Mag-activated bolt hold opens

[Vaarok 0]

It occurs to me-

 

Most folks have tried to make the automatic bolt hold open function from the rear of the magazine, either with a flange directly pressing up to obstruct the bolt, or pushing up on a sliding somethingorother integral to the reciever to do the same thing.

 

However, the important part of the Saiga mag is the feed lips, which are small and located back there, which makes it a difficult place to work.

 

I wonder if a forward BHO would be a better idea. Imagine if you would a brace attached at a fulcrum point near the front of the magazine attachment indentation in the front of the reciever, which lays flat to the sides of the magazine feed. When the magazine empties, the follower pushes up on the strut and hinges it up diagonally to block the bolt.

 

Maybe a more workable conversion?

[pedal2alloy 206]

It is alleged that the Russians have developed it already, and it is one of the new features of the current production SWAT model.

 

What would be ideal, is if one of the forum members in an eastern bloc country could get his hands on one and post a diagram of it. (shop drawings? )

 

Or even just a photo looking in the receiver.

 

You can assume that if the Russians did it, it works.

[Lonestar 0]

Ive already come up with one.

 

If it wernet for some missunderstandings on my part I might have had them ready very soon. But now im trying agian to get them produced.