Blow-forward action
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Jerarquía
Attributes and Properties > <attributes and properties> > <attributes and properties by specific type> > operational attributes > <operational attributes: firearms> > self-loading
Descripción
Use to describe automatic and semiautomatic firearms in which the pressure of the propellant gas is used to force the barrel forward from a standing breech to open the action and eject the fired case. A spring brings the barrel back to firing position and also reloads and cocks the firearm.
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Otros términos
- expulsión por propulsión del gas [es]
- action, blow-forward [en]
- blow forward action [en]
- blow-forward system [en]
- system, blow-forward [en]