{"id":48453,"date":"2019-07-23T02:00:46","date_gmt":"2019-07-23T06:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=48453"},"modified":"2020-03-30T20:35:42","modified_gmt":"2020-03-31T00:35:42","slug":"how-does-it-work-direct-gas-impingement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2019\/07\/23\/how-does-it-work-direct-gas-impingement\/","title":{"rendered":"How Does It Work: Direct Gas Impingement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4_JbH38dXjg\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Forgotten Weapons<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Published on 21 May 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Interested in small arms history? Make sure to pre-order a copy of my book, <em>Chassepot to FAMAS: French Military Rifles 1866 &#8211; 2016<\/em>:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?v=4_JbH38dXjg&#038;event=video_description&#038;redir_token=4B_EY52wDxZ9BRcCHNkjjAy33418MTU1ODUyNzIwM0AxNTU4NDQwODAz&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kickstarter.com%2Fprojects%2Fheadstamp%2Fchassepot-to-famas-french-military-rifles-1866-201%3Fref%3D9kqy9c\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Direct gas impingement is an operating system that has been used only in a few production guns (all of them rifles). It is extremely simple, although perhaps not well suited to adjustability. It is also not the operating system of the AR series of rifles &#8211; we will cover those in a separate video.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.patreon.com\/ForgottenWeapons\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.patreon.com\/ForgottenWeapons<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cool Forgotten Weapons merch! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?v=4_JbH38dXjg&#038;event=video_description&#038;redir_token=4B_EY52wDxZ9BRcCHNkjjAy33418MTU1ODUyNzIwM0AxNTU4NDQwODAz&#038;q=http%3A%2F%2Fshop.bbtv.com%2Fcollections%2Fforgotten-weapons\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/shop.bbtv.com\/collections\/forg&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Contact:<br \/>\nForgotten Weapons<br \/>\nPO Box 87647<br \/>\nTucson, AZ 85754<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot_2019-07-23-How-Does-It-Work-Direct-Gas-Impingement.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot_2019-07-23-How-Does-It-Work-Direct-Gas-Impingement-480x270.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-49805\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot_2019-07-23-How-Does-It-Work-Direct-Gas-Impingement-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot_2019-07-23-How-Does-It-Work-Direct-Gas-Impingement-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot_2019-07-23-How-Does-It-Work-Direct-Gas-Impingement-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot_2019-07-23-How-Does-It-Work-Direct-Gas-Impingement-853x480.png 853w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot_2019-07-23-How-Does-It-Work-Direct-Gas-Impingement.png 930w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Forgotten Weapons Published on 21 May 2019 Interested in small arms history? Make sure to pre-order a copy of my book, Chassepot to FAMAS: French Military Rifles 1866 &#8211; 2016: https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/&#8230; Direct gas impingement is an operating system that has been used only in a few production guns (all of them rifles). 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