Barrel
Piston
Piston noun - Mechanical device that has a plunging or thrusting motion.
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- It was also both very easy and very possible to unknowingly reassemble the gun improperly during either maintenance, or barrel changes, by putting in the gas piston backwards.
Source: Reliably Unreliable Guns
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