bainter1212
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My grandfather claims to have melted the barrel on an M2 carbine in Korea. His position was attacked by a large number of enemy troops and he just kept shooting the thing on full auto bursts, mag after mag. He says the bullets stopped hitting their intended targets so he threw the carbine down and grabbed another and continued firing.
After the Chinese blew the retreat bugle he took the carbine back behind the lines and had the armorer look at it.
The armorer confirmed that the barrel had warped and now had a nice curve to it.
So yes it can happen.
After the Chinese blew the retreat bugle he took the carbine back behind the lines and had the armorer look at it.
The armorer confirmed that the barrel had warped and now had a nice curve to it.
So yes it can happen.