Recoil operation

Recoil operation is an operating mechanism used to implement locked-breech autoloading firearms. Recoil operated firearms use the energy of recoil to cycle the action, as opposed to gas operation or blowback operation using the pressure of the propellant gas.^[1]

^ Hatcher, Julian S. (1 January 1948). Hatcher's Notebook, A Standard Reference Book for, Shooters, Gunsmiths, Ballistics, Historians, Hunter and Collectors. Martino Fine Books. ISBN 9781614272830. {{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)

[1] Hatcher, Julian S. (1 January 1948). Hatcher's Notebook, A Standard Reference Book for, Shooters, Gunsmiths, Ballistics, Historians, Hunter and Collectors. Martino Fine Books. ISBN 9781614272830. {{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)

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