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« The DC gun laws are working so well... | Main | Taking responsibility »

Impressive....

Posted by David Hardy · 6 November 2013 04:04 PM

The military has found that M4s can fail in "sustained fire" (REALLY sustained fire) when the overheated gas tubes burst, so a manufacturer has found a way to insulate the gas tube against radiated heat from the barrel (which reduces part of the problem. I found this video of an M4 being put to the limits interesting. After firing by my count 21 magazines in four minutes, the gas tube blew. The handguard started to burn before that point....

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Kevin Baker | November 7, 2013 8:56 AM | Reply

I thought it was a mark of honor to set the handguards on an AK on fire, not an AR!

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