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Just built my first 1919a4 yesterday and was reading the technical manual and it says charge the gun once to half load, and twice to load. What the heck does this mean?
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newb 1919 question but... what the heck is a "half load"
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you straddle the first two belted rounds over the pawl and close the cover. the first time you charge the gun It pulls the belt in one more link setting the first cartridge in the middle of the trunnion. "half load". then charge the gun again and the extractor pulls that first middle cartridge out of the belt, back, and then forward into the chamber. then you are ready to fire and the real fun begins!
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Headspacing was the easy part. The hard part is waiting for my links to arrive so I can go shoot the stupid thing! Instead of starting by putting the first 2 rounds over the pawl, couldnt you just start by putting a round in the center of the trunion to basically "skip a step" and only charge the gun once or would that not work.
Instead of starting by putting the first 2 rounds over the pawl, couldnt you just start by putting a round in the center of the trunion to basically "skip a step" and only charge the gun once or would that not work.
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Ive tried that and sometimes It works and sometimes It doesnt. but when I double charge It It always works.I know that sounds stupid but go figure? All guns are different. Ive bought one and built a couple and they all have different ways they like to be fed. On links all my guns like the single loop first but some say the double. you just need to mess with yours and see what It likes.
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Half load
Using the half load method enables you to prepare the weapon for firing without opening the top cover. The original 250 round browning belts, and the M1 link system, had a brass (steel on the links) starter tab which you poked thru the feedway from left to right and pulled it tight pulling cartridges over the belt holding pawl. The first round would bump up against the left side of the extractor, the first pull and release of the bolt handle places a cartridge under the extractor( the half load) the next pull and release places a cartridge in the chamber and advances another cartridge under the extractor (full load) and awaaay you go.
Usually I open the top cover, because I mostly use 100 round belts which have only a brass grommet instead of the tab.
Using the half load method enables you to prepare the weapon for firing without opening the top cover. The original 250 round browning belts, and the M1 link system, had a brass (steel on the links) starter tab which you poked thru the feedway from left to right and pulled it tight pulling cartridges over the belt holding pawl. The first round would bump up against the left side of the extractor, the first pull and release of the bolt handle places a cartridge under the extractor( the half load) the next pull and release places a cartridge in the chamber and advances another cartridge under the extractor (full load) and awaaay you go.
Usually I open the top cover, because I mostly use 100 round belts which have only a brass grommet instead of the tab.
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Without a starter tab, it's easier for me to lay three into the feedway and drop the extractor down over the first. That holds the belt better while I close the top, and prevents the rounds from becoming cockeyed. I haven't made a starter tab yet, but folks here say a zip-tie works.
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