The Freeholder
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8 of 10, and I'll argue them on the Lugar question.
1911 guy said:I, too, will argue the toggle bolt over caliber for the Luger question. I beilieve the 9mm round predates the Luger, so had no impact on the design of the pistol. It was merely refitted to chamber the round. I might be wrong about the dates, but don't think so.
kentucky_smith said:I got 4/10 and I'm a high school social studies teacher. Dang public schools.
Bart Noir said:I still believe the PIAT was spring launched. I've seen video of men stuggling to arm it, and they aren't fighting any firing-pin spring.
I think the toggle action was actually used in the Maxim machine gun from the 1880's. I have no reference books with me, but think it used the basic action: barrel and toggle move together until a fixed cam surface bumps the toggle, so the "knee" can bend and separate the bolt from the barrel.
Bart Noir
rero360 said:9, didn't know about the one that was still in service till the 90s
Bart Noir said:I still believe the PIAT was spring launched. I've seen video of men stuggling to arm it, and they aren't fighting any firing-pin spring.
I think the toggle action was actually used in the Maxim machine gun from the 1880's. I have no reference books with me, but think it used the basic action: barrel and toggle move together until a fixed cam surface bumps the toggle, so the "knee" can bend and separate the bolt from the barrel.
Bart Noir