drx975
03-28-2003, 09:45 PM
Alright I havent weighed my gun, but I believe its about 5lbs with everything on it, incl. full hopper. Ok now my 'theory' here is that having a heavy gun may in fact help increase your accuracy (yours, not the guns).
Before you say 'no way thats bs' hear me out: A lighter is easier to move, right? You should agree with that. Therefore that makes snap shooting seemingly easier/quicker/safer. Also, a lighter gun is easier to run with, and front men like me may want to take advantage of that (personally, I don't really think 2lbs make the difference here with running only 30yds).
However, with all the extremely light guns on the market, I'm not sure many people have considered (or realized) the advantage to having a heavier gun. First of all let me address the snap shooting issue. A lighter gun may enable you to snap shoot faster, but maybe you dont realize that moving the gun quicker doesn't enable you to move your body any quicker. In other words, you need to move your head and some of your body with the gun to snap shoot, and those parts arent going to move any faster (unless you lose weight).
Ok now that thats out of the way, my main idea here is simply that a lighter gun is naturally affected more by recoil than a heavy gun is (under the same op pressures and velocities and bolt weights). So what I'm saying is, in-game (NOT IN A VICE) 'tests' should prove a heavier gun more accurate than a lighter gun, simply because recoil affects the gun less. Also - a lighter gun is harder to aim while snap shooting altogether; due to its lighter weight, your hands are more likely to carry the gun further or aim the barrel off target.
What do you guys think? And seriously, think about it, dont just go with the hype - has anyone noticed this? Keep in mind that im not saying a heavier gun's accuracy is 300 times better than your Angel--I'm saying just a small difference, but that difference could win you a key elimination.
Before you say 'no way thats bs' hear me out: A lighter is easier to move, right? You should agree with that. Therefore that makes snap shooting seemingly easier/quicker/safer. Also, a lighter gun is easier to run with, and front men like me may want to take advantage of that (personally, I don't really think 2lbs make the difference here with running only 30yds).
However, with all the extremely light guns on the market, I'm not sure many people have considered (or realized) the advantage to having a heavier gun. First of all let me address the snap shooting issue. A lighter gun may enable you to snap shoot faster, but maybe you dont realize that moving the gun quicker doesn't enable you to move your body any quicker. In other words, you need to move your head and some of your body with the gun to snap shoot, and those parts arent going to move any faster (unless you lose weight).
Ok now that thats out of the way, my main idea here is simply that a lighter gun is naturally affected more by recoil than a heavy gun is (under the same op pressures and velocities and bolt weights). So what I'm saying is, in-game (NOT IN A VICE) 'tests' should prove a heavier gun more accurate than a lighter gun, simply because recoil affects the gun less. Also - a lighter gun is harder to aim while snap shooting altogether; due to its lighter weight, your hands are more likely to carry the gun further or aim the barrel off target.
What do you guys think? And seriously, think about it, dont just go with the hype - has anyone noticed this? Keep in mind that im not saying a heavier gun's accuracy is 300 times better than your Angel--I'm saying just a small difference, but that difference could win you a key elimination.