Carbineer Archive

Thread: Sorry, but I have to ask this.

StressLess
Tue May 10, 2005 4:38 pm
#14




mcpryon wrote:
The difference between a rifle and a carbine isn't merely an issue of barrel length anymore.

A carbine utilizes the gas from the explosion of the round and ports it back to the chamber, from near the end of the barrel, to recock the bolt, at the same time venting and reducing recoil...which is why I think it's funny that the use the term carbine since there is no physical action that would make it a carbine.

I still want a shotgun.

Message Edited by mcpryon on 05-10-2005 05:52 AM




A carbine is a lightweight rifle with a shorted barrel and has nothing to do with the weapon's operating system (IE- blowback, gas, inertial, etc). So the concept of alaser carbine is not unthinkable! Your problem is with an incomplete (limited) definition of what a carbine is.





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