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Old 11-06-2008, 05:34 PM
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yes it is a semi auto..and ya i have been reading some stuff about them..haha...and if i am not mistaken..there is no safety on this gun either??
Hey, it's French. For some reason they figure safeties are an unnecessary complication. . Been a long time, but seems to me the bolt handle pushes in as a safety. Pretty crude piece of artillery. Also easy to convert to FA, which might explain why it was discontinued.
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