Slax wrote:Makes sense for a bolt-action. Stable firing platform and all that.
I keep wanting to perpetuate this but... a belt fed pump action sniper rifle (or DMR) would be even better. By locking the action in place its just as accurate. Give me a belt fed pump action .50bmg rifle any day (ooh a 200 round magazine you say...)
Captain J wrote:Indeed. But i really don't get about the HD pack is M4 uses same ammo with Beretta. If you guys don't get it, beretta is a pistol. and of course it uses pistol rounds, right? but M4 is literally an assault rifle, so it uses rifle rounds. But in original Half-Life weapons, they are Glock and MP5. Which it makes much more sense since they uses same ammo in real life. I know i'm overreacting about it, but man. They sure blew it up.
They have M4/AR15 alternatives that are chambered in pistol rounds, especially .40 and 9mm. Problem is they look a slight bit different and the magazines are supposed to be straight while the mags for a beretta or any other pistol are slanted (they go reverse to what a curved rifle mag does).
Personally I would expect the guards to be using M4s since thats standard mil issue. But they wanted the pistol and smg ammo to be compatible. I guess in an isolated black ops facility they could just use 9mil across the board and get away with it, in case of body armor they have much nastier stuff they can throw at intruders or a soldier going postal. If they needed range they'd just get the sniper rifle (which is used against you a couple times)