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GatMalite
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The GatMalite device is a 5.56x45mm rotary barrel upper receiver compatible with the lower receiver of any AR-15 derivatives. The GatMalite device is intended to reduce barrel erosion, overheating and enabling firepower for long period sustained fire purposes during heavy gunfire. Although the GatMalite may appear, it is not related to the Gatling Gun but rather a infantry automatic rifle/light machine gun that changes its barrels for each shot. Its operation has its roots in the similarly operated Webley Fosbery automatic revolver as the bolt recoils against an overhead grooved drum that rotates the barrel cluster. To ease the gas pressure as the weapon is blowback operated, the barrels are somewhat shorter to that of the M4 Carbine. This blowback principle dates back to the Schwarzlose MG M.07/12 which had a short barrel for the same purpose. External Images * * * * * |
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