Circular Direct Imprintment Gas System

[Robert]

Banned TWICE by the mods over there.

Again, so? If he does something to break the rules here then by all means bring it to the attention of the Moderators here, on THR. We do not know the reasons for that ban and frankly it does not matter. You are not a Moderator, please leave that job to them. If you think something is not being handled correctly the best thing you can do is pm them or hit the report button to bring the matter to their attention. If they believe he is spamming then they can deal with him.

 

[kwelz]

So?

I have never owned an F1 car, have no understanding of how they work and no schooling behind the principles involved. I am going to build one better than all the others.

Pretty ridiculous statement wouldn't you say?

 

[Robert]

And yet most of the major innovations in firearms were made by men who were for the most part tinkerers with out vast formal training or education... Good thing they did not have the internet to set them straight.

 

[kingpin008]

I have never owned an F1 car, have no understanding of how they work and no schooling behind the principles involved. I am going to build one better than all the others.

Pretty ridiculous statement wouldn't you say?

You say ridiculous, I say ambitious.

In either case, you seem to have missed the point - it's not up to you what deserves to be posted here. If you have a problem with the content of this thread or the OP, contact a freakin' Mod and let them take care of it. Otherwise, be a big boy and just ignore it.

One begins to wonder who the trolls really are here.

Zollen - please don't give up on these threads, and this forum. Regardless of what the vocal few here may have you think, many of us (myself included) are enjoying your threads. You may not have a fantastic grasp of the mechanics yet, but you have a keen interest and the drive to keep plugging away at the idea and trying to make it work. That's to be commended. Nothing good ever comes easy, and redesigning firearms isn't easy.

 

[kwelz]

Nobody ever said he didn't deserve to be able to post. But lately this site seems to be taking the "everyone is a winner" Approach to things. Sometimes ideas are just stupid or make no sense. The OP comes off as a kid who thinks he knows more than he does. Especially with his constant "why is everyone ganging up on me posts and PMs.

We can talk about old school gun manufactures who made great strides and all that. But there is a big different between the relatively simplistic designs of those days and a high pressure system like the AR that relies on Dwell time. And even then these people had an understanding of what they were doing.

I applaud anyone who want to try to improve on the system. But you need to have at least a basic understanding of said system before you try.

 

[kingpin008]

The way I look at it is like this: far off-base or not, Zollen is trying. He's actively participating in the community, in a way that is 100% within the community rules. So you're right, he is a winner. People (including mods) have seen his threads worthy enough to comment on and participate in. A small (but unfortunately quite vocal) minority are crowing about how foolish the ideas are and how little right he has to be playing around with things he doesn't understand.

And the funny (and by "funny" I really mean sad) thing is, it's that vocal minority who are dragging things down. They are contributing nothing but noise when we need signal, and cannot take the hint that if Zollen is out of line, he'd be dealt with by Mods.

Bottom line, it seems, is this - the Mods have been made aware of this thread hours ago, and have seen fit to keep it open. They have also come out and more or less supported the OP. That might be a cue to cut your losses and just ignore his threads from now on if you're really bothered by them.

 

[Art Eatman]

Nowhere is it written that there is a high moral imperative to offer snarky posts.

As long as a member follows THR rules for behavior, we can live with the concept of "...it stays in Vegas." "Elsewhere" is irrelevant.

 

[Justin]

I have no problem with a kid who shows up and wants to bounce some ideas around. My hat is off to those of you with the technical background to explain why something will or won't work.

However, Zollen, if you well and truly are interested in pursuing this, you should start pursuing an understanding of how mechanical design works. Get your parents to enroll you in a CADD class, or see if you can find an internship of some sort at a machine shop where you can get hands on experience.

Ultimately, as much fun as you're having coming up with these ideas and using MS Paint, it doesn't change the fact that if you really want to get into the game, you need experience and knowledge.