On 1/21/2013 6:14 PM, Bill wrote:
Mike Marlow wrote:
Bill wrote:
Larry Jaques wrote:
I was just making the point that hammer don't just "not fall" because
they are not supposed to.
BTW, with regard to your remark--both guns fire center-fire
cartridges, that makes them the same
sort of machine to me.

Now that is taking the art of oversimplification to new levels.
My bad, I was thinking of the semi-auto Remington 760.
Yes, I agree that it's not fair to compare a bolt-action gun to a Colt 45.
The Remington 760 not such a stretch, right?



I see they have introduced some new models in the last 30 years. The
Model 750 is the semi-auto, and the Model 760 is a pump.

The Colt probably uses only the backward thrust to help rechamber the
next round, while the semi-auto rifle probably uses some of the "air
pressure" produced to help due the same. Kind of like comparing an
electric car to one powered by gasoline (if you like analogies!) : )

Bill