792:, differs significantly from the Mauser and Lee–Enfield bolt-action designs. The Mosin–Nagant design has a separate bolthead that rotates with the bolt and the bearing lugs, in contrast to the Mauser system where the bolthead is a non-removable part of the bolt. The Mosin–Nagant is also unlike the Lee–Enfield system where the bolthead remains stationary and the bolt body itself rotates. The Mosin–Nagant bolt is a somewhat complicated affair, but is extremely rugged and durable; like the Mauser, it uses a "cock on open" system. Although this bolt system has been rarely used in commercial sporting rifles (the Vostok brand target rifles being the most recognized) and has never been exported outside of Russia, although large numbers of military surplus Mosin–Nagant rifles have been
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363:. The first bolt-action repeating rifle was patented in Britain in 1855 by an unidentified inventor through the patent agent Auguste Edouard Loradoux Bellford using a gravity-operated tubular magazine in the stock. Another more well-known bolt-action repeating rifle was the Vetterli rifle of 1867 and the first bolt-action repeating rifle to use centerfire cartridges was the weapon designed by the Viennese gunsmith Ferdinand Fruwirth in 1871. Ultimately, the military turned to bolt-action rifles using a
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1115:. On many older firearms, the bolt knob is welded to the bolt handle, and as such becoming an integral part of the bolt handle itself. On many newer firearms, the bolt knob is instead threaded onto the handle, allowing the user to change the original bolt knob for an aftermarket one, either for aesthetical reasons, achieving better grip or similar. The type of threads used vary between firearms. European firearms often use either M6 1 or M8 1.25 threads, for example M6 is used on the
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1055:, a lever, cam action, a locking piece, or a number of systems. Straight pull designs have seen a great deal of use, though manual turn bolt designs are what is most commonly thought of in reference to a bolt-action design due to the type ubiquity. As a result, the bolt-action term is often reserved for more modern types of rotating bolt designs when talking about a specific weapon's type of action.
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the closing of the bolt (as in the Lee–Enfield system). The vast majority of modern bolt-action rifles were made for the commercial market post-war, numbering in the tens of millions by
Remington in the unique, and most accurate Model 700, two of the others use the Mauser system, with other designs such as the Lee–Enfield system and the Mosin Nagant system, of only limited usage.
534:. It is the most common bolt-action system in the world, being in use in nearly all modern hunting rifles and the majority of military bolt-action rifles until the middle of the 20th century. The Mauser system is stronger than that of the Lee–Enfield system, due to two locking lugs just behind the bolt head, which make it better able to handle higher-pressure cartridges (i.e.
727:), and is a "cock on closing" action in which the forward thrust of the bolt cocks the action. This enables a shooter to keep eyes on sights and targets uninterrupted when cycling the bolt. The ability of the bolt to flex between the lugs and chamber, which also keeps the shooter safer in case of a catastrophic chamber overpressure failure.
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this may lead to a stretched receiver and excessive headspacing, which if perceived as a problem can be remedied by changing the removable bolt head to a larger sized one (the Lee–Enfield bolt manufacture involved a mass production method where at final assembly the bolt body was fitted with one of three standard size bolt heads for correct
447:(MASS) is the most recent and advanced example of a bolt-action shotgun, albeit one designed to be attached to an M16 rifle or M4 carbine using an underbarrel mount (although with the standalone kit, the MASS can become a standalone weapon). Mossberg 12-gauge bolt-action shotguns were briefly popular in Australia after the
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at a time, although a box-like device was made that could drop five rounds into the magazine, all at once via a stripper or en bloc clip. This made it slower to reload than other designs which used stripper or en bloc clips. Another historically important bolt-action system was the Gras system, used on the French Mle 1874
945:. The bolt locking of a straight pull action is achieved differently without needing manual inputs, therefore the entire operating cycle needs the shooter to perform only two movements (pull back and push forward), instead of four movements (rotate up, pull back, push forward, and rotate down), this greatly increases the
735:). In the years leading up to World War II, the Lee–Enfield bolt system was used in numerous commercial sporting and hunting rifles manufactured by such firms in the United Kingdom as BSA, LSA, and Parker–Hale, as well as by SAF Lithgow in Australia. Vast numbers of ex-military SMLE Mk III rifles were
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Norwegian and Danish versions of the Krag have two locking lugs, while the American version has only one. In all versions, the bolt handle itself serves as an emergency locking lug. The Krag's major disadvantage compared to other bolt-action designs is that it is usually loaded by hand, one round
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All four differ in the way the bolt fits into the receiver, how the bolt rotates as it is being operated, the number of locking lugs holding the bolt in place as the gun is fired, and whether the action is cocked on the opening of the bolt (as in both the Mauser system and the Mosin Nagant system) or
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post WWII to create cheap, effective hunting rifles, and the Lee–Enfield bolt system is used in the M10 and No 4 Mk IV rifles manufactured by
Australian International Arms. Rifle Factory Ishapore of India manufactures a hunting and sporting rifle chambered in .315 which also employs the Lee Enfield
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The disadvantage of the rearward-located bolt lugs is that a larger part of the receiver, between chamber and lugs, must be made stronger and heavier to resist stretching forces. Also, the bolt ahead of the lugs may flex on firing which, although a safety advantage with repeated firing over time,
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Straight-pull bolt-actions differ from conventional turn-pull bolt-action mechanisms in that the bolt can be cycled back and forward without rotating the handle and thus only a linear motion is required, as opposed to a traditional bolt-action, where the user has to axially rotate the bolt in
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cocks the action. A drawback of the Mauser M 98 system is that it cannot be cheaply mass-produced very easily. Many Mauser M 98-inspired derivatives feature technical alterations, such as omitting the third safety locking lug, to simplify production.
