I was previewing some video material about the Korean war for later use in my History class. I tripped across a War Department documentary about the war made about 1955. (Boy, do they show it in their best light!). In that and several other videos it showed M2 carbines being employed in full auto. Problem was, they were "John Wayne" spraying and praying from the hip. No aiming. No wonder they had a poor reputation with some, especially if you don't even hit what you are supposedly shooting at!

What I saw in the videos supports what I have read that lack of proper fire control discipline was more the problem than the weapon itself.

I've shot various full autos from the hip (including an M2). Granted, up close you can do some damage, but past CQB distances hip shooting a full auto is worthless, except maybe area suppression fire, but still a waste.
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