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Bolt actions

Scope note

Mechanisms on breechloading firearms featuring a manually operated cylindrical bolt with an external lever which the shooter pulls back to open the breech and extract the empty case of a fired cartridge and pushes forward to push a fresh cartridge into firing position and close the breech.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000224972

Broader Terms used

<breech mechanisms>

Term used for

actions, bolt

Equivalent Terms used

bolt action

Created

13yrs ago

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