Can weapons be "scaled up" That is, could you theoretically

Point of note apparently weapons can definitely be scaled down.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqCPNM1I-ao

>>32524007
Not everything would be COMPLETELY 1:1 scaling because of physics, but you could theoretically make an mg42 in 50 cal

>>32524007
its feasible if you redesined it from the ground up but why would you want to

>>32524007
If you're asking if you could build a roller locked recoil operated .50, you absolutely could.

But for some reason, when I read this, I gathered that you meant "Just make every piece 67% bigger with no other changes" in which case, no. There's more to it than that.

If I misinterpreted your post, I apologize.

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Of course you can. 50 cal. miniguns are just essentially scaled up gatling guns for example.

>>32524057
Yes, I didn't mean a literal scaling up of everything. More along the lines of redesigning a weapon to use a similar system of roller lock and replaceable barrel for a larger caliber.

>>32524023
Be interesting to have a weapon with the 2000 RPM of an MG42, but the penetration power of a BMG.

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Kind of. You would have to overbuild it in most places and it would need a mean recoil spring, but it could be done. Compare for example, an AKM to a 6P62 .50 rifle. They're the exact same action, but they look far different because of the necessary reinforcing in order to handle the larger round. So while a .50 MG42 is perfectly possible, it likely wouldn't externally resemble an MG42 very much.

>>32524007
Most definitely possible, requires some re-engineering to make it suitable for coping higher caliber weapons and might end up being more maintenance intensive.

I think CETME made a scaled down version of the mg 3 in 5.56 which never took off due to shitty quality control; the initial run did pretty well according to some stuff I read on the internet.

>>32524166
The Ameli did okay, it had a few buyers

>>32524073
Kek