Cool gun but.. as a gun guy (slightly) If the receiver and bolt is up top, the top has to be the barrel. The other couldd be gas operation / return spring / ammo or like in ALIENS, the bottom was a grenade launcher :)

Meh too tired to make repairs lol and I more or less copied the reciver and barrel from a reference of a StG 44 so idk i thought i stuck close to the design of the reference.

The top barrel is a gas tube which houses the 'piston' for the gas operated semi/full auto action.

That's what i meant, my brain is being filled with too much lately all my gun knowledge is being pushed out Thanks for the help in reminding me of what it is.

Interesting design. I do have to agree with Xzadfor's assessment about the placement of the action. But that is a rather minor detail at this time. Now, I'm the kind of rifleman that is stuck on the idea that only bolt actions really make the best long range rifles. However, I have seen where semi-autos, such as the SR-25, have been very useful in their fields of duty. Now, the reason I bring this up is because bolt actions tend to have a longer barrel on them. I mean, about 70% of the rifle's length is barrel. Here, an even 50% is barrel and the rest stock. To me, using the grip as a size reference, you have a rather short barrel. To me, it seems like you're trying to fit long range performance into an assault rifle package, and that rarely works. Even the SR-25, with its carbine design, has a longer barrel than its assault rifle predecessors. Now, I will be the first to admit that I am very picky about technical things, overly picky actually. Your rifle, fitted with a suppressor or integrated suppressor system, would be perfect out to about 400-500 yards, and even 500 would be pushing it. To get the best performance with better range, I would look at a longer barrel which will lead to tighter, more consistent groupings.

And I believe it is quite obvious I am taking this WAY too seriously. lol

As I say each time, it's your design. I can add my 2 cents until I'm blue in the face, but the fact still remains that it's your creation. If it really bothered me that much, I would design my own rifle and that hasn't happened... yet. Actually, what you do looks fun and I may have to try my hand at it. But the important thing to remember is, it's yours in the end. What I have to say is only my idea there for you to either listen to and consider, or dismiss as you see fit.

Great work as always!

Ah, well I guess I can do a redesign at some point. It was a little rushed because of time and fellow students at my college dislike seeing me drawing guns and swords so I try to do it in secret or during a time when they aren't present. I'll be sure to make a note of what to correct and modify and I'll resubmit a redo image. Also I was going to point out the G36E is a mid range sniper, however, i don't know its performance but still I'm a G36 fan.

Yeah i noticed.

I know, I'm taking what is said to heart and do plan on making adjustments its just when and where I have the time to do so is the problem. I noticed you had submited a rifle design. I believe I need to give it a look.

Thanks.

Well I was only talking tech and junk it's a nice gun. Really does'mt mater how you *say* it works inless you try to make a real one. :)

Well I was using a reference so I guess the original design would have half worked had it been made into a real gun. Also I posted the 'fixed' version in my gallery. I liked the fixed version better when comparing it to this original.

wow, there's so much valid gun-design commentary here and I have nothing useful to contribute, if nothing else it looks cool.

Yeah it does look cool. I think from here my designs started getting gradually better.