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SDC · April 13, 2011, 05:23 PM

As long as you're using ammo that's loaded hot enough, that is; I once fired an M3A1 (with "American Eagle", Fed's off-brand, IIRC) that didn't quite have enough oomph to get the bolt to get all the way back to catch on the sear, and had a "run-away" that lasted for several seconds.

April 13, 2011, 05:23 PM	#20
SDC Senior Member Join Date: January 23, 2001 Location: People's Republic of Kanada Posts: 1,652	As long as you're using ammo that's loaded hot enough, that is; I once fired an M3A1 (with "American Eagle", Fed's off-brand, IIRC) that didn't quite have enough oomph to get the bolt to get all the way back to catch on the sear, and had a "run-away" that lasted for several seconds. __________________ Gun control in Canada: making the streets safer for rapists, muggers, and other violent criminals since 1936.