GDG- long range rifle fire

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A Thompson will definitely climb if the shooter doesn't hold onto it.  
But the notion that one cannot hold it on target is erroneous.  I 
suspect the misconception got started when target shooters, used to 
careful position-building and follow-through required to place 
individual aimed shots, behaved in accordance with their training.

Some few specific submachine guns have been banned from competition 
because they are so accurate and controllable.

most respectfully

Dean Spraggins

Biggsk at aol.com wrote:

>Esteemed GDG Member Contributes:
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>Dick,
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>I have read accounts that in the fighting around Santiago, Cuba in the  
>Span-Am War, with Spanish troops using German Mausers, Americans operating in  the 
>rear areas were hit by Mauser bullets that passed through battle lines to  
>indiscriminately strike targets well to the rear.
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>While not like the aimed fire story of WW1 that you posted, it still shows  
>what these weapons could do and indeed shows what could have happened if troops 
> are properly trained.
> 
>BTW - my story about the Thompson submachine gun lifting up was told to me  
>by a then FBI agent!
> 
>Greg Biggs
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