PLA Small arms

SinoSoldier said:

That's a possibility for sure, but how likely are we going to see modified 03s at a civilian gun range? I'll look for other clips of the QBZ-03 in full auto.

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I couldn't find any more clips of the QBZ 03 in full-auto. Well, more likely to be modded in a civ range than military, if the owners of the range are enthusiasts themselves.

Arithmetic error when it came to the +- calculations... should be between 910-1140 RPM (1025 average) for the QBZ 03.

However I did the same process through the M16A3. Using the same method, I got 550- 720 RPM = 640 or so average, which is approximately representative. So at least we can be a bit more confident that the method I am using is accurate at least to some degree to an accuracy of within 150 RPM.

All can vary, depending on many things, like the wear on springs and gas parts, temperature, to the amount of powder in the cartridge,etc., so all calculations are incredibly crude and variable.

There is also the possibility of error due to Echo or there weapons firing in the background.

TerraN_EmpirE said:

There is also the possibility of error due to Echo or there weapons firing in the background.

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Due to the poor sound quality, the actual timings were done visually. But there are definitely many sources of error.

SinoSoldier said:

To be honest the 650-700 rpm figure isn't really supported by any credible sources, and judging from other videos of AKs and ARs, the QBZ-03 definitely has a higher rate of fire than merely 650-700 rounds per minute. If you compare videos of the QBZ-95 in full auto and the QBZ-03 in the clip above, there is noticeable difference even though Wiki lists the same ROF for both.



Thanks for your work; that is incredible!

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Another one is state of the weapon in General a heavily shot weapon can suffer erosion and damage.
Generally though I based my statement off of sources online. One factor that might be the ammo Which is it DBP87 ( I am sure someone will say it never left prototype, or was totally phased out.) was it a crammed in DBP88 or a newer DBP95 or is it loaded up with DBP10 and about to be tossed in the trash bin because after a few mag dumps as the weapon is probably worn to hell and back. or god help them some handed reloaded version there in.

Brass catcher. Looks like it holds a lot of rounds.

Probably the only video of the LG4 grenade launcher:

SinoSoldier said:

Probably the only video of the LG4 grenade launcher:

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First Thought on the Video...
The Land Owner who hired them

Second It is an Australian crew as believe it or not 40mm Grenade launchers are highly highly restricted.

TerraN_EmpirE said:

First Thought on the Video...
The Land Owner who hired them
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Second It is an Australian crew as believe it or not 40mm Grenade launchers are highly highly restricted.

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Not filmed in Australia that is for sure, it is illegal to own an automatic rifle let alone a grenade launcher. Looks like it could be somewhere in Indo China, Laos or Cambodia.