It depends on how fast you fire the rounds. If you pop off a 30 round magazine (clip) fast enough, it can get hot. Also, the way he is holding that weapon, with his left arm not braced against anything, or resting on anything, is gonna tire that arm out FAST. On top of that, you can tell he’s ARMY because of his cammies (doesn’t look like the new Marine Corps digi pattern) and the fact he has a giant scope on his M4 (could be special Marine Corps unit, but I doubt it). Also, he isn’t wearing a helmet (real smart) and I am even failing to see the Kevlar/SAPI plate body armor (even smarter). On top of that, it looks like that’s a 20 round magazine, which I don’t think we’ve used since ‘Nam. Well, sorry about that super long comment, but, to answer Namelis1’s question, it’s recommended you change the barrel on the M249, M240G, M60, etc, about every 100-200 rounds in rapid fire, and they can get hot enough to glow white-hot and such after 1000 or so I’d say. I also wasn’t infantry, so, I’m sure one of those guys could answer with even better accuracy.

Not impossible, but, I say doubtful. He looks too military to be civilian. I’m pretty sure he’s wearing the Army’s new camouflage uniform, which I would suspect isn’t readily available on the civilian market, and, he doesn’t look old enough to be retired military from what I can gather about his face.

OK, I see how his hand is using the window as a brace, and, I have a couple 20 round magazines myself, and understand the benefits of using them in certain situations, but, if he IS a sniper, then why is he using the M4, instead of a ‘real’ sniper rifle? Anyway, I was in the Marines, and don’t know the army uniform well enough to do more than identify it. Plus, that LBV (load bearing vest) or whatever piece of gear he has on his chest has room for lots of ammo (and the longer 30rd would be much easier to get out than trying to dig for the 20rd’ers imo). Also, I was never issued anything other than a standard M16A2 with iron sights, no fancy scopes for us. I personally would want to ditch the helmet first chance I could get in a firefight, it won’t stop a bullet at ranges you would see in urban areas, and it’s just bulky, and obstructs vision and hearing, and to me, is far more of a distraction than the possible benefits it would reap. But, like I said, I wasn’t infantry, never under fire, so, maybe I can’t speak without experience.

And, it’s Ravenwood. 😛