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Unread 07-08-2013, 03:53 PM   #6
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A full-auto function for the Luger never took off because a standard magazine would be emptied in well under a second and a drum magazine in just a little over two seconds. It was uncontrollable and not even the most dextrous soldier could exercise a trigger pull that didn't empty the magazine.
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