Anybody think the Marines would settle for a weapon that needed 500 rounds through it to be sure it functioned properly
Anybody think the Marines would settle for a weapon that needed 500 rounds through it to be sure it functioned properly
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity, an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty” ---Sir Winston Churchill
"Political extremism involves two prime ingredients: an excessively simple diagnosis of the world's ills, and a conviction that there are identifiable villains back of it all." ---John W. Gardner
“You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” ---C. S. Lewis
A Mil-Spec gun should be expected to function properly right out of the box...But for $1875.00 a copy, it better...But I also don't know any Marine that would strap one to his hip and jump into battle without putting that many rounds (or more) through it first......Ben
The future is forged on the anvil of history...The interpreter of history wields the hammer... - Unknown author...
I will leave the choice of this weapon to the experts........
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity, an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty” ---Sir Winston Churchill
"Political extremism involves two prime ingredients: an excessively simple diagnosis of the world's ills, and a conviction that there are identifiable villains back of it all." ---John W. Gardner
“You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” ---C. S. Lewis
LINKOn March 3, 1911, the Army began a torture test. Each pistol would be fired 100 times, then allowed to cool for five minutes. After each 1,000 rounds the pistols would be cleaned and oiled. After 6,000 rounds, the pistols were tested with deformed cartridges, some with bullets seated too deeply, others not seated enough. The test pistols were soaked in water, mud and even acid. Browning’s design passed every test without a single failure—the first of any firearm to survive such a 6,000-round test.
For those who like to read and absorb the knowledge of others (like Dave and me), I once again highly recommend getting your own copy of "Hatcher's Notebook" written by Julian S. Hatcher...General Hatcher was a fountain of information covering the development process of firearms and ammunition for the military, and he blessed us all by putting much of what he knew in print...He wrote many books, but his most widely read was his "Notebook"...
It begins in the period of the Spanish-American War when the Army first realized its need for better weapons for its infantry...My copy contains his last revisions, and I now have it in rotation order for a thorough re-reading...If you don't have a copy, get one...You will not regret it......Ben
The future is forged on the anvil of history...The interpreter of history wields the hammer... - Unknown author...