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debaser · 08-27-2003, 03:03 PM

While I do admit the weapon had some problems, I think The_Dunedan was a little less than charitable.

If kept properly lubricated, I never had trouble putting 1000's of rounds out of "the pig" before cleaning.

Runaways were caused by a sear failure, not a very common occurance.

I have never heard of the A3 model, but the E3 was designed to be a lightweight weapon. True, it could only fire 100 rpm sustained, but the barrel did have a handle to speed changes.

Only the front sight is located on the barrel assembly, a trait common to every machine gun I have ever fired.

I don't see how you could load one with the bolt forward. You cannot charge the weapon if the "tophat" is not in the feed tray timing channel, so you couldn't even pull the bolt back far enough to grab a round.

All that being said, I do thing the M240B (that we now use) is a vastly superior weapon.

08-27-2003, 03:03 PM	#5 (permalink)
debaser Sir, I have a plan... Location: 38S NC20943324	While I do admit the weapon had some problems, I think The_Dunedan was a little less than charitable. If kept properly lubricated, I never had trouble putting 1000's of rounds out of "the pig" before cleaning. Runaways were caused by a sear failure, not a very common occurance. I have never heard of the A3 model, but the E3 was designed to be a lightweight weapon. True, it could only fire 100 rpm sustained, but the barrel did have a handle to speed changes. Only the front sight is located on the barrel assembly, a trait common to every machine gun I have ever fired. I don't see how you could load one with the bolt forward. You cannot charge the weapon if the "tophat" is not in the feed tray timing channel, so you couldn't even pull the bolt back far enough to grab a round. All that being said, I do thing the M240B (that we now use) is a vastly superior weapon. __________________ Fortunato became immured to the sound of the trowel after a while.