 | Subject: Browning Automatic RiflePosted by Thomas Gray Wednesday, June 06, 2007 at 13:55:35 Message: One vexing aspect of the BAR was the Magazine-Cartridge-Belt's design. The "lift-a-dot" snaps would damage the Magazine. In the assult, while rushing a position, this Marine found that the Magazine-Cartridge-Belt's snaps would cause denting of the Magazine. These dents caused the Magazine Follower to jam at the dent and initate a failure to feed. | |
 | RE: Browning Automatic Rifle Posted by Bert Friday, June 08, 2007 at 07:09:35 Message: Righto, Tom, I've added your remarks to our BAR page: http://www.rt66.com/~korteng/SmallArms/browning.htm | |
| RE: Browning Automatic Rifle Posted by Thomas Gray Friday, June 08, 2007 at 03:07:43 Message: Sure Bert you may use my comment! Thanks for your interest. Semper Fidelis, Thomas Gray | |
| RE: Browning Automatic Rifle Posted by Bert Thursday, June 07, 2007 at 11:56:51 Message: Dear Thomas, Right, it would have been that stud sticking up through the grommet that would have taken the force of whatever you landed on, I see that now. If I can find a photo of the pouch with the flap up, I'll put it on the BAR page. http://www.rt66.com/~korteng/SmallArms/browning.htm Okay with you if I include your comment? Bert Bert Kortegaard http://www.kmike.com/b606.htm http://www.kmike.com/wantuck1.htm http://www.rt66.com/~korteng/SmallArms/ | |
| RE: Browning Automatic Rifle Posted by Thomas Gray Thursday, June 07, 2007 at 08:07:30 Message: Dear Bert: I wrongly called this offending snap, a "Lift-A-Dot." In reality it was a grommet, fited with a spring loaded retainer which engaged a ~ 3/8" post. When this Barman "hit the deck," sometimes the force of impact would center on the post (see above). The post/snap would cause a small dent in the Magazine's metal side. If the dent was deep enough, it would stop the Magazine Follower's upward movement; causing a failure to feed malfunction of the BAR. In the assult, all one could do was: Insert a fresh, loaded Magazine. Later, if you could not replace the damaged Magazine, you could use a stick or spoon, after removing the Magazine's Floor Plate, Spring and Follower to "press-out" the dent damage to restore the Follower's stroke path. Regards, Thomas Gray | |
| RE: Browning Automatic Rifle Posted by Bert Thursday, June 07, 2007 at 07:37:30 Message: Thomas, Thanks for the comment. I never heard of this happening before. As I recall, the flap did have a lift-a-dot snap, but when you lift it there's another small securing strap and regular snap an inch or so above the male lift-a-dot snap. That seemed to spread impact against the pouch enough to protect those steel mags, at least I thought so until your remark. What did you do? Did you find the jam before you got to their firing pits in time enough to pop it and insert a new mag? Bummer. | |