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[–] Euergetes@hexbear.net 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

fukin gun made for 3 armed people. pistol length barrel. literally what is the space (as long as the barrel!!) in that receiver even for.

hideous fucking gun, i hate you. i want to see it getting shot so bad tho. heap of contradictions

[–] Tervell@hexbear.net 5 points 3 weeks ago

literally what is the space (as long as the barrel!!) in that receiver even for

That's just how submachine guns of the period are - they're simple blowback, so they need really big and heavy bolts to work safely and at reasonable rates of fire, and those bolts need a lot of space in the receiver to travel

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDUWCSe5pQI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqX0IvbRcXg

this will eventually be fixed by people figuring out you can just telescope a bunch of the bolt mass forward, and have it wrapped around the barrel or above it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMExakl9mVk