Open bolt
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open-bolt-161-16124494
title:
Open bolt
text:
A firearm is said to fire from an open bolt or open breech if, when ready to fire, the bolt and working parts are held to the rear of the receiver, with no round in the chamber. When the trigger is actuated, the bolt travels forward, feeds a cartridge from the magazine or belt into the chamber, and fires that cartridge in the same movement. Like any other self-loading design, the action is cycled by the energy released from the propellant, which sends the bolt back to the rear, compressing the m
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
System in firearms
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_bolt
date created:
2004-10-08T09:54:15Z
date modified:
2024-08-27T12:08:23Z
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13
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