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Re: Army tests prototype .50-caliber gun
« Reply #25 on: May 15, 2008, 01:36:46 AM »
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If you don't set headspace and time your M2 every time before you fire or after you change the barrel, a round can rupture inside the gun. That could injure you and damage the gun.
Sounds important to me...  shocked

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Re: Army tests prototype .50-caliber gun
« Reply #26 on: May 15, 2008, 03:38:52 AM »
Yeah the amount of powder in a .50 cal round is not to be played around with.
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Re: Army tests prototype .50-caliber gun
« Reply #27 on: May 15, 2008, 04:18:44 AM »
I've shot exactly 1 round of .50 cal out of a Grisley, so I have a pretty good idea your right! shocked

For all the love it gets the M2 seems like kind of a finicky thing?
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Re: Army tests prototype .50-caliber gun
« Reply #28 on: May 15, 2008, 04:20:01 AM »
They are a blast to shoot, but think about it, alot in our inventory saw action during WWII.
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Re: Army tests prototype .50-caliber gun
« Reply #29 on: May 15, 2008, 04:26:18 AM »
Quote from: 280plus on May 15, 2008, 03:18:44 AM
I've shot exactly 1 round of .50 cal out of a Grisley, so I have a pretty good idea your right! shocked

For all the love it gets the M2 seems like kind of a finicky thing?


I think it has persisted due to how simple the design is.

Outside of a lab, simple is good.
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Re: Army tests prototype .50-caliber gun
« Reply #30 on: May 15, 2008, 05:07:46 AM »
Quote from: wmenorr67 on May 15, 2008, 03:20:01 AM
They are a blast to shoot, but think about it, alot in our inventory saw action during WWII.
Ok, time for a new gun,,, oh, wait...  grin
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Re: Army tests prototype .50-caliber gun
« Reply #31 on: May 15, 2008, 05:14:01 AM »
Quote from: 280plus on May 15, 2008, 04:07:46 AM
Quote from: wmenorr67 on May 15, 2008, 03:20:01 AM
They are a blast to shoot, but think about it, alot in our inventory saw action during WWII.
Ok, time for a new gun,,, oh, wait...  grin

Like what, the XM307 with the "computer controlled ammunition"? cheesy

I shudder to think how well that gun would work after a few sandstorms and being generally thrown around in the field or exposed to salt spray. I can't believe they actually thought that'd be a good idea.
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