megalomania
June 21st, 2003, 01:18 PM
Ragnar
New Member
Posts: 15
From: Canada
Registered: JUL 2001
posted 07-31-2001 12:42 AM
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A bent barrel muzzle attachment with periscope similar to the Krummerlauf(german for curved barrel) accessory for the Stg-44/45 may be used.
Kalishnikov(designer of the AK-47),designed a machine gun for firing from tank hatches. The barrel itself on this weapon was bent 90degrees.
The stg-44 models were made in 30 and 90 degrees. the convex side had a few vent holes to reduce pressure(and unfavourably ,reduce range).
I wonder if one designed for an AK would be operable? I'm guessing it would need to be employed with locked breech operated firearms only do to overpressure? If anyone is in-the-know about firearm ballistics please inform me on the plausibility/dangers of this arrangement.
I can't remember a source for this but I believe that bent-barrel attachments were used on stenguns in Korea for firing in the dead-zone around armoured vehicles from within.
New Member
Posts: 15
From: Canada
Registered: JUL 2001
posted 07-31-2001 12:42 AM
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A bent barrel muzzle attachment with periscope similar to the Krummerlauf(german for curved barrel) accessory for the Stg-44/45 may be used.
Kalishnikov(designer of the AK-47),designed a machine gun for firing from tank hatches. The barrel itself on this weapon was bent 90degrees.
The stg-44 models were made in 30 and 90 degrees. the convex side had a few vent holes to reduce pressure(and unfavourably ,reduce range).
I wonder if one designed for an AK would be operable? I'm guessing it would need to be employed with locked breech operated firearms only do to overpressure? If anyone is in-the-know about firearm ballistics please inform me on the plausibility/dangers of this arrangement.
I can't remember a source for this but I believe that bent-barrel attachments were used on stenguns in Korea for firing in the dead-zone around armoured vehicles from within.