The weapon is essentially a long stroke gas piston with a forward driven counter balance, that is designed to counteract the backwards forces of the gun due to the recoil and reciprocation of the piston. When the piston is driven backwards, it spins a Star-shaped sprocket, or gear, which causes a counteracting mass, of roughly the same shape and size as the piston, to move backwards, instead of forwards, thus canceling out the felt recoil of the weapon, and in particular the inertia of the backwards moving piston. This makes the weapon more controllable in repeated shots or rapid fire, and makes the weapon more comfortable for the average shooter, as the "kick back" of the weapon is less intense. In systems where the recoil of the weapon cannot be completely eliminated through method, or it would be impractical to do so, a muzzle break or hydraulic recoil buffer can partially compensate.
This is based on the AEK-971 and Ak-108, or fundamentally the AL-7 design. Because the design all but eliminates the effects of muzzle rise and felt recoil, a long stroke gas piston is used, which while traditionally possessing heavier recoil, is substantially more reliable, and capable of operating in a wider variety of environments, and under harsher conditions. The design differs from these, however, in that it is not based off of a traditional Ak pattern receiver, and instead uses an entirely new one, more similiar to that of an Hk416 or XCR. Minor changes include a non-reciprocating left side charging handle, which is moved up far enough to avoid requiring the slit in a traditional Ak-47 design, which is covered up by the safety selector. This helps to prevent dust or other debri from easily entering the weapon, as there is no entrance into the receiver besides the bolt opening itself, such as on the AR-15. Being on the left side, the bolt is more easily accessible despite being pushed so far forward. It possess a bolt open lock feature, which leaves the bolt open after the last round is required, reducing the time it takes to reload a weapon, in addition to a quick bolt release next to the magazine. The safety and fire selector is also more similiar to an AR-15, rather than an Ak-47, which uses an unusually large and sticky safety selector.
The mechanism is unusually complicated and requires precise machining, which can make it difficult to produce. Due the precise timing required and otherwise need for incredibly complex and high strength parts, the cost and time of manufacture of the design can increase significantly. The forward reciprocating bolt also adds considerable weight ot the weapon, as it replicates the heavy bolt in terms of mass. Unlike the Ak-108 or similiar weapons, it uses three guiding sprockets to make the forward moving mass more stable, and in addition uses a guiding tube and bar to help keep the forward reciprocating bolt in place. Due to the friction of the moving parts, nearly all of them are possess a Molybdenum coating, which is both heat and friction resistant. Most of the moving parts of the weapon are stainless steel, while the receiver frame itself generally utilizes ribbed aircraft aluminum. The other structures of the gun, such as the handguard or stock, largely use polymer coated aluminum.
