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How Does It Work: Lever Delayed Blowback

July 11, 2019 Ian McCollum 40

Lever-delayed blowback is a relatively uncommon action system, although it is applicable to a wide variety fo firearms and has been successfully used in submachine guns, rifles, and light machine guns. It uses a principle […]

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How Does it Work: Gas-Delayed Blowback

June 11, 2019 Ian McCollum 20

Gas-delayed blowback is a relatively uncommon operating system used in handguns. It is not an efficient mechanism for high-pressure rifle power cartridges, but works well with something like 9mm Parabellum. It tends to provide benefits […]

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How Does it Work: Long Recoil

February 7, 2019 Ian McCollum 37

Long recoil operation is one of the most mechanically interesting of the main firearm operating systems. When the gun fires, the recoil energy generated forces the barrel to move rearward, and the bolt remains locked […]

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Direct Gas Impingement Video

March 11, 2013 Ian McCollum 14

Many people already know everything I’m going to say in today’s video, but I think it’s important to get it out there for the folks who don’t have as much mechanical experience with their rifles. […]

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