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|action= [[Gas-operated]], [[rotating bolt]] ...tive fire]] weapon with a conventional [[Gas-operated reloading|gas piston operated]] action that fires from a closed bolt.<ref name="ezell_224"/> The gas cyli

|action= [[Gas-operated reloading|Gas-operated]], tilting bolt |feed= 30-round detachable box [[Magazine (firearms)|magazine]]

...' in the UK. The term ''silencer'' has since fallen out of favor among the firearms industry, being replaced with the more accurate term ''sound suppressor'' o [[Image:Suppressors.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Several firearms with detachable suppressors]]

|action= [[Gas-operated reloading|Gas-operated]], [[rotating bolt]] |feed= 30-round detachable box [[Magazine (firearms)|magazine]]<br>75-round detachable [[drum magazine|drum]] magazine

|action= [[Gas-operated]] ...nditions excellent marksmen might use the M76 up to 1000&nbsp;m (1094 yd). Recoil is described as being modest.<ref>[http://home.arcor.de/snipercountry/waffe

|action= [[Recoil operation|Recoil operated]], [[rotating bolt]] |feed= 10-round detachable box [[Magazine (firearms)|magazine]]

|action= [[Gas-operated reloading|Gas-actuated]], [[rotating bolt]], balanced recoil system |feed= 30-round detachable box [[Magazine (firearms)|magazine]]

|action= [[Gas-operated reloading|Gas-operated]], [[rotating bolt]], BARS system |feed= 30-round detachable box [[Magazine (firearms)|magazine]]

|action= [[Gas-operated]], [[rotating bolt]] ...he development of countless many other types of individual and crew-served firearms. It was one of the first true assault rifles and, due to its durability and

|action= [[Gas-operated reloading|Gas-operated]], [[rotating bolt]] |feed= 30-round or 45-round [[RPK-74]] detachable box [[Magazine (firearms)|magazine]]

|action= [[Gas operated]], [[rotating bolt]] ...in 1959, the AKM is the most ubiquitous variant of the entire AK series of firearms and it has found widespread use with most member states of the former Warsa

|action= [[Gas operated]], [[Select Fire]] }}The '''AO-46''' is a gas-operated 5.45x39mm caliber compact carbine/assault rifle and one of the worlds first

|action= [[Gas-operated reloading|Gas-operated]], [[rotating bolt]] ... Fairchild in 1954, specifically to bring new materials and designs to the firearms industry. Later that year they were joined by [[Eugene Stoner]], a talented

|action= [[blowback|straight blowback-operated]] ...ne. All iterations of the AR-7 from the Armalite to the Henry use bolt and recoil springs that are heavy compared to most other .22 semiautomatics, requiring

... selective fire, [[blowback operated]] (1972)<br>[[selective fire]], [[gas operated]], locked breech (2006) ...-round drums. To provide necessary support for heavy drum magazines during recoil, gun was equipped with magazine support bracket that rested against pistol

===Gas operated and blowback firearms=== BFAs for [[blowback]] and [[gas operation|gas-operated firearms]] are relatively simple. These weapons depend on high pressures in the cham

...ugh the cartridge. Other operating systems are [[recoil operation]], [[Gas-operated reloading|gas-operation]], [[Gatling Gun|Gatling]], and [[chain gun|chain]] In a '''blowback mechanism''', the mass of the bolt and force of the recoil spring act to keep the breech closed as the cartridge is fired. Expanding

... (if available) is placed into the breach and the bolt closed. Bolt action firearms are most often [[rifle]]s, but there are some bolt-action [[shotgun]]s as w Bolt-action [[shotguns]] are considered a rarity among modern firearms, but were formerly a commonly used action for .410 entry-level shotguns, as

|action= [[Recoil operation|Short recoil operated]] ...[pistol]]. It is based on ideas conceived and patented in 1922 by American firearms inventor [[John Browning]], and later patented by ''[[Fabrique Nationale de

...bius' works were lost&mdash;but it was noted by Philo of Byzantium that it operated using compressed air. One of the first cannon used in battle was the [[fire ...ed by 4&nbsp;pounder and 9&nbsp;pounder [[demi-culverin]]s. These could be operated by three men, and pulled by only two horses. Also, Adolphus's army was the