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Syntyr wrote: ↑Tue Sep 07, 2021 3:19 pm

jmorris wrote: ↑Mon Sep 06, 2021 5:17 pm Every weapon has a theoretical rate of fire. The 1911's is 85 rounds per minute. You just need an 85 round magazine to achieve it.

85RPM ROF = 1911 + 85 round Mag
1700RPM ROF = (1911 + 20(85 round Mag) + Jerry Miculek

And this post is another perfect example of the need for a "Like" button.

puma guy wrote: ↑Mon Sep 06, 2021 10:08 am

LDB415 wrote: ↑Mon Sep 06, 2021 8:10 am Other than saying "Look, we did it." what's the point? How do you support it? Not the stand/tripod/whatever, the ammo to feed it. What is it useful for? I didn't realize Rube Goldberg also worked in firearms.

I couldn't find any information as to the purpose. I guess it's a novelty to prove it can be done. I didn't even see what caliber cartridges it used on the site that had the video. I didn't do a great deal of research, however.

We have several weapons where the whole principle is rate of fire. One purpose for them is to put enough lead in the air to intercept an incoming target such as a missile. It is sometimes easier to track a stream of lead into a moving object than trying to adjust a single shot to hit it.

The Phalanx CIWS is one example: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phalanx_CIWS.