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Gas-operated reloading

Gas-operation is a system of operation used to provide energy to operate locked breech, autoloading firearms. In gas-operation, a portion of high-pressure gas from the cartridge being fired is used to power a mechanism to dispose of the spent case and insert a new cartridge into the chamber. Energy from the gas is harnessed through either a port in the…

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History

Hiram MaximAustro-Hungarian
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Locked breechAutoloadingFirearmsCartridgeCase
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Gas-operated reloading

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gas piston rifle system used bolt mechanism firearms long-stroke patent distance barrel muzzle gas-operated firearm diameter short-stroke operate chamber trap

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a piston head to provide motion for unlocking of the actioninstance ofThis high-pressure gas impinges on a surface0.80text
extraction of the spent caseinstance ofThis high-pressure gas impinges on a surface0.80text
ejectioninstance ofThis high-pressure gas impinges on a surface0.80text
cocking of the hammer or strikerinstance ofThis high-pressure gas impinges on a surface0.80text
chambering of a fresh cartridgeinstance ofThis high-pressure gas impinges on a surface0.80text
and locking of the actioninstance ofThis high-pressure gas impinges on a surface0.80text
the tappet system found in the Steyr AUGinstance ofShort-stroke gas systems are more common than long-stroke systems and include sub-variants0.80text

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