[bruinbirdman]

"which is why I say “start with the bullet” and then design a case that will feed properly, then start worrying about the action."

Weapon acquisition not always logical, eh?

They did it once, starting with the gun and building a plane around it. Turned out rather successfully.

yitbos

[NVDave]

Exactly — and look at how hard the USAF has wanted to get rid of the A-10. It isn’t supersonic, it isn’t sexy, it doesn’t have a glass cockpit.

But boy oh boy, does it get the job done.