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In the late 19th century, firearms makers learned how to use this mechanical force to create "self-loading" weapons, whether they were in artillery, rifles, shotguns, or handguns. Some sources describe this as a delayed blowback action but it is actually a locked breech. The next photograph on the left is of the CZ model 52 showing a roller locking system. This one is the Beretta Rotary locking system found in their PX Four Storm handgun.
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The photograph on the right is of a different type of locking system. The three actions described are increasingly more expensive to manufacture. The type of action used by a firearms designer will be determined by the design goal inherent for that firearm. The main difference is that there is a very strong lock in the locked breech action where the blowback systems rely on the inertia of components to provide safe operation. The locking mechanism will disengage after a certain amount of travel at which time the pressures will have dropped. This type of action utilizes the inertia of the locked together slide/breech and barrel so that its inertia prevents movement too quickly. At the point of firing the inertia pushes the barrel and slide/breechblock backwards together for a certain distance. The breechblock is "locked" into the barrel. Locked breech This action is used when the pressure in the chamber is high enough that the opening of the breech would occur too rapidly with simple or delayed blowback which could cause weapons damage or human injury. Sometime a spring loaded lever is used to increase the resistance inertia of the slide/breech to keep the case in the chamber long enough to be safe. This is a more robust version of simple blowback. Like simple blowback, it is case movement that opens the breech. Delayed blowback This action is found where recoil is light enough that a fully locked breech is not necessary. The inertia of the slide/breechblock will allow the case to move immediately but not so fast that dangerous pressures escape.
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This is not a locked breech and works by the cartridge case push against the breech and moving while there is pressure in the chamber. Workout facilities have found our durable rubber blocks useful for bench, carrying, throwing, and agility workouts.Versus other types Blowback This action relies on the inertia of a breechblock to retard breech opening until pressures have dropped to safe levels.