10-17-2011, 01:39 PM
Thanks for fixing the link stanc, Caveman Og here can't handle anything which doesn't involve banging 2 rocks together. Ugg....
Interesting idea Rick, possibly workable, though you'll need something to prevent both wells from feeding at the same time and jamming it up. Not to mention earplugs when the Marines complain that the "Marine" that a gun like that was designed for is an octopus. lol
And yes, the quick change of mag during a fire pause is the only thing that even makes using a 30 round mag for supression fire even basically workable. I can just see Ollie the Octopus being transfered to the Marines with this new need for soldiers with 4 arms or more.
LRRP, I'd love 600 rounds ready to use at all times too, I'm just trying to figure out a way to carry a decent amount of ammo without having to look like someone's covered in mags as well as the convenience of reaching the mag/drum during a fight. The drums on L/R hip seem a foregone conclusion, but the 30 rounders can definately be pushed up to 8 mags on vest, so it could be 180 rounds in drums (2x60 rounds on hips, 1 on gun) and 240 rounds in STANAG mags, 420 rounds total. Still short compared to 600 rounds, but not terribly short. Of course, if it were 75 round drums, it'd be better, but I'm keeping to 60 as a workable number, just in case. What's your ideal of an ammo loadout using drums/mags?
Interesting idea Rick, possibly workable, though you'll need something to prevent both wells from feeding at the same time and jamming it up. Not to mention earplugs when the Marines complain that the "Marine" that a gun like that was designed for is an octopus. lol
And yes, the quick change of mag during a fire pause is the only thing that even makes using a 30 round mag for supression fire even basically workable. I can just see Ollie the Octopus being transfered to the Marines with this new need for soldiers with 4 arms or more.
LRRP, I'd love 600 rounds ready to use at all times too, I'm just trying to figure out a way to carry a decent amount of ammo without having to look like someone's covered in mags as well as the convenience of reaching the mag/drum during a fight. The drums on L/R hip seem a foregone conclusion, but the 30 rounders can definately be pushed up to 8 mags on vest, so it could be 180 rounds in drums (2x60 rounds on hips, 1 on gun) and 240 rounds in STANAG mags, 420 rounds total. Still short compared to 600 rounds, but not terribly short. Of course, if it were 75 round drums, it'd be better, but I'm keeping to 60 as a workable number, just in case. What's your ideal of an ammo loadout using drums/mags?