As a former M-60 gunner in the Army National Guard, I had a couple of tidbits to add.
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[li]M-60 gunners are normally taught to fire in bursts of six by mentally saying “Fire in bursts of six.” If you don’t, then rather quickly the weapon will seize up.[/li][li]Not known to everyone, M-60 gunners also have an assistant gunner, and their job is to carry ammo, the tripod, and the spare barrel. Spare barrels are replaced by grabbing an insulated handle, but almost every M-60 gunner has grabbed a hot barrel and screamed afterwards.[/li][/ul]
In a rather intense firefight I fired up most of the 600 or so rounds I had on me in fairly quick order. About that time our platoon sergeant came by with some ammo from some wounded guys. The new ammo wasn’t in magazines so I had to reload mine. In doing so I managed to roll over on the barrel and burn a long blister across my back. It was very painful carrying my pack around for the next several days.
Just wanted to chime in that Cecil doesn’t comment on one very obvious factor: semiautomatic guns have a slide covering most or all of the barrel, which is the part that would get hot from repeated firing, whereas revolvers don’t. So naturally the revolver would seem hotter then the semiauto.
So, this is sort of about that article, but more about Una. In my continuing plan to demystify the world for myself and take the mystery out of life, I have to ask Una, did you guys really have that conversation with Cecil or say something similar to him? I’m speaking about this part:
Or was that made up simply because its more interesting, the real version something like he emailed you guys and you replied with a list of suggested tests. If you don’t want to answer, just let me know you don’t want to answer and I’ll drop it.
While you are normally highly accurate and reliable, this time you did not answer the question asked: Can a REVOLVER burn you fired TV-style and replaced in your pants?
Instead, you answered the question for a semi-auto pistol, which has a barrel cover to protect you from the heat, and for a most unusual revolver, the .44 Magnum, which probably has the heaviest and most heat-protecting heat-absorbing barrel of all revolvers.
Please do the test as asked: fire some regular revolvers (ex. Colt .45, not a Ruger .22) that do not have a heat shield or extra-heavy barrel and see if it burns, proving the put-it-back-in-your-waistband TV-style will burn your crotch, and those actors will have their manhood/womanhood impaired by the burn.
I thank you in advance for answering the question.
