Zak Smith...
What I'm saying is that most REAL machine guns (belt feds for example) are operating on an open bolt system. I assume you know what open bolt operation is. Now, when you pull the trigger to trip the sear, the bolt slams forward, chambers a round and locks on to the chamber. The bolt carrier has a fixed firing pin so when it's moving forward to lock the bolt head on to the chamber, the fixed firing pin will hit the primer and shoot the bullet. You see, there was NO hammer involved.
The semi auto belt feds that are approved by the ATF have a totally different operating system. It fires from a CLOSED BOLT, thus the firing pin ISN'T fixed, and requires a hammer to be installed for the gun to work.
What I was asking is, wouldn't it be very difficult to convert a ATF approved semi auto MG into a real version full auto MG?
For example, a semi auto M60, into a real version full auto M60.
What I'm saying is that most REAL machine guns (belt feds for example) are operating on an open bolt system. I assume you know what open bolt operation is. Now, when you pull the trigger to trip the sear, the bolt slams forward, chambers a round and locks on to the chamber. The bolt carrier has a fixed firing pin so when it's moving forward to lock the bolt head on to the chamber, the fixed firing pin will hit the primer and shoot the bullet. You see, there was NO hammer involved.
The semi auto belt feds that are approved by the ATF have a totally different operating system. It fires from a CLOSED BOLT, thus the firing pin ISN'T fixed, and requires a hammer to be installed for the gun to work.
What I was asking is, wouldn't it be very difficult to convert a ATF approved semi auto MG into a real version full auto MG?
For example, a semi auto M60, into a real version full auto M60.