Isn't this weapon just called "Patriot?" It's only called "the" Patriot because there's only one, so it can't be "a" Patriot. Evil Tim 12:37, 19 May 2009 (UTC)
- Funnily enough, Big Boss actually refers to it as "a Patriot" when The Boss gives it to him. You are right, though I don't see how it matters too much, as long as people can find the page easily enough. --Fantomas 13:16, 19 May 2009 (UTC)
There are other weapons with the name "Patriot", so we use the "the" surname as the legendary weapon the Boss used. --L1QU1D 5N4KE 22 14:07, 19 May 2009 (UTC)
M231 Firing Port Weapon[]
According to IMFDB, the bullet tumbling phenomenom is not an error caused by misread information, but rather a true issue of the real M231. It seems that since this weapon has almost no rifling and a really high firing rate, it doesn't let the bullets to stabilize properly, leading to the mentioned effect.
A link to the article for reference: http://www.imfdb.org/wiki/Metal_gear_solid_3
Greed-sama 22:33, May 19, 2011 (UTC)
- That doesn't explain the impossibility of one projectile actually exiting the barrel backwards, though. So Konami still greatly exaggerated the ballistics here. Ghost Leader (talk) 16:14, December 8, 2015 (UTC)
The Patriot in Metal Gear and Metal Gear 2[]
It may be possible that the gun that Big Boss used against Solid Snake in both Metal Gear 1 and 2 was this one. If I am wrong, please provide a link (just real evidence) where Kojima or someone involved in the series states that the Patriot wasn't Big Boss gun in the said games. Thanks. Plasmatic Snake 05:55, November 22, 2011 (UTC)
- There is no evidence for or against, though it's a common fan theory. --Bluerock 08:38, November 22, 2011 (UTC)
Not an M321[]
The M321 is much larger, and has a different handguard shape. It's probably based on the Rocky Mountain Arms Patriot, produced in the mid-1990s.
Pics for comparison: