"David R Brooks" wrote in message
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DoN. Nichols wrote:
According to Harold and Susan Vordos :

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I was a member of the 625th MP Co. ----our sidearm was the 45
P ---and
judging from their dreadful condition, likely from WW I. :-)

I'll never forget the reaming I got when we were at the firing line, for
qualification, and told to squeeze off one round. Mine managed two,
but
only one pull of the trigger. I had to do a serious amount of
explaining-----"honest, Sir, I really pulled it only once". Full
auto,
but on its own terms.

You were *lucky*. A place where I used to go to shoot had an
accident. One fellow brought in a very worn .45 ACP which he had
inherited, loaded up a clip and put it in. When he pulled the slide
latch, it proceed to load and fire each round in rapid sequence, before
he could shift to get a better grip. As a result, the weapon pivoted on
the web of his thumb climbing with each round until the last two shots
went into his head and chest. He did *not* survive that.

It sounds as though yours was very close to that stage.

The lesson might be, when trying out an unknown weapon, first load a
single round & see what happens. If that works, load 2 rounds & try
again...

Chuckle!

Apparently you've never been in the service, not even the guard.

What you do is what you're told, in exactly the sequence that is prescribed.

I agree with your thoughts------it's just that as a private, you can't
exercise any options.

Harold