ShootAndHunt
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Read my AR manual and find the following comment:
You cannot fire if there is water inside the barrel, or it will explode!
I find the similar statements in the army's M16 manual.
This made me think: Doesn't this mean AR cannot fire in the rain?
When firing in the rain, especially when it is heavy, it is impossible to prevent water from into action, magazine, and finally the barrel. If the above statement holds, this means you cannot safely fire an AR rifle in the rain. This may mean nothing to usual civilian shooters, but for soliders, this might mean disaster! You cannot always choose time, place and weather to fight!
According to this statement, it seems with an AR, soldiers are back to the 17 ~ 18th century of the black powder period, when in a rain they couldn't fire because the prime are wet, but this time you get something more serious, you can fire but the rifle will explode!
Of course I believe this is not true since soldiers are fighting in any weather condition with their AR, then, how to explain this?
Another question: Why AR may explode when there is water in the barrel? I never heard similar things about AK47, the latter is even supposed to be able to fire when picking it up from the mud or water! I also saw demonstration videos that special forces emerge from the water and fire their MP5 immediately, and the MP5 is regarded as a more delicate weapon.
You cannot fire if there is water inside the barrel, or it will explode!
I find the similar statements in the army's M16 manual.
This made me think: Doesn't this mean AR cannot fire in the rain?
When firing in the rain, especially when it is heavy, it is impossible to prevent water from into action, magazine, and finally the barrel. If the above statement holds, this means you cannot safely fire an AR rifle in the rain. This may mean nothing to usual civilian shooters, but for soliders, this might mean disaster! You cannot always choose time, place and weather to fight!
According to this statement, it seems with an AR, soldiers are back to the 17 ~ 18th century of the black powder period, when in a rain they couldn't fire because the prime are wet, but this time you get something more serious, you can fire but the rifle will explode!
Of course I believe this is not true since soldiers are fighting in any weather condition with their AR, then, how to explain this?
Another question: Why AR may explode when there is water in the barrel? I never heard similar things about AK47, the latter is even supposed to be able to fire when picking it up from the mud or water! I also saw demonstration videos that special forces emerge from the water and fire their MP5 immediately, and the MP5 is regarded as a more delicate weapon.