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Discussion on Open Bolt Firearms
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What are the laws regarding open bolt firearms. I have seen talk about how they are outlawed, about how pre 82 open bolts are fine, BATF will be at your door if you own one etc etc.
I have looked for regulation and havn't been very succesful in finding the answers i am looking for. Any help appreciated.
I have looked for regulation and havn't been very succesful in finding the answers i am looking for. Any help appreciated.
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When the trigger is pulled, the bolt is released, stripping a fresh round from the mag and igniting the primer when the round chambers.
On the recoil impulse, the bolt is shoved back into the open position, ready to go forward and repeat the cycle if the trigger continues to be depressed.
The weight of the bolt and the recoil spring delay the cycle until the chamber pressure drops to a safe level, the bullet having exited the barrel by that time.
Almost, if not all, blow-back operated firearms may be converted to open bolt full auto by very simple methods. It can also be done with just about any semi-auto, regardless of the operating method, but with more difficulty.
Classic open bolt full auto weapons include the Thompson sub-machine gun, the M-3 Grease gun, and many com-bloc subguns.
Downside is that the bolt is open when ready to fire and can get outside debris inside, rendering the weapon into a club.
In my mis-spent yout, I converted several firearms to full-auto in less than an afternoon.
Doug
Doug
tons of fun....or a trip to the slammer. I'm not
sayin' nuttin' about my mis-spent youth....[}:)]
An open bolt locks the bolt open with no round in the chamber and (usually) has a fixed firing pin on the bolt face.
When the trigger is pulled, the bolt is released, stripping a fresh round from the mag and igniting the primer when the round chambers.
On the recoil impulse, the bolt is shoved back into the open position, ready to go forward and repeat the cycle if the trigger is repeatedly depressed.
The weight of the bolt and the recoil spring delay the cycle until the chamber pressure drops to a safe level, the bullet having exited the barrel by that time.
Almost, if not all, blow-back operated firearms may be converted to open bolt full auto by very simple methods. It can also be done with just about any semi-auto, regardless of the operating method, but with more difficulty.
Classic open bolt full auto weapons include the Thompson sub-machine gun, the M-3 Grease gun, and many com-bloc subguns.
Downside is that the bolt is open when ready to fire and can get outside debris inside, rendering the weapon into a club.
In my mis-spent yout, I converted several firearms to full-auto in less than an afternoon.
Doug
Doug
Fixed it for ya, Doug.
What are the laws regarding open bolt firearms. I have seen talk about how they are outlawed, about how pre 82 open bolts are fine, BATF will be at your door if you own one etc etc.
I have looked for regulation and havn't been very succesful in finding the answers i am looking for. Any help appreciated.
IIRC the open bolt MAC10's are like the FN FAL "G" series imported in the early 60's (which are sear cut and very easy to turn into a select-fire weapon), they are grandfathered, and so long as no one messes with them and tries to make them into an illegal MG, they are fine and legal
It requires just a little extra fiddlin' to convert an open-bolt firearm to full-auto.
VERY illegal, though.
But I've heard that there are a few pippll doin' it.
ATTENTION WATCHERS:
NOT ME
Doug
Check with your local crack dealer.
Doug
Open bolts are the best of both worlds for sheer fun and legality.
"In my mis-spent yout, I converted several firearms to full-auto in less than an afternoon."
Spray away with Cobray!
Noting cooler than a dirty M-10.
you just had to find the right thick ness, so that it would catch the bolt when you let go of the trigger, but you couldnt pull the trigger all the way back there-fore the bolt would run free until you let go of the trigger.
worked awesome! i would still have it, but after many many rds it finally grenaded. receiver broke as they usually do. if i ever get the chance, i will definately buy another just for the fun factor.
Did you know they made a 20 round mag for the 22 Voere? That mag will cost well over a hundred bucks today if you can find them.
Full auto wheellocks and flintlocks Doug? I mean....based on your age...they'd have to be [}:)]
"In my mis-spent yout, I converted several firearms to full-auto in less than an afternoon."
You are not a kind Man.
Doug