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'Limp wristing' a semi-auto carbine...?
4/25/2011 5:45:17 AM
Anyone come across this before? I have seen stoppages caused in handguns through 'limp wristing', but never known it in a carbine. A man I know claimed it as a reason for stoppages in his gun (not holding it into his shoulder firmly), but I'm not convinced.............
..oh yes, 5.56mm carbine so not a heavy recoil.......I would have thought the guns own weight would be sufficient for it to be able to cycle.
..oh yes, 5.56mm carbine so not a heavy recoil.......I would have thought the guns own weight would be sufficient for it to be able to cycle.
4/25/2011 11:46:29 AM
I would say that if it's gas operated it should not be susceptible to "limp-wristing".
4/26/2011 4:04:02 PM
Originally Posted By AR45fan:
I would say that if it's gas operated it should not be susceptible to "limp-wristing".
I would say that if it's gas operated it should not be susceptible to "limp-wristing".
Yep, gas piston design, H&K G36C............
4/27/2011 1:18:34 PM
That can happen with an inertia operated weapon like a Benelli shotgun. Not likely with a gas operated weapon.
4/28/2011 11:31:34 PM
Been shooting AR platforms for about 13 years now and have never seen a "limp wrist" failure.
4/29/2011 6:34:13 PM
I have seen it in the AR15 platform. Let a novice shoot my 16" mid-length and was experiencing ftf's while not holding the rifle tight to his shoulder in a standing position. I tried the gun with the same mag and ammo with an aggressive stance and it ran 100%. Saw a similar situation with an M1A as well.
5/8/2011 5:34:49 PM
lots of people run AR pistols w/o shouldering the rifle (pistol) at all.
ETA: but maybe a G36C is more likely to have this happen?
ETA: but maybe a G36C is more likely to have this happen?
5/13/2011 6:03:01 PM
Originally Posted By Lumpy196:
That can happen with an inertia operated weapon like a Benelli shotgun. Not likely with a gas operated weapon.
That can happen with an inertia operated weapon like a Benelli shotgun. Not likely with a gas operated weapon.
"limp wresting" a Benelli M1 or M2 will not cause a malfunction, holding it to tight can.
