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Thanks all for the comments. I'm glad you liked the post.
Tim,
I know very little about cannon so you're probably correct about what the gun is. I did peek in the muzzle and it was rifled. In my Minnesota State parks post there is a photo of a shell to be used in the cannon shown there, so that must have been rifled too. The "captain" demonstrating the different kinds of projectiles used said that that shell had a lead belt to engage the rifling. So I'm wondering if that cannon was rifled too. BTW, very interesting treatise on the cannon. Thanks.
Navi,
Great link on the tanks. What a fabulous place!
surajsuresh,
Surprisingly, even with the full box of ammo, it wasn't as heavy as I though it would be.
Firing it from that position though, would probably be a whole different story.
“Never give in, never give in, never; never; never; never – in nothing, great or small, large or petty – never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense” — Winston Churchill, Oct 29, 1941
xl_target wrote:
surajsuresh,
Surprisingly, even with the full box of ammo, it wasn't as heavy as I though it would be.
Firing it from that position though, would probably be a whole different story.
I was about to say that with a full container of ammo belt it would be heavy but looks like its not, so how was the accuracy ?
I have only fired the SAW in MW3 online games so I know the accuracy but don't have any idea on the weight
Bhargav,
It is heavy but not as heavy as I thought it would be.
Actually if you look carefully, you will see that the ends of the cartridges are crimped and have no bullet in them (Blanks?). The hardware displayed in the reenactment area was for display only.
I didn't get to fire it, I just got to play with it a little.
“Never give in, never give in, never; never; never; never – in nothing, great or small, large or petty – never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense” — Winston Churchill, Oct 29, 1941
xl_target wrote:Bhargav,
It is heavy but not as heavy as I thought it would be.
Actually if you look carefully, you will see that the ends of the cartridges are crimped and have no bullet in them (Blanks?). The hardware displaced in the reenactment area were for display only.
I didn't get to fire it, I just got to play with it a little.
aaw ok, I thought you fired it. But well even holding it in its full attire is a great experience!
Here is a video of me firing the JP Enterprises LPR-07 in .308 Winchester (at the same show).
As you can see, I braced for a larger recoil but it was not necessary. The recoil was very mild and controllable considering a relatively lightweight rifle. Also notice the non-reciprocating charging handle was on the left side unlike the standard AR which has it in the back. Muzzle climb was negligible (incredibly low for a .308 - look for this in the video). This would allow for fast follow up shots. The fit and finish and attention to detail was exemplary. My first exposure to .308 was in the 80's with a Remington bolt action carbine that would beat the living crap out of you. What a pleasant change for the better this rifle was.
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A extremely well excecuted concept but totally unjustifiable from me at the approximately $3000-$3500 price range.
“Never give in, never give in, never; never; never; never – in nothing, great or small, large or petty – never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense” — Winston Churchill, Oct 29, 1941
xl_target wrote:Thanks all for the comments. I'm glad you liked the post.
surajsuresh,
Surprisingly, even with the full box of ammo, it wasn't as heavy as I though it would be.
Firing it from that position though, would probably be a whole different story.
Nice looking at that massive size i thought it was heavy but yes firing it from that position would be hard to control the firearm i guess...
TC,
Close up shots of these rifles are found on Oleg's blog (click photos below for larger image). You can see details and the quality of the build there. The one that I shot was setup similar (upper and lower receiver)to the one in the top photo (but with slightly different accessories - barrel and buttstock from the lower photo)). There is a also a finned heat sink (under the ventilated handguards) that clamps around the barrel and increases the surface area to allow for faster cooling ( you can see that in the bottom photo). Like most AR's, these rifle are modular and you can swap components around. images from HERE
“Never give in, never give in, never; never; never; never – in nothing, great or small, large or petty – never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense” — Winston Churchill, Oct 29, 1941
Thanks XL for the pics... this is a true beauty and possibly the best development job on the AR frame so far after the Knight (think I got the name right. Studied reports on the Knight and the Bushmaster almost six years ago)...
But I have a different issue to raise...
Hey you guys out there .... don't you want to know why XL changed his avatar and what the patch stands for ??
ngrewal wrote:Nice one XL will review them with proper wifi connection I am on road..
I will check the movie clips etc out..when I lived in MN Cabela was it for me
Daimler ferret scout car - its a german designed but used by British and India ..rather a squadron of these was instrumental in saving Srinagar during 1948 war
While Daimler was German, and the developer of high-speed (for the time) petrol engines, the Daimler Motor Company was a British company, founded by Frederick Simms. Only the original engines were based on Daimler's patents, hence the name. The Ferret is a post-war British design.
