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Would an M16 and a SAW sound that different ?

posted 18 years ago by neodog
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I'm no expert but they do both fire the same round wouldnt they sound a lot alike ?

[–] shawn_Lee 18 years ago

It's mainly a rate of fire thing, but they do sound slightly different.

[–] dvldogg187 18 years ago

Pretty much. The cyclic rate of fire for a SAW is much higher than for an M-16. The SAW also has a longer barrel, and a different gas recoil system, adding to variations in the sound.

[–] Blakk 18 years ago

Yes, the M249 SAW has actually a metallic whipping noise in it's shots, due to the extremely high rate of fire and the fact that it is belt fed. The M16 makes a spitting noise because of the barrel structure and firind mechanism.