you en mass and I would assume at somewhat less than 100yards. A body hit is all they were after. Mostly done from the standing or kneeling position. Hold the rifle into your shoulder with the left hand work bolt with right hand, charger clip load with right hand, you would be looking through or over the sights and not reacquiring them after each shot.
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Re: Why is an SMLE so Fast