STAR M249 Series!!?!?!
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Posted 04 July 2005 - 10:09 PM
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Posted 04 July 2005 - 10:24 PM
'plastic gearbox' sounds pretty awesome ¬_¬
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Posted 04 July 2005 - 10:25 PM
Great, now we'll have to deal with the "super9 vs m4 vs star m249" posts.
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Posted 04 July 2005 - 10:26 PM
"Ultimate lightweight?" No thanks, I like my LMGs to be nice and heavy, thank you very much... 
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Posted 04 July 2005 - 10:53 PM
"contrsuctive metal parts", which means it'll be mostly plastic, no thanks.
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Posted 04 July 2005 - 11:09 PM
I may have to buy one of these, and let it sit on top of my shelf and look pretty. 
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Posted 04 July 2005 - 11:12 PM
Actually, a plastic gearbox would probably be stronger than the pot-metal gearboxes we have today. If they make them from the right kind of plastic that is.
I'll buy one, i'm so insanely tired of my TOP/PGC minimi.
I'll buy one, i'm so insanely tired of my TOP/PGC minimi.
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Posted 05 July 2005 - 12:09 AM
QUOTE (Kristoffer @ Jul 4 2005, 11:12 PM)
Actually, a plastic gearbox would probably be stronger than the pot-metal gearboxes we have today. If they make them from the right kind of plastic that is.
I'll buy one, i'm so insanely tired of my TOP/PGC minimi.
I'll buy one, i'm so insanely tired of my TOP/PGC minimi.
4*0 fps not bad for a plastic gearbox
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Posted 05 July 2005 - 12:10 AM
QUOTE (cadetrichards @ Jul 4 2005, 07:09 PM)
Youll be replacing mechboxes faster than magazines I bet.
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Posted 05 July 2005 - 12:21 AM
I dont mind plastic, paper or wood mech, if it cost's low enought I will buy one too for mi desk, LOOKS nice and that's enought.
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Posted 05 July 2005 - 12:52 AM
Hah! Looks like a plastic copy of the CA249 actually.
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Posted 05 July 2005 - 01:12 AM
Hmm, I sent a email to star requesting more inforation. I wonder how affordable it will be.
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Posted 05 July 2005 - 01:13 AM
Ill be getting one of these if its cheaper than the CA one. 800 is to much.
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Posted 05 July 2005 - 01:22 AM
Yeah, if it's a decent price, I'll probably end up (eventually) getting one. No more than about $500 though...
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Posted 05 July 2005 - 01:28 AM
Cross my fingers and hope it's $50. 
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Posted 05 July 2005 - 01:49 AM
Light weight?! Incredibly cheap price?1 I'm double hand'en these b1tches!!1
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Posted 05 July 2005 - 01:59 AM
Ewww, my m4 weighs more than that thing...
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Posted 05 July 2005 - 02:18 AM
Strange how they make weapon parts from plastic if they can't handle energy levels higher than 1-2 joules. I highly doubt they will make the gearbox from ABS... There are plastics that are much stronger than pot-metal.
If a polycarbonate piston can take 4#0 fps, why wouldn't a gearbox casing made from the same material stand up to the abuse? I mean, The gearbox shell has a quite substantial thickness compared to a piston, and the load of the piston hitting the sylinder head would be distributed over a much larger area than the load placed on the teeth of the piston.
As long as the gears, bushings and such things remain the same as in normal AEG's, I don't think a plastic gearbox will have problems compared to normal pot-metal boxes. Especially when you consider how bulky the gearbox can be in a MINIMI compared to the V2/V3 gearboxes.
If you think about it: how long do you think a pot-metal piston would last?
One thing that would worry me a bit is heat. In a minimi, when shooting longer bursts, a certain amount of heat is created. Plastic doesn't transfer heat as well as pot-metal.
If a polycarbonate piston can take 4#0 fps, why wouldn't a gearbox casing made from the same material stand up to the abuse? I mean, The gearbox shell has a quite substantial thickness compared to a piston, and the load of the piston hitting the sylinder head would be distributed over a much larger area than the load placed on the teeth of the piston.
As long as the gears, bushings and such things remain the same as in normal AEG's, I don't think a plastic gearbox will have problems compared to normal pot-metal boxes. Especially when you consider how bulky the gearbox can be in a MINIMI compared to the V2/V3 gearboxes.
If you think about it: how long do you think a pot-metal piston would last?
One thing that would worry me a bit is heat. In a minimi, when shooting longer bursts, a certain amount of heat is created. Plastic doesn't transfer heat as well as pot-metal.
Edited by Kristoffer, 05 July 2005 - 02:19 AM.
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Posted 05 July 2005 - 02:21 AM
QUOTE (Kristoffer @ Jul 4 2005, 09:18 PM)
Strange how they make weapon parts from plastic if they can't handle energy levels higher than 1-2 joules. I highly doubt they will make the gearbox from ABS... There are plastics that are much stronger than pot-metal.
If a polycarbonate piston can take 4#0 fps, why wouldn't a gearbox casing made from the same material stand up to the abuse? I mean, The gearbox shell has a quite substantial thickness compared to a piston, and the load of the piston hitting the sylinder head would be distributed over a much larger area than the load placed on the teeth of the piston.
As long as the gears, bushings and such things remain the same as in normal AEG's, I don't think a plastic gearbox will have problems compared to normal pot-metal boxes. Especially when you consider how bulky the gearbox can be in a MINIMI compared to the V2/V3 gearboxes.
If you think about it: how long do you think a pot-metal piston would last?
One thing that would worry me a bit is heat. In a minimi, when shooting longer bursts, a certain amount of heat is created. Plastic doesn't transfer heat as well as pot-metal.
If a polycarbonate piston can take 4#0 fps, why wouldn't a gearbox casing made from the same material stand up to the abuse? I mean, The gearbox shell has a quite substantial thickness compared to a piston, and the load of the piston hitting the sylinder head would be distributed over a much larger area than the load placed on the teeth of the piston.
As long as the gears, bushings and such things remain the same as in normal AEG's, I don't think a plastic gearbox will have problems compared to normal pot-metal boxes. Especially when you consider how bulky the gearbox can be in a MINIMI compared to the V2/V3 gearboxes.
If you think about it: how long do you think a pot-metal piston would last?
One thing that would worry me a bit is heat. In a minimi, when shooting longer bursts, a certain amount of heat is created. Plastic doesn't transfer heat as well as pot-metal.
Yes, they could use those magical plastics, but with the "lightwieght and cheap" additude they are so proudly displaying, I highly doubt they will.
Edited by sp00n, 05 July 2005 - 02:21 AM.
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Posted 05 July 2005 - 02:21 AM
Indeed, I was thinking about the heat issue as well. I've heard of upgraded TOP M249s being used for 400-500 round "bursts" of sustained fire. I wonder how well this plastic gearbox will handle that, if at all 
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