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    22 hours ago

    I’ve heard this before, and believed it to be a practical design for a while, but when I started shooting, I realized that you can definitely tell when you’ve ran out of bullets in the mag because the bolt typically locks back and feels distinctly different than a normal cycle

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      22 hours ago

      In a combat situation, with other explosions and shit going on around you, it’s easier to feel two pops instead of three or whatever than to notice your bolt locked after three pops.

      It’s designed for war, it’s not a toy for the range.

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        21 hours ago

        Fair enough. They should’ve installed a little speaker that went, “sacrebleu! You have run out of ze bullets!” instead. I think that would’ve been more noticeable than just two pops instead of three.

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          19 hours ago

          Should probably change the sound of the gun firing to sound like croissa-a-a-ant so we can tell them apart from American gun which of course just play country music.

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            18 hours ago

            from American gun which of course just play country music.

            Ever wonder why our guns burst fire in three? Listen to the intro to “Fortunate Son”.

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          20 hours ago

          It’s hard to figure out who is out of bullets by counting pops, it’s easier to aim at the guys who’s gun just yelled “Sacre blue”

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            It depends. If you’re fighting the French and hear, “sacrebleu”, you may just think one of them is starting a sentence.

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              Also important, if instead you hear “tabarnak” or “calice”, that’s probably a Quebecois spy and you should leave them alive as your goals are likely aligned against the French.

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      20 hours ago

      The rifle pictured is a FAMAS, and the bolt does not lock open after the last round.

      Though you’re not totally wrong, fewer bangs than you expect on the last trigger pull is pretty easy to notice.