Quote Originally Posted by Kiwigrunt View Post
I get that with regards to making a hitting lighter bullet totally ineffective. That still doesn't make a missing heavier bullet any more effective though. (apart from maybe a suppressive effect)
Suppression is mostly misunderstood -- trained troops will not be deterred by any volume of misses; they will be deterred by accurate fire. The key is simply to minimize the number of misses -- regardless of caliber.
Would the accuracy potential not be increased with a semi mode to allow for following through on the trigger pull, as opposed to having to concentrate on a careful short and sharp trigger pull? Or am I being pedantic now?
Perhaps a slight increase; you still have with many automatic weapons the problem of the recoiling mass moving forward regardless of single shot cape or trigger manipulation. The Brownings escape that problem by firing from a closed bolt, as did the FG 42 and the Johnsons in WW II on semi auto (while switching to an open bolt for full auto). So does this LINK little gem. If that new one works out, it'll be a while before they appear in large numbers and there a a LOT of MAG 57 / GPMG / M240 variants around. There are also too many Minimis but that's another thread...