Originally Posted by
vip18971
You didn't shoot a pistol in boot camp. You shot an M-16 chambered in 7.62 NATO rounds that kicks like a .22LR rifle. Nothing spectacular. I have a buddy in the Marines who got a marksmanship award...he was no better than I am with pistols, and only slightly better with low caliber rifles (since civillian rifles kick hella more than an M-16).
Is that .22LR pretty much the same as a regular .22 rifle? If so i dont see how you can say it has that amount of kick. I've shoot both (.22rifle and M4, same as M-16 just only semi-auto) one right after the other and the .22 rifle feels like a high power BB gun. It's a joke.