Meplat Posted November 15, 2015 Report Share Posted November 15, 2015 Tank tracks don't have ball bearings in them. They're just dry pins between track plates, with the exception of the bizarro German half-track designs from WWII with the needle bearings. This is what a (de-facto NATO standard) Diehl track link looks like: And this is what tiger track links look like: It's remarkable, but generally every time anyone has tried to do something fancy with the tracks like spherical bearings its has proven to be not worth the trouble. You do encounter rubber bushed dry pins, they can be fairly quiet till the bushes rot/wear out. And yes, the tracks used on the German half/semi tracks were ridiculous. The vehicles themselves were needlessly complicated. Service brakes, two levers for steering brakes (on the tracks) and a steering wheel for the front axle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoooSeR Posted November 16, 2015 Report Share Posted November 16, 2015 Some sort of camo fabric parts for AK in use by 45th brigade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoooSeR Posted November 16, 2015 Report Share Posted November 16, 2015 Larry posted interesting video-tieser about his trip to KK (Kalashnikov Concern). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex C. Posted November 16, 2015 Report Share Posted November 16, 2015 Well, tomorrow's run and gun was the hardest, clumsiest one yet by a wide margin: Sturgeon and SuperComrade 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturgeon Posted November 16, 2015 Report Share Posted November 16, 2015 You are a braver man than I, doing a run-n-gun with a literal museum piece. SuperComrade 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex C. Posted November 16, 2015 Report Share Posted November 16, 2015 The gun gods demanded a sacrifice! I mean I never doubted how significant the stripper clip was, but damn if loading a Krag with some haste doesn't deepen your appreciation for them. Sturgeon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donward Posted November 16, 2015 Report Share Posted November 16, 2015 The side loading actually makes it kind of handy as a civilian shooter or hunting rifle. I've never had any issue operating them. But I'm not trying to replicate battlefield conditions. Not that 3 gun does that either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex C. Posted November 16, 2015 Report Share Posted November 16, 2015 Didn't have an issue, just very slow and clumsy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCw70obEIG0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meplat Posted November 16, 2015 Report Share Posted November 16, 2015 You are a braver man than I, doing a run-n-gun with a literal museum piece. That's a Krag. I'd almost consider it outright cheating. They are of a level of "slick" that makes most SMLE's weep in jealousy. And that appears to be a rather nice one. I own a No1 MkIII, but for rattles I used a No4 because the mags were in fact pretty much interchangeable. (Hence my making a 30 round mag for my Long Branch) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturgeon Posted November 17, 2015 Report Share Posted November 17, 2015 No, you don't understand. It's not the rapidity of fire I am worried about, it's that Alex's Krag literally came out of a museum and is in much nicer shape for such and old gun than I'd be comfortable putting through the ringer. I'm sure Alex didn't do a course of fire that was very hard on the gun, but one could always trip and fall... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturgeon Posted November 17, 2015 Report Share Posted November 17, 2015 Oh wow, I forgot how nice Service Grade M1s are... Now, I just need everyone on the forums to cross their fingers so that I get a Springfield! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.E. Watters Posted November 17, 2015 Report Share Posted November 17, 2015 The Krag "dice cups" from the Stangskyting speed shoots would come in handy. Didn't have an issue, just very slow and clumsy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCw70obEIG0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex C. Posted November 17, 2015 Report Share Posted November 17, 2015 Would be tricky to use with rimmed 30-40 instead of 6.5x55. Rim lock is a real issue on these little bastards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.E. Watters Posted November 17, 2015 Report Share Posted November 17, 2015 Would be tricky to use with rimmed 30-40 instead of 6.5x55. Rim lock is a real issue on these little bastards. It should be possible to design a "dice cup" with a bit of an angle in the box so that the rims remain properly aligned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoooSeR Posted November 17, 2015 Report Share Posted November 17, 2015 Indra-2015 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoooSeR Posted November 17, 2015 Report Share Posted November 17, 2015 Morgan’s LASA AC915 assault helmet for special operations with Dyneema® Force Multiplier Technology French SFs shield. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meplat Posted November 17, 2015 Report Share Posted November 17, 2015 No, you don't understand. It's not the rapidity of fire I am worried about, it's that Alex's Krag literally came out of a museum and is in much nicer shape for such and old gun than I'd be comfortable putting through the ringer. I'm sure Alex didn't do a course of fire that was very hard on the gun, but one could always trip and fall... I used to own one of the guns from the Champlin museum collection. Shot it til it smoked (AR-18) . "Museum piece"? No excuse! If the grease is not bubbling out of it, it's not being worked thoroughly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoooSeR Posted November 17, 2015 Report Share Posted November 17, 2015 Preliminary tests of the new sniper rifle under "Accuracy" programm, developed by request of the Ministry of Defense of Russia, will begin in 2016, said to RIA Novosti the general director of the Central Research Institute of Precision Engineering (TsNIITochMash) Dmitry Semizorov. TsNIITochMash - head developer of the project and is responsible for the sniper complex as a whole. In total, five defense companies involved in the development of new sniper rifle. In an interview Semizorov noted that preliminary tests of the rifles in the interests of FSO of Russia have already taken place, and until the end of 2015 it is planned to complete the state tests. (...) According to Semizorov, rifles were developed in unusual for Russia calibers - 7.62*51 and 8.6* 69 mm. From Otvaga: So, lets see what rifles are in the competition. 1. Semizorov told at some point, and it is obvious that Orsis is involved in the competition, they previously showed rifle "VFO" (federal protection rifle) in the 308 and 338 calibers. 2. Concern Kalashnikov can provide its line of rifles based on the SV-98. SV-338 participated in the competition against the T-5000 and Mannlicher even during Serdyukov. Especially that the cartridge SP-152 is certified with the SV-338. 3. KBP can show their MTs-116P, the "hunting" Novosibirsk .338 catridge was certified with this rifle. 4. ZiD have a mysterious rifle, looks like a version of ASVK with a less powerful cartridge .... 5. And finally the TsNIITochMash is likely involved with their mysterious rifle (gun can be seen to the left from the MG): Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoooSeR Posted November 17, 2015 Report Share Posted November 17, 2015 Also, a news for me - Zlobin got kicked out of Kalashnikov some time ago. Zlobin/Zlobyn was chief designer for AK-12, BTW. Sturgeon and That_Baka 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturgeon Posted November 17, 2015 Report Share Posted November 17, 2015 That's weird, I wonder why... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronezhilet Posted November 17, 2015 Report Share Posted November 17, 2015 Sturgeon, are you going to post your rebuttal of the rebuttal on TFB? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khand-e Posted November 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2015 We cannot allow a rebuttal gap! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoooSeR Posted November 17, 2015 Report Share Posted November 17, 2015 That's weird, I wonder why... Likely for one of those AS rifles, IMO. I posted here some time ago a SF soldier post about his experience with one of those weird bullpups that even worked some times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturgeon Posted November 17, 2015 Report Share Posted November 17, 2015 Sturgeon, are you going to post your rebuttal of the rebuttal on TFB? Rebuttal 2: The Rebuttening goes up next Tuesday, but yeah I'll repost it after that. Belesarius and Bronezhilet 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex C. Posted November 17, 2015 Report Share Posted November 17, 2015 Well it's here. Tough course! I would love to use a Rolling Block next to show how much of a force multiplier bolt actions were. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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