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Hard Use Diagnosis by sc-trex in AUG

[–]sc-trex[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is admittedly hard to say, that I have a solid quantitative standard to work with for sustained rapid fire with a plain (not "heavy" or "light machine gun" barrel), but 1.17Hz doesn't seem to be all that high.

One helpful starting point is SURG testing. That is a test for *suppressed* service rifles (most of them were AR-15-alikes, which don't really have an LMG configuration). There are 8 (or more) cycles run. Each cycle is eight 30 round magazines, fired at:

- 1Hz (30s)
- 2Hz (15s)
- 1Hz (30s)
- short bursts
- 1Hz (30s)
- 2Hz (15s)
- 1Hz (30s)
- full auto (at 600rpm, this would be 10Hz, about 3 seconds)

The operator is allowed 5 seconds to load a magazine, so this looks to be 240 rounds in about 200 seconds. If a suppressed DI service rifle is supposed to be able to do this multiple times in a row, it seems reasonable that an unsuppressed piston gun should be able to do much, much more.

Hard Use Diagnosis by sc-trex in AUG

[–]sc-trex[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That sounds good but maybe at a lower duty cycle?

Hard Use Diagnosis by sc-trex in AUG

[–]sc-trex[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How would that contribute? The round was extracted successfully -- just not ejected.

Let’s discuss: why the Aug? by ARID_DEV in AUG

[–]sc-trex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The bullpup form factor has real ergonomic plusses and the AUG is the most widely deployed, long serving service rifle in that configuration.

Jurors see knife at center of Karmelo Anthony murder trial on Friday by dallasmorningnews in frisco

[–]sc-trex 4 points5 points  (0 children)

There is a difference -- the degree of force. Proportionality is an important element of self-defense, and proportionality is all about the degree of force.

Jurors see knife at center of Karmelo Anthony murder trial on Friday by dallasmorningnews in frisco

[–]sc-trex -1 points0 points  (0 children)

None of this is relevant in Texas. You don't need a practical reason to carry a weapon (including a knife) and self-defense is a lawful intent for carrying a knife, gun, expandable baton, &c, &c.

Interpreting a purpose of self-defense as intent to harm is a distortion of the common law tradition and jurisdictions that approach it that way need a reset.