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Army R85 Discussion

Stercus Accidit · 2008-02-09 13:57:56

Id say the bolt hold open is exactly that, just a bolt hold open feature, and is not intended to dissengage the blowback. Its probably interacting with the mech in a way that controls the timing, so holding it back screws up the internal timing. Id say leave it on blowback.

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09-02-2008 2:57pm

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Stercus Accidit

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Id say the bolt hold open is exactly that, just a bolt hold open feature, and is not intended to dissengage the blowback. Its probably interacting with the mech in a way that controls the timing, so holding it back screws up the internal timing.

Id say leave it on blowback.

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#2 10-02-2008 1:23am
gonesharp

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the blowback on mine lasted all of 30 mins hasn't worked since,now i dont like opening things that i dont have experience with so it could be fixable?also the little grub screws wouldnt thighten enough to stop the front sight from moving on the barrel,so a drop of good strong glue sorted that.
apart from that i love it...i used the real steel ..ah.. many many yrs ago so it was like bumping into an old girlfriend when i seen it .
also picked up the star susat sight and a proper SA80 sling which really gives it a nice look..:cool:

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