Revolver / Open Bolt Machine Gun Hybrid

Posted June 9, 2011 in NFA / Suppressors / Class III, Pistols by Steve Johnson with 7 Comments
Tags: DIY, handguns, homemade, machine gun, pistol, revolver

Ryan emailed in this photo of a fascinating pistol. It appears to be a homemade open bolt¹ machine gun revolver.

[ Many thanks to Ryan for emailing me the link. ]

Open bolt refers to the fact that the bolt has a fixed firing pin and slams into the primer to fire the cartridge. This mechanism is easier to make than a closed bolt system. ↩

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