| From: | Rand Ratinac docwagon101@*****.com |
|---|---|
| Subject: | Questions of great importance (Steve, Jon, RA:S people especially) |
| Date: | Tue, 7 Sep 1999 20:42:57 -0700 (PDT) |
free-floating barrel. Add a Swan rail, and you can do it.
Swan rail?
> >Why?
>
> The bigger versions of the carbines? Easy, they would be real
rifles. In modern terms, it would be like issueing a mix of mostly
M-16 or HK-33s with some (say 1-2/squad) SR-25s and G-3s. It makes
perfect sense, becuase the real rifles can punch through stuff the
carbines can't, and argueeably have longer range. They can also be
used either in a "platoon supprot rifle" mode (like the Druganov is
used) or in a BAR-type role.
> However, I also grew up believing that you should hump a real rifle
and be able to hit things out to 800 with it, just in case. Mating to
a grenade laucnher..
Oops. Well, slight misunderstanding there, but those are some
interesting points in any event.
> >It's called speed convenience. And the less things you have to keep
track of, the less that can go wrong (usually). If you're holding your
>
> Not argueing the concept, I understand it, and it works for some
folks (such as the folks in Florida). I just personally have
reservations about it. Part of it is weight- a good, precision rifle
weighs about 12 pounds before you load it. Figure in a few more pounds
for an empty launcher. Add shells (thier what, ~1.5 pounds each?) for
the GL. This is a serious load out.
> The weight issue is part of the reason I generally prefeer to see
GLs mounted on carbines.
> Kevin Dole, aka CyberRaven, aka IronRaven, aka Steel Tengu
And for that reason, in this day and age, you're probably right. GLs
mated to sniper rifles would be a very specialised weapon. Those SWAT
guys don't need to be hauling their guns around for long distances
(usually), so the extra mass of the GL won't matter much.
However, in SR times, we have MINIgrenades...mmmm...:)
*Doc' suddenly gets the mental image of shoving a couple of
minigrenades up someone's nostrils, but he doesn't know why...*
==Doc'
(aka Mr. Freaky Big, Super-Dynamic Troll of Tomorrow)
.sig Sauer
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