In Bundle: 599, Mon, 9 May Muir Macpherson wrote:
>Subject: ammo capacity
>Has anyone, perhaps on the beta list, examined how to come up with
reasonable
>clip capacities for slug throwers?
I understand that the Italian M4 Spectre have a clip magazine capacity
of 50 rounds. It has a length comparable to most 20-30 rounds
magazine by using a four column arrangement. If you keep that in mind
higher capacity clip magazine doesn't *have* to mean a significantly
longer length.
>I mean, how far can you extend a bannana clip until it gets in the
way?
>What about ammo drums, like a Thompson, or top-mounted clips, like the
>T:2000 weapon that appear in Challenge 72?
I don't recall which version of the Calico appeared in C72, but the
9mm model comes with a 50 round held in a helix pattern on top of the
weapon. A 100 round version is also available.
If you're really worry about the physical bulk of the magazine, take
the solution used by some version of the HK G11. The stock breaks
opens and a 100 round brick of its caseless ammo is inserted w/o any
metal/plastic jackets. pretty niffy ah?