Use to describe automatic and semiautomatic firearms in which the pressure of the propellant gas is used to force the bolt to the rear, independently of the barrel, which does not move relative to the receiver. QCKDWT
AAT
3000224932
action, blowback
blowback operation
blowback system
operation, blowback
system, blowback
12yrs ago
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