by Whorace Powers » December 4th, 2007, 11:41 pm
actually, to make a stock semi auto pistol like a glock into a fully functional full auto only requires a change of 2 parts. However, to make it possible to do what that guy was doing would require a lot of customization. The barrell would have to be customized not only in terms of materials the barrel itself is made of, but also it's heat venting. Probably would require a decent amount of air ports or vents drilled in. The breach and the pin mechanism would require a sturdy upgrade in terms of the materials they are made from to handle the stress something like that would put on it.
All of this is purely anicdotal though. My earlier comment was made moslt for the purposes of humor.
Really tho, there is almost no reason to make a handgun automatic outside of just for shits and giggles. Handguns by thier vary nature are horribly inaccurate unless the operator is just really well experienced/trained. Making one into a fully auto pistol would further decrease its accuracy considerably. Pistols are meant to deal with threats that are within the 100ft threshold, but outside of the 20 foot danger zone. After 100ft, you really have to start considering a rifle of some sort for increased accuracy, or if you are in the military/police a sub machine full auto...then a rifle. Inside of 20 feet, you need a knife or hand to hand.
Mostly that clip was just fun ;p
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