Burst mode (weapons)

This firing mode is commonly used in submachine guns and assault rifles.

Other types of firearms, such as machine pistols, including the Heckler & Koch VP70 and Beretta 93R also have a burst mode.

[4] The reason for this replacement was the massive waste of ammunition and very poor performance of soldiers who fired their rifles in fully automatic mode during the Vietnam War.

[4] Some firearms, like the AN-94, A0-63, and the G11 rifles have a feature in which rounds are fired in quick succession.

This increases the burst's accuracy, as multiple rounds are fired before the recoil impulse has affected the shooter's aim (before the impulse is even transferred to the shooter, in the case of the G-11).