You mean the M14? About that...Honestly get an M1 Garand slap a 20 round BAR mag on it and you are done. Hell convert the thing to 220 Swift and you are half way to an AR 15
There is no reason why that should have gotten beyond an idea on paper.The US army, which spent hundreds of millions of dollars on it and nearly 20 years of development:
https://modernfirearms.net/en/assault-rifles/u-s-a-assault-rifles/spiw-eng/
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Nylon furniture baby:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remington_Nylon_66
Pretty much yeah, just make an M14You mean the M14? About that...
http://looserounds.com/2015/01/30/the-m14-not-much-for-fighting-a-case-against-the-m14-legend/
As per usual the Soviets did it better:There is no reason why that should have gotten beyond an idea on paper.
Read the article, the M14 was...not a great weapon.Pretty much yeah, just make an M14
How about bakelite instead?Nylon furniture baby:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remington_Nylon_66
Ok on reading that article there are some good points. Still what the Italians did with BM59 should be of some noteYou mean the M14? About that...
http://looserounds.com/2015/01/30/the-m14-not-much-for-fighting-a-case-against-the-m14-legend/
The US army, which spent hundreds of millions of dollars on it and nearly 20 years of development:
https://modernfirearms.net/en/assault-rifles/u-s-a-assault-rifles/spiw-eng/
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Not sturdy enough, never been used for a weapon AFAIK. The Soviet AK 'bakelite' magazines are actually glass fiber reinforced nylon 66.How about bakelite instead?
Sure, but the fundamental issue with stability in full auto is a problem unless using Spanish or Japanese low powered rounds.Ok on reading that article there are some good points. Still what the Italians did with BM59 should be of some note
True, still I think going heavier than what the M1 was is a terrible idea for so many reasons. Also I think if one could maybe convert it to say 25-06, still dealing with a 30-06 based weapons system, you might be able to get higher capacity and less recoil.Sure, but the fundamental issue with stability in full auto is a problem unless using Spanish or Japanese low powered rounds.
Wan't bakelite used on MP-40s?Not sturdy enough, never been used for a weapon AFAIK. The Soviet AK 'bakelite' magazines are actually glass fiber reinforced nylon 66.
They were stamped metal except for part of the grip:Wan't bakelite used on MP-40s?
I'm sure there's a gif somewhere of Ian spilling bullets all over because of that terrible drum mag.
I'm surprised there's been little discussion over how meh drum mags are. Heavy, hard to carry and attrocious to load.
You mean the M14? About that...
http://looserounds.com/2015/01/30/the-m14-not-much-for-fighting-a-case-against-the-m14-legend/
Why deal with the barrel burn when you can use the parent cartridge, the 6mm Lee Navy, but with modern powder and better range? Even then at 4kg it would be a bit tough to control on full auto.He said drop it to 220 Swift, which I proposed way the hell back near the start of the the thread before everyone bandwagoned on bashing the BAR and BREN spamming.
And I'd expect an automatic M14 to be relatively controlable with 220 Swift. Especially with a down loaded round to help combat barrel burnout.
Why deal with the barrel burn when you can use the parent cartridge, the 6mm Lee Navy, but with modern powder and better range? Even then at 4kg it would be a bit tough to control on full auto.
Why deal with the barrel burn when you can use the parent cartridge, the 6mm Lee Navy, but with modern powder and better range? Even then at 4kg it would be a bit tough to control on full auto.