"So. I could, but I left the casings in that oven. It's past time I got them back to shape. but if you want a napkin concept, I can do that quite fast," she says, walking over to her own bench and beckoning Donnie to follow. "You understand the basic operation of the bolt action, yes?"
She pointed out the various parts of the receiver in the bolt-action. "The bolt charges the firing pin and chambers the next round, but doesn't quite seal all the gas. It's still a very good choice for sharp-shooters because there's no cylinder flash like with a revolver-type feed, but the action of launching the bullet has a lot of energy."
Now she stacks the chamber, bolt, and firing pin. "But if you have a resilient enough spring, and enough mass in the charger, every action has its reaction. You can..."
Here, she points what would be downrange and slides the action. "[Semi-automatic.] Ejects the casing and chambers the next round without input from the user using the gas reaction for the energy. But the parts have to fit together closely."
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Date: 2024-12-16 02:18 am (UTC)She pointed out the various parts of the receiver in the bolt-action. "The bolt charges the firing pin and chambers the next round, but doesn't quite seal all the gas. It's still a very good choice for sharp-shooters because there's no cylinder flash like with a revolver-type feed, but the action of launching the bullet has a lot of energy."
Now she stacks the chamber, bolt, and firing pin. "But if you have a resilient enough spring, and enough mass in the charger, every action has its reaction. You can..."
Here, she points what would be downrange and slides the action. "[Semi-automatic.] Ejects the casing and chambers the next round without input from the user using the gas reaction for the energy. But the parts have to fit together closely."