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Published: 2008-07-07 03:22:41 +0000 UTC; Views: 1463; Favourites: 12; Downloads: 43
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MSC Sniper Carbine (Multipurpose Semi-auto Carbine)Rifle designed to be adaptable for many combat situations. The barrel and magazine catch are designed to be adapted for many different ammunition types, and the inner barrel can easily be replaced and switched for the current combat situation. Be it long range sniping, or mid to close rang combat. Also the MSC is designed around a new firing mechanism similar to that of the Kriss submachine gun, that nearly eliminates all recoil. Allowing for the use of larger ammunition types (300 mag., fifty cal., or 30 millimeter rounds) without sacrificing firing accuracy.
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If the inner barrel idea is what I think it is, you are going to ruin your barrel harmonics with it, thus making your accuracy less-than-stellar.
People have been working on composite barrels for a while and there really hasn't been much progress as of yet.
The recoil-mitigation idea is sound, but I imagine a KRISS-style system to take up a crapload of space if you are using cartridges like .338 Lapua, etc. Because of the short length of the .45 ACP cartridge the KRISS uses, it doesn't run into problems like that.
But I suppose you could use a hydraulic buffer and a REALLY small bolt and make it work...
Short sniper rifles are a good area to work in. Snipers have to be portable and fast to deploy. Keep chugging at it.
Just remember: the sniper rifle is the most systemic of all rifles; it's more than just the action, magazine, and barrel. It's the scope, the ballistic calculations and recently, ballistic computer.
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All very true, what I meant by the barrel, is that it is just easy to interchange. Mechanism wise, I actually thought about the size issues, did some research and found the AA-12 combat shotgun, which I think would work much better. Scope wise, I agree that ballistic technology is important, but we shouldn't rely on that kind of thing to much. Ever heard of Simo Hรคyhรค?
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Just a quick-change barrel?
The AA-12s system for a big round is also going to entail huge space consumption. It must go all the way into the stock for just 12 gauge. .338 Lapua in an AA-12-style recoilless system would require a recoil tube that extends a long ways back, father than the stock.
Yes, I know a good bit about Simo.
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Well now it wont be the same gun now will it. I mean I wouldn't just take a AA and put a longer barrel on it. Plus that is why it isn't a bullpup like all my other weapon designs
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No, I mean you;d be measuring the length of the action in FEET.
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Like I said, I would probably end up designing it from scratch.
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I am just saying, taming the recoil of those big cartridges will be quite a feat.
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Oh yes I understand. Nothing is impossible though, and I haven't given that aspect of it to much though, plus I'm not an engineering student I'm still in high school. Hehe
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I am glad you realize that nothing is impossible. Keeping your mind open is the first step to innovation.
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Oh yes, accepting defeat is just as important as trying a new food. Hence my signature at the bottom, "When you loose your beliefs, you find reality."
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I didn't say anything about accepting defeat.
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A Kriss-patterned Sniper Rifle is a good idea, as not only does it help keep the shooter's sights on the target during recoil, but also allows for a smaller, more compact weapon.
A carbine-sized weapon would be a godsend for a Sniper who has to work from a very cramped hide.
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Thank you very much. There really hasn't been much change in the design of sniper rifles lately. But now that I think abut it, I would consider the MSC more of scout rifle.
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