Blowback (firearms) - Other Autoloading Systems

Other Autoloading Systems

Other autoloading systems are:

  • Blow forward where the barrel is the only moving component of the weapon that is dragged forward by the friction of the bullet until it leaves the barrel.
  • Recoil operation uses the rearward movement of parts of the weapon counter to the ejecta moving forward, as described by Newton's third law of motion.
  • Gatling and other mechanical means utilize mechanical energy from an operator turning a crank.
  • Chain and others utilize external power through electrical or hydraulic energy for operation.
  • Gas-operated reloading

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