oldbillthundercheif
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I saw a brief overview of this new 7.62 rifle on "American Rifleman TV" and was a bit underwhelmed. Here's the problem I spotted:
1. It weighs 7.1lbs. I'm sure this is great if you have to carry it around all day, but it leads to problem #2.
2. When slow-motion footage of automatic fire was shown, it was quite obvious that the second round of the burst was fired at such an extreme upward angle that unless the target was within 5 yards, it would be well over his head. The third shot of the burst seemed to be primarily useful for unintentionally shooting at aircraft high in the sky.
If the full-auto M14 was almost totally useless due to this problem, how the hell can FN think the problem will go away with a similar rifle that only weighs 2/3 as much as a M14?
I know most of the folks using this rifle will be highly-trained spooky fellows, and I'm sure it is a fine semi-auto piece of gear, but...
Is the full-auto option really a good idea for this light little plastic wonder?
1. It weighs 7.1lbs. I'm sure this is great if you have to carry it around all day, but it leads to problem #2.
2. When slow-motion footage of automatic fire was shown, it was quite obvious that the second round of the burst was fired at such an extreme upward angle that unless the target was within 5 yards, it would be well over his head. The third shot of the burst seemed to be primarily useful for unintentionally shooting at aircraft high in the sky.
If the full-auto M14 was almost totally useless due to this problem, how the hell can FN think the problem will go away with a similar rifle that only weighs 2/3 as much as a M14?
I know most of the folks using this rifle will be highly-trained spooky fellows, and I'm sure it is a fine semi-auto piece of gear, but...
Is the full-auto option really a good idea for this light little plastic wonder?