langy71
SMF Supporter
From my experience of seeing the British GPMG being fired, they tend to fire in short bursts to maintain accuracy and 'control' the barrel heating effect of the rounds...Thanks for that Rick, I'm assuming an engagement doesn't last very long so with the slow firing rate of the 50cal, I will see a barrel change happening in a firefight. Metal ought to heat up and cool relatively fast so by the next engagement it would be back to zero temperature.
Would firing in short bursts lengthen the heating up? I think it should.
Cheers,
Richard
That said I've even seen my old battalion's' GPMG' gunners giving it the juice and firing belt after belt of 7.62 through it...
(many years ago whilst on a section commanders course at ITC Brecon, we had to climb up a hill (D-range for those familiar with Brecon) on our bellies whilst the GPMG fired rounds over our heads...effectively chewing up the ground ahead of us...scary stuff at the time...)