E2 = Canoe paddle

[blackhawknj]

The only time I saw an M-14 fired full auto was in BCT, Fort Dix, Summer of 1967. To emphasize that it did not kick like a mule, "tear your shoulder off", one of the instructors would fire one full auto from his chin-and his crotch. They were using tracers so you could tell they weren't faking it.

[nf1e]

That would be hard to imagine. They have pretty respectable recoil even in semi mode. Guy must have been a pretty rugged moron to try a fool stunt like that.

[blackhawknj]

55 years later I can still see it clearly.
One infantryman who served in Germany in 1968 said their armorer rigged up an additional muzzle brake, basically a flat piece of the metal attached under the muzzle, said it worked pretty well.
The M-15 was a heavy barrel version of the M-14 meant to be the new BAR. Again, officially adopted but never put into production.
Always thought the Bren Gun was the best light machine gun, quick change barrel.