I saw what you did there!
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Well the site linked states 20 rounds per second, not 1,200 per minute. One would need a huge mag, as it isn’t belt-fed, and likely get too hot before getting anywhere near 1,200.
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The rate of fire in full-automatic-mode is approximately 20 rounds per second .
Glock official website lists 20 rounds per second
Speaking of which, both these angry Austrians throw lead in the air to the tune of about 1,100 to 1,200 rounds per minute.
Pew Pew Tactical lists 1,200 rounds per minute
One might imagine that a small sidearm like the Glock 18C with a rate of fire in the 1200 rounds per minute range
The Firearms Blog says 1,200 rounds per minute
cyclic rate of fire and how many rounds it will fire continuously are two different metrics. 20 rounds a second and 1200 rounds per minute are the same thing. 20 rounds per second x 60 seconds in a minute = 1200 rounds per minute. Typically cyclic rate of fire is measured in rounds per minute, not rounds per second, but I feel like we are trying to split hairs here with this argument.
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Correct.
Listing the rate of fire as per minute is appropriate, common, and correct, even if you can’t actually fire that many rounds in one minute due to magazine limitations.
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A bit so, yes. My point was only that it can cycle 20 rounds per second, but the fear-induced claim of 1,200 per minute is only an optimal rate, not a reasonably attainable rate, that first video proved that. I watched it only after my other post.
Thats the difference between an advertised cyclic rate of fire (maximum attainable through the mechanical limitations of the system), and the sustained fire (what it is actually capable of fireing while being fielded). In comparison, the cyclic on an MG42 was between 1200-1500 rpm, depending on the configuration and its intended use. There are several ways to modify and change the cyclic rate, based on recoil spring and buffer systems, bolt weight, etc.
they really do fire at a cycle rate of 1100-1200 rpm. you’d burn it down faster than that on continuous fire though. polymer starts to melt, springs lose their temper, and as fouling builds the cycle speed will gradually slow as well. Most WW2 era SMGs like the mp40, the sten, and the M2 grease gun all operated in the 4-600 range and it makes them WAAAAY more controllable. Thompsons were the outlier, they were also in the 900-1200 range, depending on configuration.
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