Zeus-cat
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A friend of mine goes to a shooting range with his son about once a month or so. I went with them a few months ago, but I don't go with them every time. So the last time I was with them my buddy really wanted to shoot the Tommy, but he wouldn't cough up the $50 to get two 30 round clips. I called the range the following week and bought him a gift certificate to use for the Tommy. He finally used it yesterday, except the deal I had bought it for had expired. So he paid an extra $10 and got four 25 round clips (I'm not sure the range guys are very good at math). He shot two clips and me and his son each got one.
My impressions: First and foremost, FUN. However, this weapon has some serious drawbacks. It is HEAVY! I would not want to lug this thing around for any length of time. Wikipedia says it weighs between 12 and 13 pounds loaded and it seems a lot heavier than that. Also, it tends to rise as you shoot, and I mean rise a LOT. The range guy had us shoot 3 rounds in single shot mode and then short bursts. Single shots were fine, but once you switched to full auto it was really hard to shoot straight. With practice I am sure you would get a lot better, but in full auto I was off target by the third or fourth round.
I fired three shots in single mode and then three bursts. The first two bursts were probably 6 rounds each and then I emptied it on the last, slightly longer burst. At the end of the last burst the barrel had kicked up at least 15 to 20 degrees on me. And the gun range guy had his hand on our shoulders as were shooting to keep the gun from rising. The gun is very butt heavy which is one reason why it rises so much.
My buddy fired his second clip in one burst and did better. The gun range guy told him to start low and let it walk up a little, but use the forward grip to really hold it down. Again, the guy had his hand on my friend's shoulder as he fired. He did empty the clip in one burst and kept it sort of on target.
Anyway, we fired a few more rounds with their pistols, but after the Tommy they seemed anti-climatic so we wrapped it up soon after.
My impressions: First and foremost, FUN. However, this weapon has some serious drawbacks. It is HEAVY! I would not want to lug this thing around for any length of time. Wikipedia says it weighs between 12 and 13 pounds loaded and it seems a lot heavier than that. Also, it tends to rise as you shoot, and I mean rise a LOT. The range guy had us shoot 3 rounds in single shot mode and then short bursts. Single shots were fine, but once you switched to full auto it was really hard to shoot straight. With practice I am sure you would get a lot better, but in full auto I was off target by the third or fourth round.
I fired three shots in single mode and then three bursts. The first two bursts were probably 6 rounds each and then I emptied it on the last, slightly longer burst. At the end of the last burst the barrel had kicked up at least 15 to 20 degrees on me. And the gun range guy had his hand on our shoulders as were shooting to keep the gun from rising. The gun is very butt heavy which is one reason why it rises so much.
My buddy fired his second clip in one burst and did better. The gun range guy told him to start low and let it walk up a little, but use the forward grip to really hold it down. Again, the guy had his hand on my friend's shoulder as he fired. He did empty the clip in one burst and kept it sort of on target.
Anyway, we fired a few more rounds with their pistols, but after the Tommy they seemed anti-climatic so we wrapped it up soon after.