Blowback (firearms)
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blowback-firearms-189-486653
title:
Blowback (firearms)
text:
Blowback is a system of operation for self-loading firearms that obtains energy from the motion of the cartridge case as it is pushed to the rear by expanding gas created by the ignition of the propellant charge. Several blowback systems exist within this broad principle of operation, each distinguished by the methods used to control bolt movement. In most actions that use blowback operation, the breech is not locked mechanically at the time of firing: the inertia of the bolt and recoil spring(s
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Type of firearm action
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blowback_(firearms)
date created:
2004-12-01T21:49:13Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T02:32:02Z
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