Which statement about the 240B/M2 cycle is true?

Which statement about the 240B/M2 cycle is true?

• A. The cycle comprises eight actions.
• B. The cycle comprises six actions.
• C. The cycle does not include cocking.
• D. Feeding is not part of the cycle.

Answer: (A)

The 240B/M2 operating cycle consists of eight actions. As a belt-fed round is fed and driven into the chamber, chambering occurs. The bolt locks to hold the round for firing, which then occurs. The gas system drives the bolt back, unlocking it, and the spent cartridge is extracted and ejected. As the bolt returns forward, it cocks the hammer for the next shot. Those steps—feeding, chambering, locking, firing, unlocking, extracting, ejecting, and cocking—happen in sequence with every cycle. So the cycle includes cocking and feeding, and it is not just six actions or without cocking.

The 240B/M2 operating cycle consists of eight actions. As a belt-fed round is fed and driven into the chamber, chambering occurs. The bolt locks to hold the round for firing, which then occurs. The gas system drives the bolt back, unlocking it, and the spent cartridge is extracted and ejected. As the bolt returns forward, it cocks the hammer for the next shot. Those steps—feeding, chambering, locking, firing, unlocking, extracting, ejecting, and cocking—happen in sequence with every cycle. So the cycle includes cocking and feeding, and it is not just six actions or without cocking.