Recoil dampener thing on T97

[tootall]

I'm wondering about that lever thing built into the buttstock of the T97.
It's supposed to be a recoil dampener, but how exactly does it work?
I suspect the bolt carrier bumps it as it comes rearward. Does the lower half then kick the gun forward at exactly the same time, cancelling out some of the recoil?
Any other theories?

 

[tootall]

So, am I correct, or way off?

 

[Peasant Painter]

Aluminum versus Steal...
Who cares about whip and vibration. These things are made to last
Wonder what this rifle will be like say after 5,000 rounds?

 

[5440fight]

I believe the "dampening thingy" has a small piston in it. When the bolt carrier comes back, it strikes the thingy, pivoting it forward, where the piston strikes a cup, depresses the piston, and dissipates energy. My Skorpion has a similar idea, using a pivot that pushes a weight/spring combo, that lives in the handle. Neato stuff.

 

[HeadDamage]

That buffer is part of why I think that the T97 is a well designed rifle, other than the mag release and safety of course.

 

[5440fight]

That buffer is part of why I think that the T97 is a well designed rifle, other than the mag release and safety of course.

I'm used to both now. The recoil is basically non-existent. When my brother fired it for the first time, he commented that it felt like an electric motor shifting a weight inside, rather than a gun recoiling.