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Why should you change the barrel after it becomes too hot M240?
That barrel is ruined. And hot barrels can also cause cook offs, which are dangerous. For the M240, you should change the barrel every 10 minutes during sustained fire (100 rounds per minute with 4-5 seconds between bursts) and every 2 minutes during rapid fire (200 rounds per minute with 2-3 seconds between bursts).
How long does a machine gun barrel last?
Short answer: it depends on a bunch of things, probably somewhere between 500 and 500,000 rounds. The question is kind of like “how long does an automobile engine last?” Fewer than 1,000 probably means bad maintaining and misuse; more than 10,000 means very good maintaining and careful use.
How long can machine guns fire?
machine gun, automatic weapon of small calibre that is capable of sustained rapid fire. Most machine guns are belt-fed weapons that fire from 500 to 1,000 rounds per minute and will continue to fire as long as the trigger is held back or until the supply of ammunition is exhausted.
What is the fastest rate of fire on a gun?
Watch the world’s fastest gun effortlessly fire 1 million rounds per minute. The highest rate of fire for a machine gun in service is the M134 Minigun. The weapon was designed in the late 1960s for helicopters and armored vehicles.
Why did machine guns burn out so quickly?
“Burn out” was much more comon on pre-WW2 machine guns due to the type of powder used in the projectiles. The powder would leave much more residue in the barrel causing a myriad of function problems in the water cooled MGs of the time.
What happens when a gun barrel gets too hot?
Another problem of barrel overheating is that the hot barrel exerts more friction on the bullet as it’s fired, which means more energy is wasted (causing a loss of power and accuracy) and even MORE friction to heat up the barrel. It’s basically a self-feeding problem that can only be stopped by not shooting any more.
Do air cooled machine guns fail faster?
Attempts to dissipate heat in air cooled MG’s can be seen in perforated shields and rings on the barrel to give more radiating area but air cooled machine gun will fail quicker that one would think without shooting burst . Early M-60’s , in trials , began to fail after 500 rounds on continuous fire, two 250 round belts together.
How often should you change the barrel on a GPMG?
For the C6 GPMG, under normal usage, sustainable barrel changes occur every 440 rounds, or two belts, for the exact same reasons. However, sometimes situations won’t allow for that. This M60 was fired quite apparently close to the breaking point of the weapon.