Even with DI I love the AR system. I'm still curious if anything can replace it or how long it will take. Small arms will be what in 200 years?
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Even with DI I love the AR system. I'm still curious if anything can replace it or how long it will take. Small arms will be what in 200 years?
Ceaseless ammunition failed already, just ask HK. I think ceaseless is a waste. Rail guns seem likely.
The OP asked about force and wear, I'm just pointing out a piston and machine parts can handle the force because we see the designs on a greater scale.
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That's absolutely not what you're doing, when you swipe with drek like "superior system" using a brush as broad as the one you selected. We've enough existing piston vs. DI argument threads where that assertion is objectively dispelled, starting with the monetary aspect in regard to the user that's buying his own crap...just for starters.
And, I don't care if it's caseless OR ceaseless, the non-productive derail ends right here. Pretty please, with sugar.
However awesome the latter would undoubtedly be....
Contractor scum, AAV
OK...I've been sitting around working the BCG back and forth trying to get my brain wrapped around the firing process.
After much deep thought...I think how "violent or early" the extraction is depends entirely on the timing of the cam pin in the groove in the upper and the length and angle of the cam pin slot in the carrier. I believe its the cam pin itself that is absorbing the most punishment...not the bolt lugs...the cam pin is taking a pretty hard lick when it hits the front of the slot in the carrier...but this should be the same for a DI setup so I don't think its anything new.
If the angle and length of the slot in the carrier and the track in the upper are correct everything lets go when it should . The lugs on my bolt do show very minor wear (just to the finish, and its has barely worn that), but all of them are the same...meaning, they are even and well mated to the extension when locked in. The timing of my Sig 516 is such that the carrier moves appx. 1/8" before the bolt starts rotating...this is the "moving individually" I was referring to, I was "hoping" it was there...the bolt seems to rotate all the way to the unlocked position before the carrier starts pulling it to the rear...the only way the bolt could be rotating while still under load is if the carrier started pulling it as soon as the op rod hit it...but thats not how it works...the carrier has to move that 1/8", which don't take long...but thats long enough for the bullet to exit the barrel, let the pressure drop, and let the brass to let go of the chamber walls....bolt thrust has done been and gone by this time.
The 516 bolt does have radiused edges on the side that matters, its made that way, not worn that way...I can tell because of the finish on them.
AR timing is something I had never considered at all...reminds me of when I first dove into 1911's...and that is one firearm I do understand (but it didn't happen without a lot of effort, and some help)
In a nutshell...Violent/early extraction issues are possible if everything is not properly timed...but if there was such a timing issue the rifle would probably not run (FTE, short stroke) and would chew up bolt lugs faster than you could change bolts...it wouldn't take long to see the problem.
I'm not betting the farm that I am correct on this...but it looks right to me.
Last edited by Ridgerunner665; 08-12-13 at 04:37.
Ok, turd in the punch bowl.
What about a steel case with much more taper?
Would not more/longer pressure of the bolt/piston be needed to smooth unlocking?
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