Ohio Ordnance Works: My (the author) 1st Full-Auto Experience

[Talyn]

For me, I always liked the 240 far more than the 249. Glad she had fun.

Ohio Ordnance Works: My 1st Full-Auto Experience

Power. Freedom. Adrenaline. My first experience shooting fully automatic, thanks to Ohio Ordnance Works, was all this and more.

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[benstt]

For me, I always liked the 240 far more than the 249. Glad she had fun.

Ohio Ordnance Works: My 1st Full-Auto Experience

Power. Freedom. Adrenaline. My first experience shooting fully automatic, thanks to Ohio Ordnance Works, was all this and more.

www.alloutdoor.com

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It's hard to dispute 7.62 over 5.56. It's definitely a superior round.

 

[SaltyMonkey]

Well it depends on what your trying to do in wartime situations. A quicker more lethal round? Yes, but if you want to tie more people up in the fight then 5.56. One shot and you have potentially tied up three people. The person down , a medic to treat, and a person to assist getting the man down out.
An endless debate I suppose.

 

[Pitdogg2]

It's hard to dispute 7.62 over 5.56. It's definitely a superior round.

One of the reasons I bought a HK91. I like my H-bar but if the stuff hits the fan I'm carrying the HK91.

 

[David N.]

Well it depends on what your trying to do in wartime situations. A quicker more lethal round? Yes, but if you want to tie more people up in the fight then 5.56. One shot and you have potentially tied up three people. The person down , a medic to treat, and a person to assist getting the man down out.
An endless debate I suppose.

My preference would be to eliminate the threat permanently, but I have heard this discussion too throughout my years in the military. Some used this as an argument to justify the 5.56 replacing the 7.62.

 

[David N.]

For me, I always liked the 240 far more than the 249. Glad she had fun.

Ohio Ordnance Works: My 1st Full-Auto Experience

Power. Freedom. Adrenaline. My first experience shooting fully automatic, thanks to Ohio Ordnance Works, was all this and more.

www.alloutdoor.com

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I'll always choose the larger round. Probably why I joined the Field Artillery.

 

[Recusant]

The author fails to mention that what she got to shoot was what's called a Post-May Dealer Sample. These can be transferred to only other dealers of NFA weapons. The 240 and the 249 are not available for the civilian market at least not since May of 1986. Oh there may be a handful of 240's and 249's in private hands, but it would be a very few. Ohio Ordinance does sell the semi-auto version of the 240. Any full auto's are sold and transferred to military, law enforcement and government clients.

 

[cico7]

Nice article. Good promotion for Ohio Ordinance, may have to check them out.

 

[Talyn]

IME, the 240 was a more solid platform (albeit heavier) than the 249 (I called it the "Buzz Gun") which was a bit more jumpy, and more problem prone.