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Blowback action

Scope note

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

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000224932

Broader Terms used

self-loading

Created

13yrs ago

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