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The controversy is just media and political hype. I recently wrote a blog post debunking it. To sum it up: The M4 works fine when operated under the Army guide
by steve19 17y ago
The controversy is just media and political hype. I recently wrote a blog post debunking it.
To sum it up: The M4 works fine when operated under the Army guidelines. It is a rifle, not a machine gun.
Trying to use a rifle like a machine gun is like trying to do Final Cut Pro editing on a iBook G3 laptop ... it ain't going to work well - but don't blame Apple.
http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/10/13/the-truth-behind-the-recent-m4-controversy/ http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/10/13/the-truth-behi...
- Zak 17y agoI have to disagree. Weapons soldiers expect to rely on every day should be overengineered such that they continue to function when intentionally mistreated. The M-14 was. The M-16 and its variants are not.
- steve19 17y agoFor those of who are don't know guns, the AK-47 vs. AR-15 debate is at least as heated, if not more so, as vim vs. emacs ;)
- steve19 17y agoZak, you did not read, or maybe understand, my comment. A rifle != machine gun. Physics sucks but there is nothing that can be done about it. You cannot fire a gun constantly. The barrel will eventually heat up to near melting point, then explode when a round is fired. Machine guns have heavy profile barrels (ie. really thick) and can be replaced quickly. Machine gun teams carry spare barrels for this purpose.