Like, could you make a smaller version of a 1911 that fires 22lr instead of .45 by just scaling all the parts to the 22lr?

  • deegeese@sopuli.xyz
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    1 month ago

    Short answer no, not everything scales linearly.

    You’d have 1/8th the powder charge in a chamber with 1/8th the volume, encased by a barrel 1/2 as thick to contain the same pressure as the full size one.

  • partial_accumen@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    If you’re talking about actually scaling, like a CAD drawing, then no.

    If you’re talking most of the appearance and function, then yes! There is a scale model of a Browning M2 machine gun (which normally fires 50 cal ammo) that fires 22lr instead. It will set you back about $20,000.