PercyShelley
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Hypothetical question:
On SMG designs like the uzi with a telescoped bolt, the barrel is attached to the receiver (with a nut as I recall) about halfway along its length.
Would this made the barrel effectively stiffer? Assuming that the rest of the length is free-floated (don't recall how uzi handguards work), the length of barrel that is allowed to vibrate is much shorter. Sure, the breach-ward section of barrel can vibrate, but this may be less important than vibrations on the muzzle end of the barrel. Furthermore, splitting the barrel into two vibrating cantilevers may reduce the maximum amplitude of the vibrations compared to a single long cantilever.
On SMG designs like the uzi with a telescoped bolt, the barrel is attached to the receiver (with a nut as I recall) about halfway along its length.
Would this made the barrel effectively stiffer? Assuming that the rest of the length is free-floated (don't recall how uzi handguards work), the length of barrel that is allowed to vibrate is much shorter. Sure, the breach-ward section of barrel can vibrate, but this may be less important than vibrations on the muzzle end of the barrel. Furthermore, splitting the barrel into two vibrating cantilevers may reduce the maximum amplitude of the vibrations compared to a single long cantilever.