This operation method minimizes opportunities for dirt or carbon build up to affect reliability. There is no need to tap the barrel to bleed off gas directly into the action or via a piston. The roller delayed blowback operating system uses recoil forces to manipulate the action and does not rely on gases to operate the weapon. The roller delayed STG45 concept was perfected in Spain in the form of CETME courtesy of German engineers who escaped there in the hectic days following WWII. The STG45 was slated to replace the granddaddy of all assault rifles, the STG44, because of its simplicity of manufacture resulting in lower cost and greater production potential. The C308 employs a roller delayed blowback operating system that was featured in the legendary German MG42 machine gun and then downsized/tweaked in the closing stages of WWII in the form of the Mauser STG45 assault rifle. The roller delayed C308 action is a model of simplicity.
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