Aight, as the title implies, can a machinegun work chambered with .408 CheyTac?
Because this random idea of a high-velocity, precision cartridge being used in a belt fed, fully automatic weapon amuses me for some reason.
Now I know its expensive, but I'm just curious if it can work and how well it would perform.
I'm more curious as to what would make you think it couldn't work.
Well I'm not well versed when its about the performance of bullets anon, that includes the effects to said firearms.
Specifically, full automatic firearms, because as far as I know, .408 is often used by precision rifles.
would work? yes, its a simple matter of making a gun that accepts the ammo
would it have substantial differences? no, whatever minimal gains you get from the cartridge would be immediately offset by its cost
I'm aware of the high-cost, and I know it will likely be expensive.
I'm just curious on how well it would perform compared to the usual .50BMG or similar rounds. Like imagine an M2 Browning or KORD chambered in .408.
It would perform worse.
Yes, its basically just a matter of rebarrelling an existing .50cal MG design, mybe altering the feed ramp geometry if the .408CT is different angles, and adjusting the gas port diameter and flow if its a gas-operated design.
>accuracy? Deopends on the gun and mount flexing etc but with a fresh barrel it should be more accurate - BUT you don't really want extra accuracy in an MG, the gun and ammo combination is to produce a 'beaten zone' to cover an area at a distance, not a sub-moa grouping.
E.g. early tests with the Brit .303 Bren LMG showed the cone of fire was too tight to cover any effective area so a looser tolerance was deliberately induced in the outer portion of the barrel achieve a more useful cone.
Ah, this is a good answer anon, an HMG with tight groupings is a fun thought. Though, not really good for spraying like with usual MGs but that's fine by me.
Though, out of curiosity, is the .408 powerful enough to be anti-materiel? I've seen mixed info saying that its an anti-personnel round, while other says its anti-materiel.
it probably would work most perfectly but as
said its main purpose isnt that of 50 bmg for example, it primarily is a precision long range cartridge making it stand behind 50bmg in the intended way of working as an anti material caliber. furthermore i think the cost would be way to excessive
Put a tungsten penetrator or hardened steel inside and almost anything can be anti-material. But especially larger rounds like .338, .408, .416, .50 BMG, etc.
416 Barrett is straight up better.
>chamber a suppressing weapon in expensive long range precision meme caliber
Underage&ban
If only I was back in those simple days as a child anon, if only.
>why don't they make a machine gun in a shit, dead cartridge
Hmmmmm, I wonder!?
I have mentioned before, I'm aware of the price of the .408, and I'm just curious on how it would perform in full-auto weapons.
>ignoring the fact its a dead cartridge
Well, it kinda is, but when half of my mind is a writer, sometimes I can't help but create a fictional stories of with characters lugging around odd equipment, hence why I was curious of the idea of an HMG in .408
We already use .338 norma mag and .50 bmg in machine guns, both are high caliber potentially precision rifle rounds(.50 bmg was designed for MGs and has transitioned to snipers, but .338 norma mag started as a sniper round and has transitioned to an MG round too)