Talk:Future Weapons

message: Can I suggest to add short descriptions to the often unclear (code) topic headers. I have added then to Dragon and Boomerang. DoomProofWiki (talk) 12:38, 17 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Description 

message: I just have to laugh and point out that in the 'List of Errors' section, it is metioned that the XM107 is actually not a sniper rifle, and yet that weapon is pictured at the top of this article with the subtitle "XM107 Sniper Rifle". If it is indeed not a sniper rifle, could someone change that (I am not qualified to do so). JimElNino 00:24, 16 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Barrett XM107 segment 

message: I have to say, out of all the wiki entries, this one leads the pack when it comes to crap. The page is taken up mostly by huge  No Screenshot block, followed by: 
"Title X"
Episode which "Title X" is discussed.
And this is repeated 5 more times.
cg 19:59, 17 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Article Quality 

message: Is there a problem with the round chambering and the .308 errors? 
Why were they removed? I just replaced them. 
Thanks much.
12/16/1836
SnowySC 23:38, 16 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: First of all, you're wrong about the 7.62x39 and .308 round being "almost the same", they're both .30 caliber but the similarities end there; the two rounds are quite different, balistically speaking. Second of all, you're missing the point on why he was wrong. Yes, the 7.62x39 and .308 are both ".308"* in the sense that they both fire bullets of .308 caliber. But come on, this is splitting hairs and you know it. When someone says "three oh eight", 99.9999% of the time they're talking about the .308 Winchester (or 7.62x51). And the exact diameter of a bullet is something only handloaders talk about. So yes, Machowitz was correct if by "correct" you mean "in the terms that only handloaders use". But he is incorrect if we're dealing with the terms that 99.999% of everyone uses.
* Actually the 7.62x39 can be loaded with .311 or .308, I'm not sure. 75.75.110.235 01:18, 4 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Removed

message: I removed the often misquoted Geneva convention rules about 50. caliber use on "human targets."
This is often associated with 50. caliber round which is untrue as the M2 Browning machine gun 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Browning_M2
 
has been and will continue to be used on "human targets." 
The argument against the "sniper rifle" term was also incorrect as the engagement of human sized targets beyond 1200 meters is physically impossible with the XM107 due to the panning accuracy of 3 to 4MOA with military ammunition. The 2000 meter sniper rifle claims are largely from popular entertainment. The Barrett company nor any armed services branch has ever made this claim. There have been large target hits at this distance but they were not against human targets. The "anti-material weapon" by small technical default make it not a "sniper rifle" as defined by the U.S. military. 
Hope this all makes sense. 
68.40.56.141 09:59, 23 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Removed Geneva information

message: There are numerous shots on the official website, but I cannot cut and paste them or even copy them, due to perhaps my illiteracy in computers.
Aang-kai 04:10, 1 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Screenshots

message: I will continue to repost the "list of errors" unless someone has a reasonable counter to them as errors. I have a feeling someone associated with the show is removing them. 
I will grant that there may be some degree of lay person semantics but, the "bolt action round cambering in 15 seconds" error is simply gross negligence. There is no argument against it. 
SnowySC 22:01, 14 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: These need to be verifiable. Please cite some reliable source about it. Copysan 23:09, 14 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: If you think that the statement "it doesn't take 15 seconds to chamber a round" needs a CITE, then you don't know anything about firearms and should thus stay out of the argument. It's COMMON SENSE for anyone who knows anything about firearms that chambering a round takes like half a second. Do I need to provide a cite for the statement, "it doesn't take four hours to open a car's door"? As for the 7.62/.308 business, that's a simple fact that you can check on the AK-47 article. Also the classification of the Barret, that's a simple fact check and doesn't require citation. 75.75.110.235 01:26, 4 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Vanishing Errors

message: Did Future Weapons get canceled? Discovery is tight lipped but they're schedule doesn't show any upcoming episodes of future weapons. Does anyone know?  71.206.38.71 (talk) 22:32, 18 November 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Cancellation?