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