True Velocity sues Sig Sauer, alleging stolen trade secrets
True Velocity sues Sig Sauer, alleging stolen trade secrets
True Velocity is suing Sig Sauer, alleging it stole trade secrets used in the weapon design the Army chose for its Next-Generation Squad weapon.
“Historically, mitigating recoil forces of machine guns require either adding mass to a weapon systems or length to a receiver,” the document explains.
Wouldn't a muzzle brake fit that bill?
To use an industry term this reporter is "wrong". There's a lot of ways to mitigate recoil. Just to add on a few springs, counter reciprocating mass, and stock geometry.
Anything with weight helps. Brakes do a lot to redirect gasses sideways or slightly backwards. In some cases with pistols brakes, gasses are redirected upwards. Brakes usually don't weigh that much unless you get into larger calibers, though. However, you might be surprised at how much moving a few ounces around can alter how the rifle shoots.
While I can't say much about machine guns, my bench rest rifle is heavy at about 20lbs and I want to add a few more pounds. The heavier the rifle, the better forces are directed straight back, preventing the rifle from jumping. (That weight is all in the chassis though.)
Brakes change barrel harmonics significantly, so my preference is to keep its weight lower. (I am sold on tunable brakes. Some people aren't. To each their own.)