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>AK is well suited to FRTs with its high cyclic mass
Bro exactly I've been trying to explain this to people, the AK platform is IDEAL for FRTs for a couple reasons including exactly what you pointed out. AKs have always been known as being "overgassed" with lots of "recoil". What does this mean? It means ample system energy during operation to have some to spare in order to tap some off and put it towards resetting the trigger via mechanical transference.
ALL FRT or Super Safety mechanisms at some level are using system operating energy to overcome the force of the human pulling the trigger, potentially HARD in a stressful life or death scenario. This is fundamentally different than a real machine gun. It means an FRT or SS gun requires MORE energy, all else held constant (like rate of fire etc), than a machine gun, in order to operate reliably.
AKs are known to have lots of operating energy.
Additionally, current AK super safety designs use a cam which has a lot of mechanical advantage and doesn't have any extended geometry like an AR super safety lever which at least in the case of things like the Atrius lever, is prone to bending and snapping. The lack of a long lever like that makes them arguably more robust.
I've got one AK super safety setup now that has over 1350 rounds on it with NO issues and no undue wear on the parts.
>sear trip
So there is a trip bar which rides along the side of the carrier and is pulled forward as the carrier moves forward and the bolt goes into battery. When this trip bar is pulled forward, it actuates the cam, which rotates, releasing the trigger bar so that the operator finger pressure on the trigger can actuate the trigger, releasing the hammer from the standard primary hook.
