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Posted: 12/2/2012 7:21:04 AM EDT
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I was doing research on the origin of the M1 Garand and read that one of the early developemental models was 'primaer actuated'.
Can anyone explain how this worked, or where I can find and detailed info on the web. Google search did not produce very much. |
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Here is a link to one of Garand's early patents:
http://www.google.com/patents/US1603684 |
| All that means is that the act of the primer being hit by the firing pin sets a chain of events in motion culminating in: the cartridge being fired, the old round being ejected, the new round being chambered, and the action being cocked so the next round can be fired. |
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not really. the primer actuated system on the Garand required the primer to back out of the primer pocket slightly and "push a button" on the bolt face that started the unlocking process. They found out that it was better to keep all of the pressure bottled up securely on the back side. I have never seen the system first hand, only seen drawings of it and read about how it was designed to work.
advntrjnky Quoted:
All that means is that the act of the primer being hit by the firing pin sets a chain of events in motion culminating in: the cartridge being fired, the old round being ejected, the new round being chambered, and the action being cocked so the next round can be fired. |
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