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chamber, and finally the breech is closed tight by rotating the handle down so the bolt head relocks on the receiver. A less common bolt-action type is the...33 KB (4,200 words) - 09:08, 21 November 2024
Breechloader (redirect from Breech-loading)breechloader is a firearm in which the user loads the ammunition from the breech end of the barrel (i.e., from the rearward, open end of the gun's barrel)...22 KB (2,552 words) - 08:16, 25 August 2024
bolt is a method of locking the breech (or rear barrel) of a firearm closed for firing. Johann Nicolaus von Dreyse developed the first rotating bolt firearm...6 KB (727 words) - 20:48, 29 June 2024
A telescoping bolt (also known as an overhung bolt) is a firearm bolt which telescopes over, that is, wraps around and past, the breech end of the barrel...5 KB (677 words) - 19:16, 29 October 2024
Breechblock (redirect from Breech block)With the breech locked, an initial rearward movement of the bolt carrier causes the bolt to rotate and unlock. Similarly, when closing the breech, the final...30 KB (3,745 words) - 12:34, 17 June 2024
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...18 KB (2,328 words) - 12:08, 27 August 2024
said to fire from a closed bolt or closed breech is one where, when ready to fire, a round is in the chamber and the bolt and working parts are forward...5 KB (677 words) - 23:29, 5 October 2024
A bolt is the part of a repeating, breechloading firearm that blocks the rear opening (breech) of the barrel chamber while the propellant burns, and moves...4 KB (487 words) - 00:02, 20 October 2024- Blowback (firearms) (section Off-axis bolt travel)control bolt movement. In most actions that use blowback operation, the breech is not locked mechanically at the time of firing: the inertia of the bolt and...59 KB (7,390 words) - 17:19, 19 November 2024
Action (firearms) (section Bolt-action)reciprocating barrel and breech assembly, combined with a bolt that locks to the breech. The breech remains locked as the bolt and barrel travel rearward...33 KB (3,824 words) - 18:55, 26 September 2024- Bolt thrust or breech pressure is a term used in internal ballistics and firearms (whether small arms or artillery) that describes the amount of rearward...9 KB (673 words) - 07:52, 1 July 2024
- operated mechanism. This mechanism featured a balanced breech bolt, meaning that the breech bolt contained a quantity of metal proportioned to the weight...5 KB (636 words) - 05:37, 20 March 2023
- pin has moved forward a sufficient distance to insure locking of the breech bolt". This prevents the action sleeve "from being retracted by the hand of...27 KB (2,878 words) - 20:17, 26 November 2024
- as a takedown rifle and featured a modified receiver that allowed the breech bolt to lock externally. The third model was also available in a deluxe version...5 KB (506 words) - 21:08, 14 December 2022
- "fully open" bolt hold position, activated by pushing the charging handle inwards towards the gun when it is in the fully retracted, open breech position...15 KB (2,034 words) - 18:22, 23 February 2024
blowback operating system. The two-piece bolt assembly consists of a breech (bolt head) and bolt carrier. The bolt is held in battery by two sliding cylindrical...98 KB (9,945 words) - 01:31, 7 November 2024
closely with fellow HK engineer Tilo Moller on a pistol that would have a breech bolt with a firing pin operable at different angles. The cool thing about...9 KB (864 words) - 05:31, 23 November 2024
down into receiver recess and locks on bolt closing. Tilting the bolt up and down locks-unlocks in the breech. This tilting allows gas pressure in the...4 KB (484 words) - 19:23, 12 August 2024
Chamber (firearms) (redirect from Breech (firearms))being fired. The rear opening of the chamber is the breech, and is sealed by the breechblock or the bolt. The act of chambering a cartridge means the insertion...9 KB (908 words) - 19:08, 4 September 2024
Locked breech is the design of a breech-reloading firearm's action. This is important in understanding how a self-reloading firearm works. In the simplest...9 KB (1,307 words) - 22:32, 26 September 2024
- holding-down bolt or catch is upon the barrel, and it engages with the top of the standing breech, whereas in the Webley the bolt is upon the standing breech and
- firearm operating mechanisms, including breech loading, single-barreled, double or combination gun, pump-action, bolt-, and lever-action, revolver, semi-automatic
- where the firearm is carried with the safety on. A well designed breech, whether it be bolt action, lever action, or even a single shot design, can speed