Failure to go into battery every time

[Doubs]

Originally Posted by DonVoigt

Doubs, I know G&S "say" that, but it is a physical impossibility. "They" got that statement wrong; it just is not physically possible, there is no where for the gas to escape to!

Don, I understand. It's somewhat surprising that the flutes weren't extended past the collar to allow gases from a ruptured primer to escape. I've actually had a FP keeper shear the small lug off when a primer ruptured. I've often wondered if the keeper was made of softer metal for that very purpose.

I also once owned a Finnish M23 that had been modified with a hole in the breechblock to allow gas to escape. A logical and good idea IMO.