bolt action

Noun

Meaning

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bolt action (plural bolt actions)

A type of firearm action in which the weapon's bolt is operated manually by the opening and closing of the breech with a small handle, most commonly placed on the right-hand side of the weapon.

bolt-action (plural bolt-actions)

Alternative spelling of bolt action

Alternative names

bolt-action

Examples

A lever-action rifle, a pump-action shotgun, and most bolt-action rifles are good examples of repeating firearms. Source: Internet

All semi-automatic rifles with a capacity greater than 3 rounds, all handguns and all rifles chambered in 'military' calibres, including bolt action, require permits. Source: Internet

And, if a free-floated barrel is incorporated to the M16’s design, it becomes capable of ½-MOA or better, making it fully as accurate as a finely tuned heavy-barreled bolt-action precision rifle." Source: Internet

Here's What You Need to Know: The Howa 1500 series remains a well-built, durable and accurate bolt action rifle for target shooting and hunting. Source: Internet

Bolt actions main Although bolt actions are usually associated with fixed or detachable box magazines, in fact the first general-issue military breechloader was a single-shot bolt action: the paper-cartridge Prussian Needle Gun of 1841. Source: Internet

Cooper Open action of Cooper Model 22 single-shot rifle The majority of rifles made by Cooper are single-shot bolt-action rifles. Source: Internet

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