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I think I detect a hint of sarcasm in this post :). If the history of the AK-47 isn't your thing, check out the two-round burst mechanism of the AN-94. There i

I think I detect a hint of sarcasm in this post :). If the history of the AK-47 isn't your thing, check out the two-round burst mechanism of the AN-94. There is a secondary "shelf" to hold a second round in the action, and steel cables that force that round into the chamber and fire it before the recoil impulse of the first round completes. At first, it struck me as a Rube Goldberg machine of ridiculous complexity that has no place is a firearm. After seeing one in person, though... it's genius. It's not right for every application, but as far as I know it's completely unique in the firearms world, enables a use case that no other rifle can meet, and is really an engineering marvel.

aerostable_slug 4y ago
> enables a use case that no other rifle can meet The Heckler & Koch G11 fired a three round burst during a single recoil impulse. However, this required caseless ammunition, which effectively doomed the project (especially given its timing, right when the Soviet empire was collapsing). Other efforts to increase hit rates historically include duplex or salvo ammunition, where multiple bullets are loaded in a single cartridge.
- sbierwagen 4y ago
  You can see some soldiers using G11 salvo fire here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_didDgUjn0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_didDgUjn0