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Hybrid High Caliber Weapons (self.general)

submitted 2 months ago by sir_obitus to c/general

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I'm interested in helping research towards making higher-caliber weapons possible with fully DIY components. I'm still not that well versed in weapon design and I know many people here have more experience with converting components so the main thing I'd like to know is what limitations need to be overcome?

I have an idea for the ECM taper that may work but it's yet to be tested. The other complexity is the bolt carrier group and the locking mechanism but I think that can be made with guides. The other consideration is the gas system, a section could be attached to the gas port without welding with a clamp but then I'm not sure if direct impingement or a piston system is the way to go.

Any help is appreciated.

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[–] sir_obitus 1 points 2 months ago

It does seem like an interesting route. Only thing is that it seems like it would put a lot more force on the receiver from the accelerator lever so a metal element would probably have to be inserted in the section of contact. I think my concern with that is that it would put a lot of stress on a polymer receiver, yes there are examples of higher caliber weapons in production with a blowback system but if the receiver is less strong then it could put too much stress on weaker components and it could be a safety concern. I'm still learning but this is my view right now.

By higher caliber I mean higher than current hybrids (9mm) so 5.56/300blk and 7.62x51.