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Than how did several rounds flip out when the officer was cycling the action..... with no magazine in it?
It is a tubefed shotgun.
It is a tubefed shotgun.
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Sandy Hook ID rifle in trunk
- Thread starter Holartic
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Right, same here, one round is all I could pick out for sure. But the officer's actions suggest he wanted to lock the bolt back and was holding the pistol grip in right hand, working the bolt with his left and couldn't get it too lock back.
He then switches his grip left hand to the forward stock, right back on the bolt and still no joy. Finally he spots the bolt lock mechanism and shifts his left hand to activate it and locks the bolt to the rear.
I don't know how the SAIGA functions but my earlier question remains, does it lock back on an empty mag, (last round), and what about when the mag is removed?
EDIT: I just watched a youtube video showing that the gun doesn't lock back on the last round. That suggests it also doesn't lock back without a mag as well. That means the SAIGA isn't disqualified buy watching how this weapon functioned in the officer's hands. In fact, watching some more it looks like the bolt can't be locked back at all.
Anyone notice for sure that the officer successfully locked the bolt back or did he just give up?
He then switches his grip left hand to the forward stock, right back on the bolt and still no joy. Finally he spots the bolt lock mechanism and shifts his left hand to activate it and locks the bolt to the rear.
I don't know how the SAIGA functions but my earlier question remains, does it lock back on an empty mag, (last round), and what about when the mag is removed?
EDIT: I just watched a youtube video showing that the gun doesn't lock back on the last round. That suggests it also doesn't lock back without a mag as well. That means the SAIGA isn't disqualified buy watching how this weapon functioned in the officer's hands. In fact, watching some more it looks like the bolt can't be locked back at all.
Anyone notice for sure that the officer successfully locked the bolt back or did he just give up?
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I don't know how the SAIGA functions but my earlier question remains, does it lock back on an empty mag, (last round), and what about when the mag is removed?
No it doesn't lock back on empty mag. There is a bolt lock (BHO) at the right side of the trigger, but it has to be manually pushed when the charging handle is back.