Gun Control & RKBA
In reply to the discussion: Pistol grips on long guns, and rifle crime in general. [View all]oneshooter
(8,614 posts)weapon. He is not wearing the ammo belt with the cup on the side that holds the buttstock. The idea was to place a BAR with every 10 men. When advancing thru "no mans Land" between the trenches the BAR gunner advanced with the troops and swept the enemy lines to "keep their heads down" and allow the troops to reach the opposing trenches with little oposing fire.
The LMG was late in entering the fray and was only used twice in combat. Both times by troops under the command of Lt. Browning.
Later in WW2 the Marines used a lot of BAR's in the Pacific, issuing as many as 4 per platoon. The gunners using the weapons as LMG's, advancing in teams of 3, one gunner and 2 helpers who carried extra ammo and covered the BAR man when reloading.
Oneshooter
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