How does an assault rifle work? How does it keep on firing repeatedly?

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1. BDZot

   January 17th, 2010 at 6:03 pm

   An assault rifle fires repeatedly because the bolt is designed to eject the spent cartridge and chamber a new one.

   When the rifle is fired, the firing pin strikes the primer, igniting the gunpowder. Most of the force of the burning powder is used to propell the bullet down the barrel (it doesn’t explode, it burns….gunpowder doesn’t produce enough gas to be truly called an explosion), but some is diverted back to force the bolt back. As the bolt is forced back, the bolt mechanically forces the spent cartridge out. A spring is usually used to force the bolt back forward, picking up a new cartridge and chambering it in the process.

   Here’s an explanation of the gas-operation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gas-Operated

2. jaskaran

   January 17th, 2010 at 6:03 pm

   A "true" assault rifle has the ability to fire on fully automatic mode. They are normally is fitted with high capacity magazines (30 ~ 1000 rounds) because they use ammunition at a high rate.

   Other than the fully automatic feature, the mechanical operation is exactly like any semi automatic rifle.

   What is considered an "assault rifle" changes over time. In the late 1800s, a lever action Winchester would have been considered an assault rifle when compared to a single shot muzzle loader.

3. Theodore Sebastian

   January 17th, 2010 at 6:03 pm

   Im not giving you a picture, but theyre widely available. It works by gas blowback in the chamber. It causes the rifle to eject the shell casing from the reciever while simultaneously loading another cartridge.

4. waeyeaw

   January 17th, 2010 at 6:03 pm

   The round is expelled out the side of the weapon, The weapon is gas charged and mechanically it can fire at three different rates.

   The inner workings of the weapon are classified and cannot be given out to those outside of the military.

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