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This gun failure test ended in an unexpected way
AShooting Journal ^
| 2/19/2016
| M Sargent
Posted on 02/19/2016 8:22:39 AM PST by w1n1
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posted on
02/19/2016 8:22:39 AM PST
by
w1n1
To: w1n1
Maybe that’s why they always tell you to shoot in short bursts. LOL!
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posted on
02/19/2016 8:24:34 AM PST
by
Georgia Girl 2
(The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
To: Georgia Girl 2
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posted on
02/19/2016 8:28:34 AM PST
by
knarf
(I say things that are true ... I have no proof ... but they're true.)
To: w1n1
The gun didn't fail, the front plastic handguard caught on fire. The video is too low of a resolution to tell if it was a plastic forearm, or if it was an aluminum Picatinny forearm with plastic rail covers on them.
Either way, the gas tube will get glowing red hot during extended mag dumps, and that can easily set plastic forearm parts on fire.
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posted on
02/19/2016 8:28:50 AM PST
by
Yo-Yo
(Is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
To: w1n1
To: w1n1
That’s what happens when you cook bacon on the barrel.
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posted on
02/19/2016 8:31:55 AM PST
by
JJ_Folderol
(Just my opinion and only worth what you paid for it.)
To: Yo-Yo
Just took mine to the range Tuesday, put about 50 or 60 rounds through it in maybe 20-30 minutes (zeroing my red dot). barrel was so hot I let it sit for 15 minutes before I put in back in the case.
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posted on
02/19/2016 8:34:43 AM PST
by
V_TWIN
To: w1n1
Tap, rack bang would not work in this situation, said Capt Obvious.
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posted on
02/19/2016 8:36:07 AM PST
by
Mathews
(Ecclesiastes 10:2 (NIV), Luke 22:36 (NIV))
To: Yo-Yo
Agree, to the fact that it was the handguard that caught fire. Definitely a poor handguard design. I’ve destroyed a couple of barrels on a M249 on purpose, but have never set the handguards on fire.
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posted on
02/19/2016 8:37:00 AM PST
by
PJBankard
(It is the spirit of the men who leads that gains the victory. - Gen. George Patton)
To: PJBankard
There are several guys with “burning brand X” rifle vids online. mostly it is done on purpose.
My Grand Father managed to get his M1 Garand to smolder while teaching street fighting in N.Afirca before invasion of Italy
He poored water on it and then went back to shooting.. The M1 was (and is) stout!
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posted on
02/19/2016 8:41:27 AM PST
by
Bidimus1
To: Yo-Yo
Either way, the gas tube will get glowing red hot during extended mag dumps, You can burn holes in the gas tubes too. That slows the rate of fire down quite a bit.
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posted on
02/19/2016 8:48:10 AM PST
by
archy
(Whatever doesn't kill you makes you stronger. Except bears, they'll kill you a little, and eat you.)
To: PJBankard
The M249 has a very different gas system from an AR. It also has quick change barrels because it was designed for prolonged sustained fire.
The AR has a small gas tube that runs from the sight block back into the receiver, and it will glow red from prolonged firing, and will often burst once it gets hot enough.
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posted on
02/19/2016 8:48:11 AM PST
by
Yo-Yo
(Is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
To: Yo-Yo
Those things need to be water cooled. Someday we will see water bags hanging on the backs of shooter as they plug in the AR to the water cool connecting ports. Perhaps they are already so equipped.
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posted on
02/19/2016 8:54:21 AM PST
by
DaveA37
To: Yo-Yo
Yes, I’m aware. I’ve done sustained fire from an M16A4 and a M4A1 as well having never melted the barrels or cause the weapon to catch fire. I mentioned the M249 as I have damaged the barrels on that weapon due to a sustained rate of fire.
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posted on
02/19/2016 8:54:52 AM PST
by
PJBankard
(It is the spirit of the men who leads that gains the victory. - Gen. George Patton)
To: LoneStar42
I guess if that’s the way one wants to spend their money.
Personally I find money hard to come by and I don’t try and abuse any of my equipment.
To: w1n1
Lube fire
Also called Nube fire after newbies who don’t know enough to wipe off excess lube oil.
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posted on
02/19/2016 9:15:26 AM PST
by
taxcontrol
( The GOPe treats the conservative base like slaves by taking their votes and refuses to pay)
To: taxcontrol
Noob Fire
That could "catch" on around here :)
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posted on
02/19/2016 9:29:55 AM PST
by
onona
(I've held my nose so long I can't even remember what an election smells like !)
To: w1n1
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posted on
02/19/2016 9:40:08 AM PST
by
Vendome
(Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway - "Enjoy Yourself" ala Louis Prima)
To: taxcontrol
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posted on
02/19/2016 10:24:01 AM PST
by
LouD
To: w1n1
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