Please forgive me for nitpicking, but “feeding” is a function of the magazine. “Failure to feed” is not the same as “failure to chamber”. The 7 steps of automatic firing are 1-firing 2-unlocking 3-extraction 4-ejection 5-feeding 6-clambering 7-locking. Of course in “blowback operated mechanisms”, 2-unlocking and 7-locking do not occur.
On December 31, 2020 at 7:29 pm, Adam Baum said:
Sorry, it should read “6-chambering”. I apologize for fat fingers on little keyboard.
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On December 31, 2020 at 7:27 pm, Adam Baum said:
Please forgive me for nitpicking, but “feeding” is a function of the magazine. “Failure to feed” is not the same as “failure to chamber”. The 7 steps of automatic firing are 1-firing 2-unlocking 3-extraction 4-ejection 5-feeding 6-clambering 7-locking. Of course in “blowback operated mechanisms”, 2-unlocking and 7-locking do not occur.
On December 31, 2020 at 7:29 pm, Adam Baum said:
Sorry, it should read “6-chambering”. I apologize for fat fingers on little keyboard.