Years ago I was a guardsman in an MP unit. We were just going to A2s, and still had some A1s. The unit had untold extra rounds.
We who were at this weekend and wanted to shoot loaded for hours, with stripper clips!!
We took multiple trips to the firing line just to haul the magazines out there (there were foot lockers full of magazines)
Then we were ready to night fire.
They ended up turning up the lights so we could shoot at 50 yards (the flicker popup thing being too slow.)
I shot so much that the barrel turned bright red, even with the shields I had to hold by the magazine, and if I did not get off the bolt release and on the trigger within 2-3 seconds the rounds would start cooking off.
I had my left hand (on the mag) in a glove, and even then the hand and my face felt like it was getting hot/sunburned.
That was my absolute best time shooting an AR/M-16.
Full auto just rocks.
When it was over, I knew how to hold an AR on target during auto fire.
The guns? They may have went to the shredder, but they went all wore out and happy.
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