I agree that if the recoil of a GR is equivalent to an M-16 then it
should be classified as LOW recoil. The combination of low recoil,
high velocity, low cross section and high round mass make the GR very
nice from a military ballistics standpoint.
The GR should also be able to fire ultra-rapid multi-round bursts like
the HK Gll. It fires 3 rounds so rapidly that the last round is out
of the weapon before the recoil can change the aiming point. This makes
it MUCH more likely that at least one of the 3 rounds will hit the
target (unlike most modern assault rifles where the action must cycle
completely between each round thus moving the 'aiming' point of each
subsequent round many mils). The side effect of this is that the net
recoil for the burst is increased. Tech 8 and 9 ACRs should probably
have this capability also.
Another area I'd like to see discussed is the use of gyrostabilizers
on personal weapons. It seems that they would make the aiming process
more difficult unless they kicked in at a relatively late stage in the
process (maybe activated by trigger pull).
Regards
Roger Opperman
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