There was also a thread very similar to this on TOS, they had a photo of Huber grabbing the rifle, his hand grabbing right around the area of the ejection port as Kyle fires his shot. He could have gotten part of his hand or a finger inside, slowing the bolt traveling forward, that could explain the malfunction and failure to go into battery.
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