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==Operation== Although the weapon resembled a scaled-down [[FN FAL]], it in fact used a [[rotating bolt]], unlike the FAL, which used a [[tilting bolt]] design. The earlier models of the CAL had a three-round selector system, which allowed the weapon to fire a three-round burst with each trigger pull. The CAL could also fire in fully and semi-automatic modes. The gun used long stroke gas piston to operate the bolt carrier, and the bolt itself had [[Interrupted screw|interrupted]] [[Bolt (firearms)|lugs]] to lock it into the chamber.<ref>{{Citation| last1 =Hogg| first1 =Ivan V.| last2 =Weeks| first2 =John S.| title =Military Small Arms of the Twentieth Century| publisher =Krause Publications| year =2000| edition =7th| url=https://archive.org/details/militarysmallarm0000hogg| url-access=registration}}</ref> Locking lugs were cut diagonally at a steep angle. So while the bolt is rotating to unlock, bolt face is slowly moving back, giving primary extraction of the case. Similar feature can be seen on [[MG 30]], [[MG 15]], [[MG 17]] and [[MG 34]].
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