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2018-10-10 Science & Technology

Fabrique Nationale (FN) MK 48 MOD 1 machine gun re-design (short video)

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Posted by Besoeker 2018-10-10 08:06|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 Lots of bells and whistles and room for fancy add-ons.
1. will it feed.
2. will it shoot.

Posted by Skidmark 2018-10-10 09:43|| 2018-10-10 09:43|| Front Page Top

#2 'Skid' to the basics.

Posted by Besoeker 2018-10-10 10:06|| 2018-10-10 10:06|| Front Page Top

#3 Is it large enough caliber to make a one shot stop?

Posted by Sock Puppet of Doom 2018-10-10 10:20|| 2018-10-10 10:20|| Front Page Top

#4 3. Will it overheat and fail?

Posted by JohnQC 2018-10-10 10:33|| 2018-10-10 10:33|| Front Page Top

#5 Is it large enough caliber to make a one shot stop?

.308 or 7.62x51, Sock.
At 500+ rpm there aren't many single hits.
Generally used against clusters or to break charges. Sometimes to clear vegetation.(/sarc)

Posted by Skidmark 2018-10-10 11:50|| 2018-10-10 11:50|| Front Page Top

#6 Yes, I know they are different.

Posted by Skidmark 2018-10-10 13:10|| 2018-10-10 13:10|| Front Page Top

#7 The demonstrator calls it a Mark 48 Mod 2. The article is from Military Times and was posted in the last 24 hours. It is an upgrade from a Mod 1, which was a pretty substantial redesign/upgrade of a Mod 0. This 'looks' like the main updates center on internal changes; it doesn't look all 'that' different externally (to me) from a Mod 1. But it has been a while. The Mod 1 was solid.

Posted by Whiskey Mike 2018-10-10 13:15|| 2018-10-10 13:15|| Front Page Top

#8 So is R'burg juxtaposing articles? This one has some smack w/r/t the one above it.

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