12-07-2011, 05:33 PM
stanc Wrote:Oh, come on. I'm sure it's been more than umpteen times.Sure you reduce the width, and then you stamp them out of very slightly thicker sheet material. It's all to get the right tension while having enough strength. There really isn't anything unique about it. If anything, the lack of case taper makes it even simpler in a push through design.
That's because to modify the design for the Grendel case would require reducing width of the link loops considerably. They are already pretty darn narrow along most of the loop, and even more so at the junctions between loops. Reduce the junctions any further and the link will become extremely thin and weak at those points. For that reason, I can't help being skeptical.
