Forum Overview :: S.T.A.L.K.E.R. :: The killing of Brian Thompson

[quote name="Rafiki"][quote name="Autistic gun enthusiasts"]The shooter is seen manually cycling the action after each shot, causing observers to initially believe that the weapon was a malfunctioning semi-automatic pistol.[25][26] However, internet users, along with the police, then theorized that the pistol could have been Brügger & Thomet VP9,[27][28] or its variant Brügger & Thomet Station SIX-9,[28][21] which are bolt-action pistols, i.e. manually-operated repeating firearms by design.[26] This type of pistol is especially quiet even for a silenced firearm due to a lack of a semi-automatic firing mechanism (involving metal parts impacting against each other), and originates as a clandestine operations weapon used specifically for assassination.[26][29][30] Further analysis by firearm experts shows that the initial theory might fit better to the actions and movements of the shooter, since the video never shows the distinctive rotational hand movements needed to cycle the VP9, instead showing him racking the slide and re-seating it to clear a failure to feed on a regular firearm with an interfering suppressor.[31][/quote][/quote]