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Originally Posted by Tron_fdc
As a total amateur to shooting, I have to ask the military guys here how hard (physically) is it to shoot that many rounds in that period of time? I talked to a guy yesterday that said his arms and shoulders were trashed after a few hundred rounds.
I'm not being conspiracy theorist, I'm just curious.
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Like many things in life, "it depends."
What is the shooter's personal physical condition? From all accounts, this guy didn't appear to be in shape.
Are you firing the weapon from a supported position or Haji style while standing behind a couch?
What weapon are you firing?
I just shot at a range yesterday. 5.56mm semi-auto, under 100 rounds. I'm a bit sore today and I consider myself to be in decent shape for 52 years old. I wasn't tired while shooting, but as I age, it gets increasingly more difficult to hold my aim in any position other than prone.
I do not know what the shooter's line of sight was from the 32 floor, but I don't think he could have been prone to sight his target area. I assume that he would have had to be at least kneeling, which means he'd be right up next to the (broken) window in order to sight the target area. I'd think there would be a good breeze and a good pucker factor that high up, which means you'd have to really clench up to trying to stay stabilized. That gets tiring firing single shots, let alone at auto.