| From: | robertennew@*****.com.au (Robert Ennew) |
|---|---|
| Subject: | belt ammunition |
| Date: | Thu, 8 May 2003 18:21:03 +1000 (EST) |
> > I think he means, that there are "placeholder"
> rounds inserted between
> > live munitions, not actually wider connections
> between the actual
> > munitions. Like: R-R-R-R-D-D-D-R-R-R-R (R=Round,
> DÞad round)
>
> And the point of this would be what, exactly? The
> weapon would stop after
> four rounds, and then you'd have to pull the
> charging handle a couple of
> times before you can fire again... Except for
> shooting drills, as Arclight
> mentioned, I can't really think of why you'd want
> anything less than the
> full number of rounds in a belt.
I'm not real familiar & I'm only guessing, to avoid
having to pull charging handle a couple of times, you
could even replace the dummy rounds with blanks that
could send the return spring back, would that pan out?
> Continuous belts are usually attached by means of a
> round: two "end" links
> are hooked together and a round inserted into them
> to keep them together.
> (At least, this is how German belts work; I've never
> seen a Russian one up
> close.) Disintegrating belts _have_ no space,
> because any empty place in
> them means the belt will fall apart.
well could you insert an extra "round" & have the belt
still take up?
GZ
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