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Aussies develop rifle with no recoil : ) bring back the .308
The Australian ^
| December 09, 2005
| John Kerin
Posted on 12/11/2005 9:13:46 PM PST by Flavius
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posted on
12/11/2005 9:13:47 PM PST
by
Flavius
To: Flavius
"Although details of the new technology remain top secret, the new rifle barrel "splits" dissipating energy in both directions rather than just backwards, as is the case in existing guns."
Gee, why didn't someone think of this already?
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posted on
12/11/2005 9:18:44 PM PST
by
flashbunny
(To err is human. But to really screw something up, have the government try to fix it.)
To: Flavius
Great!! Right before we ban all weapons, let's improve them.
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posted on
12/11/2005 9:19:33 PM PST
by
BipolarBob
(Yes I backed over the vampire, but I swear I looked in my rearview mirror.)
er this sounds like this other australian technology called metal storm.
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posted on
12/11/2005 9:21:14 PM PST
by
4rcane
To: flashbunny
That'll clear a firing line!
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posted on
12/11/2005 9:26:30 PM PST
by
claudiustg
(Go Bush! Go Sharon!)
To: flashbunny
Wow! Patent that puppy! Why didn't anybody think of it before?
To: Travis McGee
I'm thinking of calling it a "muzzle brake".
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posted on
12/11/2005 9:28:54 PM PST
by
flashbunny
(To err is human. But to really screw something up, have the government try to fix it.)
To: flashbunny
I wonder what their gimmick really is? It can't possibly just be a brake.
To: Travis McGee
not sure - but the way they talk about it working with industrial tools as well makes me wonder exactly what they're using to manage the recoil.
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posted on
12/11/2005 9:35:08 PM PST
by
flashbunny
(To err is human. But to really screw something up, have the government try to fix it.)
To: Flavius
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posted on
12/11/2005 9:37:04 PM PST
by
fso301
To: Travis McGee
Come on--the recoil is the fun part!
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posted on
12/11/2005 9:38:26 PM PST
by
midnightson
(Mama-the ultimate prognosticator- said there'd be days like this.)
To: Travis McGee
I wonder what their gimmick really is? It can't possibly just be a brake. Gas redirection of some sort. Any system that bleeds gas will reduce velocity.
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posted on
12/11/2005 9:40:01 PM PST
by
fso301
To: Flavius
I hate to say this, but if you want to get a comfortable .308 rifle, just take an M14 (or M-1A) and replace the metal butt-plate with a rubber one. My Fed Ord M-14 came standard with it on the fiberglass stock, and it's like shooting a really big .22! Practicly no kick whatsoever. A bit of muzzle rise, but that's to be expected. NRA high power rapid fire courses are no problem at all.
Mark
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posted on
12/11/2005 9:41:04 PM PST
by
MarkL
(I swear by my pretty floral bonnet that I will end you! (I just saw "Safe" again last night!))
To: Flavius
"Ya cannot change the laws of physics!"
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posted on
12/11/2005 9:44:54 PM PST
by
Grizzled Bear
("Does not play well with others.")
To: MarkL
What's "dangerous" about recoil? A person only lets that scope smack 'em upside the head once(Well, a smart person learns "eye relief" after the first time). Can you say "magnum eye"?
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posted on
12/11/2005 9:45:52 PM PST
by
chadwimc
To: Flavius
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posted on
12/11/2005 9:53:06 PM PST
by
Enterprise
(The modern Democrat Party - a toxic stew of mental illness, cultism, and organized crime.)
To: midnightson
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posted on
12/11/2005 9:55:08 PM PST
by
Atchafalaya
(When you're there, that's the best!!)
To: midnightson
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posted on
12/11/2005 10:01:01 PM PST
by
Atchafalaya
(When you're there, that's the best!!)
To: Flavius
"
...the new rifle barrel "splits" dissipating energy in both directions rather than just backwards...."Generally, all barrels are retired after they "split."
They ain't too accurate after they split!
ROTFLMAO!!!
To: chadwimc
What's "dangerous" about recoil? A person only lets that scope smack 'em upside the head once(Well, a smart person learns "eye relief" after the first time). Can you say "magnum eye"?I don't think it's dangerous either, but I will say that for people without a history of shooting, firing a hard recoiling rifle will help them develop a flinch. I've shot M-14s with the standard steel butt-plates, and after a few hundred rounds, your shoulder begins to get sore. That's not the case with my Fed Ord.
Mark
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posted on
12/11/2005 10:05:53 PM PST
by
MarkL
(I swear by my pretty floral bonnet that I will end you! (I just saw "Safe" again last night!))
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