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Similarly with revolvers; way easier to make a semiauto pistol and depot-level maintain it than even to just fix the timing on a double action revolver.
by rdl 12y ago
Similarly with revolvers; way easier to make a semiauto pistol and depot-level maintain it than even to just fix the timing on a double action revolver.
- justin66 12y agoVery true, and that's a good example for another reason. Bolt actions and revolvers have that nasty property of rotation in the action (in conjunction with close tolerances!) that somehow cosmically invites jamming. A lever action is more of a simple push-pull kind of thing. Revolvers have hung onto their reputation for superior reliability with some people but there's so much that can go wrong, and so much that's pretty difficult to fix. In contrast you can build a semiauto that can be taken completely apart without any special tools or knowledge.