PJS1488 Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 (edited) I would love to see the favored weapon of the SEAL teams from Vietnam until the 1990s brought into Fallout, the Stoner 63. One of the BEST LMGs ever designed. It was highly modular, so, it would be awesome with the customization system.http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pPsuc9rvU4Y/Sx73DOm7weI/AAAAAAAAA6Y/wi3fUghjyxw/s400/SmallArms235.jpg Edited May 3, 2017 by PJS1488 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonslayer2k12 Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 I hate to think about how much trouble users had with jammed ammo in vietnam and they had to take their whole gun apart to fix it while some jerk hiding in the bushes was shooting a perfectly working gun at them. Who knew the way door knobs worked would change the world in such a huge way? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mkatt21 Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 I hate to think about how much trouble users had with jammed ammo in vietnam and they had to take their whole gun apart to fix it while some jerk hiding in the bushes was shooting a perfectly working gun at them. Who knew the way door knobs worked would change the world in such a huge way?The reasons why are myriad and Colt and the Pentagon were both culpable. From going to a dirtier burning power for a faster cyclic rate which increased fouling and jams, to deciding against corrosion resistant interior finishes, never mind the issuance of one barrel rod per seven or so men and it's criminal that these people were never brought on trial. Eugene Stoner wasn't a moron, he intended his weapon to use a clean burning powder to reduce fouling to the bare minimum and what made it worse was that Colt knew that the ball powder they had shifted to would cause the weapons to fail during QC at their factory and obtained permission to use the stick powder that Stoner had designed the rifle around. That said, Hogdon and Olin, the primary manufacturers of ball propellant reduced the fouling caused in small bore rifles (some suggested using magnum primers to increase the amount of powder burnt) back in the 70's and weren't exactly in the know about the issues of M16. That said, I've met men who served in the early days of Vietnam with the original issue of the M16 who think of it as an overpriced club versus the men who served at the tail end who fanatically love the weapon system after changes were made to improve the rifle around 68. The concept of the modular LMG is intriguing, though the Stoner 63 had a few issues, one that caused an accidental discharge (not to be confused with negligence...most unintended discharges are an act of negligence) that caused one SEAL to lose his life after a 63 was knocked over and simply became a runaway gun. This caused a redesign of the safety/sear. Personally, having built my own ARs for a few years now and having also experienced and owned some of the wonderful world of arms from across the pond, I think we should have listened to the Brits and FN when they tried to sell us on the FN FAL in .280 but we were still developing out "Experimental" .30 caliber cartridge, later to be named the 7.62x51. This forced FAL to stretch their design to the limit and lead us to adopt the inferior M14 (yeah, someone is going to mail me death threats, but it's just a fact) because we were terrified of buying a foreign rifle; not to mention it lead to the British developing the Enfield Bullpup which is just a craptastic AR-18 (I'm going to say that this was not Stoner's finest design) that has had a slew of problems, even after a redesign by HK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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