Stop Hiding My Controls: Hidden Interface Controls Are Affecting Usability

Re:Stop Hiding My Controls: Hidden Interface Controls Are Af... by bluGill on Sunday July 06, 2025 @01:18PM (#44482438)

Or you can step back to a basic bolt action that has less moving parts. The slow cycle times mean you can ignore thermo expansion - just let it cool.

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Re:Stop Hiding My Controls: Hidden Interface Controls Are Af... by wredcoll on Sunday July 06, 2025 @06:26PM (#44484680)

I mean, maybe a musket has fewer jams per minute, but I suspect it has more jams per round fired.

Also, bolt actions aren't exactly the definition of simple.

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Re:Stop Hiding My Controls: Hidden Interface Controls Are Af... by bluGill on Monday July 07, 2025 @08:58AM (#44489922)

Given equal precision and alloys used in construction a musket will jam less than a more complex gun. However a musket and bullets built with 1700 technology/precision will jam more than a gun built to the best best modern standards standards (though there are some pretty bad modern guns out there too that may not stack up so well).

A bolt action is simple compared to any semi-automatic gun. Particularly if it is a single shot bolt action thus dispensing with the complexity of a magazine feed.

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