User talk:BuddyMackjr

Zastava M76 rate of fire
Hi, I saw the Zastava website actually does provide information regarding the rate of fire (640 rpm) of the semi-automatic sporting rifle LKP 76 chambered for .308 Winchester. You mixed up military products like the sniper rifle M76 and current sporting products like the semi-automatic sporting rifle LKP 76. I can not find information regarding the M76 rifle chambered for 8x57mm IS on the Zastava website or any indication regarding the rate of fire of the M76 elsewhere. In the military section the Zastava website features the newer sniper rifle M91 chambered for 7.62x54mm R. Like the M76 the M91 is semi-automatic and no information is published regarding its rate of fire.

Firing sniper rifles intended for accurate shooting at a quick rate is no good idea since it promotes heat buildup and rapid barrel degradation. This is one of the reasons why lots of modern high end sniper, match and benchrest rifles have bolt-actions. Zastava also produces a bolt-action sniper rifle, the sniper rifle M07.

The LKP 76 you saw is listed as semi-automatic, so to obtain that 640 rpm means the operator has to have a remarkably quick trigger finger. Try to fire a semi-automatic firearm in an effective way at a rate of over 10 times per second (firing a 10 round magazine in under 1 second). You will need measuring kit to verify you can manipulate the trigger mechanism and the arm that fast. If you can do that and hit over 50% of your targets you can probably make a living as a professional competition shooter and win lots of matches.--Francis Flinch (talk) 11:59, 12 March 2012 (UTC)