It fires from an open bolt, that means, when you pull the trigger, about one and a half pounds of metal (the bolt) slams to the front of the gun to chamber and fire a round. This has a somewhat detrimental effect on fine sight alignment.
The firing pin is just a bump on the front of the bolt. This bolt continues to slam back and forth until you release the trigger, shaking the whole weapon. This bolt also takes a while to keep changing directions, giving a rather slow rate of fire. A 1911 auto with a decent trigger can give a higher fire rate (for 7 rounds). I would rather carry a nice 1911 auto with a lot of mags.
It is hilarious to shoot one, but really tough to place rounds accurately.
Spray and pray... Who needs sights, anyway.
A Ruger 1022 can be made to fire the same way, with a fixed firing pin in the bolt face.Not worth the tax stamps and registrations though ... until SHTF arrives. Very reliable firing I’m told. Not worth the penitentiary time to make or fire one though.
Good description. It was fun to shoot but inaccurate. All we did was familiarization fire. I’m not sure the Army even offered a qualification on the weapon.