| From: | Dave Sherohman <esper@*****.IMA.UMN.EDU> |
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| Subject: | Re: Question about a gun... |
| Date: | Fri, 17 Dec 1993 21:49:35 -0600 |
>weapon implies that it uses LMG Ammo for the LMG combination,
>SMG Ammo for the SMG combination, and Rifle Ammo for the AR and
>Carbine configurations, and hence a different chamber to
>accommodate differing round sizes.
Actually, I'd say they indicate differing levels of power and
accuracy from the same rounds as a result of varied barrel length
and stability. Note also the little blurb in SSC about Wedge
mounting the wrong combination of barrel and stock - if it took
a different chamber, would the barrel be the major factor?
>Completely aside from that, the fact that the Rifle config
>does not have full-auto capability shows that the feed and
>firing mechanisms are different.
Or it could show that the SMG and sport rifle stocks can't
handle full-auto (also follows from Wedge's experience) or that
the SMG and sport rifle barrels can't handle the heat generated
by full-auto fire.
>It probably has a selection of stocks, a selection of firing
>mechanisms, and a selection of barrels that can be swapped in
>and out of a single casing as sub-assemblies.
Hmm... Separate barrel, stock, and firing mechanism for each
configuration, eh? So what's being reused from one to the next?
Your version sounds like it's just a collection of 4 guns which
happen to come from the same company and can all be disassembled.
>It's too bad the LMG config can't be modified to accept belted
>ammo, though.
Another piece of evidence for all configurations firing from the
same chamber and feed.
esper@***.umn.edu
