I was referring to the time that the bolt is stationary, from firing until extraction. This is incorrect terminology on my part, as it should only reference the time that the gas-tube is pressurized. I should have said Lock Time, and distinguished it from dwell time.
The dwell time/extraction issue with regard to the buffer/carrier weight, as you discussed, smooths out violent extraction by extending the extraction process.
Agree with your post. I was going for the short version to avoid cluttering the thread, which I accomplished anyway.Quote:
Hopefully that all makes sense. I've been chasing my 21-month-old daughter around while trying to type it out ;)

