• electric_nan@lemmy.ml
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      1 month ago

      No I don’t believe so. I think he just had to manually cycle it because it didn’t have a “Nielsen device” or whatever. Which actually makes me wonder why the contraption pictured here is necessary.

      • no_pretext [any]@hexbear.net
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        1 month ago

        This was pre booster! The quick-detatch nature of the silencer meant that you would lock it for suppressed operation, then remove the silencer for semi auto. The M9 will usually malfunction without a booster installed when using a silencer.