Classic War Movie WEAPONS flip flop back & forth

[emmagee1917]

I fired some off the shoulder this last 4th of July. Been shooting them for years off the ground using the grenade sights , no problem dropping them in a convertable at 100 yds . Of course I'm taking my time , have a clear view of the target , and noone is shooting back at me. Anyway , at the end of our shoot I tried to fire some off the shoulder for a change. It did not kick any harder than the .458 bolt gun , the .375 H&H Ruger , or the 9 x whatever R double rifle someone brought out for us to try. Used the light WW2 AT dummies. I could not SEE the side mounted sight to use them to aim . The left arm was in the way or mostly in the way no matter how I contorted myself. A teenage beanpole might be able too , but this old pear couldn't . Had to use the standard iron sights and all I can say is I got them to go in the right compass direction. I'll have to do more shooting to get better . I didn't find it punishing , but was not something you'd want to do a lot.
Oh , WW2 M1 launchers kept the valve open while attached , making the rifle a manual straight pull . Guys were putting them on and off so they'd have semi-auto capability , resulting in many lost launchers. By Korea , they had one that would move back and forth from the recoil of the grenade , leaving the valve closed during regular firing , but opening it for the grenade shot and then reclosing it. Sounds like the movie guy was doing it right.
Chris