Re: [SG-WW2] BAR

>From: bbrush@unlnotes.unl.edu

>The BAR (Browning Automatic Rifle) was as you thought, the squad
support
>weapon for US infantry squads.  It was a great weapon for it's time,
but it
>had it's drawbacks.  Probably it's biggest weakness was that it had a
>fairly high rate of fire, but it was magazine fed, not belt fed.  This
>meant a lot of reloading.  It was also damn heavy, weighing in at
around 18
>pounds.
>
>Also as you mentioned it basically fits the bill as an assault rifle
and
>this is how John Browning first envisioned it being used.  The army had
>other ideas though.

IIRC, didn't it fire the .30-06 round?	I love that round - it was
designed 
for military use, but makes a damned good derr hunting round.

2B^2

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