04-22-2014, 02:54 PM
Several important facts that get overlooked are that the Sturmgewehr was a totally different animal that has yet to be duplicated in terms of performance capabilities:
* It has a very low cyclic rate of ~550-600rpm
* It uses constant recoil
* It has a lower operating pressure that is quite tame
* Weapon weight is pretty substantial at over 11lbs loaded
Those four characteristics combined make a very controllable rifle, especially in Full Automatic mode of fire, to the point that even a low-trained soldier can hit things with it easily and keep a short burst on a man's chest within 50m. To date, the Sturmgewehr formula has not been duplicated with any assault rifle I can think of. Pressures are one major obstacle right off the bat. Constant recoil is another. Nobody wants an 11lb rifle, so that's a dead-end.
If that thing would have been chambered in 6.5mmx33, it would have been even more of a game changer. Ergos on it are excellent, especially the controls interface, weapon balance, and the way sights line up with your head/eyes using a solid cheek weld. Many of the designs areas of the MP44 were used on the AR15, to include the mag well, recoil spring, ejection port cover, and selector location, although the MP44 has two different means of safety and fire control.
Basically, nobody got it right in the wake of the Sturmgewehr when it comes to designing and producing an assault rifle of its scope, especially not the Russians, with the horribly crude AK, its violent recoil even with a relatively lower pressure cartridge, grotesque ergos, terrible forward balance, and abusive operating system.
If you want controllable Full Auto, there are several ways to do it, but you still want short bursts + low cyclic rate. That then places you in the position of sacrificing some action speed that is very beneficial in close quarters using the Semi mode of fire.
* It has a very low cyclic rate of ~550-600rpm
* It uses constant recoil
* It has a lower operating pressure that is quite tame
* Weapon weight is pretty substantial at over 11lbs loaded
Those four characteristics combined make a very controllable rifle, especially in Full Automatic mode of fire, to the point that even a low-trained soldier can hit things with it easily and keep a short burst on a man's chest within 50m. To date, the Sturmgewehr formula has not been duplicated with any assault rifle I can think of. Pressures are one major obstacle right off the bat. Constant recoil is another. Nobody wants an 11lb rifle, so that's a dead-end.
If that thing would have been chambered in 6.5mmx33, it would have been even more of a game changer. Ergos on it are excellent, especially the controls interface, weapon balance, and the way sights line up with your head/eyes using a solid cheek weld. Many of the designs areas of the MP44 were used on the AR15, to include the mag well, recoil spring, ejection port cover, and selector location, although the MP44 has two different means of safety and fire control.
Basically, nobody got it right in the wake of the Sturmgewehr when it comes to designing and producing an assault rifle of its scope, especially not the Russians, with the horribly crude AK, its violent recoil even with a relatively lower pressure cartridge, grotesque ergos, terrible forward balance, and abusive operating system.
If you want controllable Full Auto, there are several ways to do it, but you still want short bursts + low cyclic rate. That then places you in the position of sacrificing some action speed that is very beneficial in close quarters using the Semi mode of fire.