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Typically, the bolt consists of a tube of metal inside of which the firing mechanism is housed, and which has at the front or rear of the tube several metal knobs, or "lugs", which serve to lock the bolt in place. The operation can be done via a
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Beringer. In 1852 another metallic centerfire bolt-action breechloader was patented by Joseph Needham and improved upon in 1862 with another patent. Two different systems for
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Enfield bolt designs. Supplied with
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451:, but the shotguns themselves were awkward to operate and had only a three-round magazine, thus offering no practical or real advantages over a conventional double-barreled shotgun.
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barrels and a trigger derived from the
Finnish Mantari, the Swing was commercially successful, with the basic design reused in the Paramount, RPA Quadlock and Millenium rifles.
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competitions historically used accurised examples of the prevailing service rifle, but it was felt these had reached the end of their development potential.
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394:, though bolt-action rifles remained the primary weapon of most of the combatants for the duration of the war; and many American units, especially the
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1618:"Browning Maral / Straight-Pull Rifles Reviews"
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1920:Area 419 – Precision Comes Standard
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1591:Holtam, Dominic (10 March 2017).
1555:"The SWING SIN71 Rifle Prototype"
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1369:Blackmore, Howard L. (1965).
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1831:Patent DE3432537A1 (expired)
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1371:Guns and Rifles of the World
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1916:"419 Bolt Knobs – Area 419"
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1889:Shooting Illustrated
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3608:Malfunction
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3444:Match grade
3362:Mathematics
3294:Single-shot
3234:Closed bolt
3148:Scope mount
3111:Holographic
3101:Finderscope
2989:Pistol grip
2967:Speedloader
2821:Telescoping
2801:Breechblock
2674:Gatling gun
2573:Pump action
2214:Single-shot
2137:Combination
1785:Shooting UK
1748:Shooting UK
1696:Shooting UK
1576:1 September
1562:NRA Journal
1274:Pump action
1185:single shot
1101:Lee–Enfield
1093:Mauser M 98
1081:.22 rimfire
1064:pump-action
1028:.22 caliber
1002:Savage Arms
982:C.G. Haenel
882:), and the
876:Lebel rifle
874:, Mle 1886
814:Swing rifle
794:sporterized
790:LĂ©on Nagant
762:Parker Hale
737:sporterised
705:Lee–Metford
687:Lee–Enfield
681:Lee–Enfield
654:Mauser M 98
532:Paul Mauser
490:Lee–Enfield
377:World War I
373:Lee–Metford
361:Lebel rifle
357:Kropatschek
338:French Army
289:Nadelgewehr
177:single-shot
175:, but many
150:bolt handle
134:Bolt-action
72:August 2019
64:introducing
4392:Categories
4163:Gun safety
4158:Gunfighter
3949:Centrefire
3931:Cartridges
3911:Snake shot
3851:Round shot
3841:Projectile
3826:Incendiary
3724:Ammunition
3683:Propellant
3651:Obturation
3623:Squib load
3551:ammunition
3389:Accurizing
3325:Ballistics
3239:Electronic
3158:Telescopic
3009:Recoil pad
2868:Firing pin
2843:Bump stock
2806:Breechface
2747:Components
2739:components
2592:Ammunition
2340:Wallet gun
2284:Pepper-box
2229:Spring-gun
2224:Smoothbore
2219:Sleeve gun
1533:rfi.gov.in
1295:References
1193:firing pin
1121:Blaser R93
1040:Heym SR 30
972:Helix and
958:Blaser R93
931:Heym SR 30
894:See also:
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856:Swiss army
719:after the
707:and later
627:Kb wz. 98a
622:M48 Mauser
576:M24 series
478:firing pin
427:large game
390:and later
355:as on the
346:Gras rifle
306:centerfire
192:World Wars
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4203:Gun shops
4153:Forensics
4128:and
4074:Gun shows
3816:Frangible
3806:Expanding
3758:Gas check
3753:Flechette
3736:Cannelure
3661:Gunpowder
3618:Hang fire
3586:Firefight
3439:Lock time
3429:Headspace
3394:Bore axis
3279:Repeating
3229:Open bolt
3143:Magnifier
3029:Auto sear
2935:Wheellock
2930:Flintlock
2908:Half-cock
2863:Extractor
2764:Feed ramp
2694:Tommy Gun
2684:M1 Garand
2619:.410 bore
2583:Sawed-off
2558:Coach gun
2472:Repeating
2465:Polygonal
2389:Automatic
2372:Anti-tank
2257:Derringer
2147:Flare gun
1492:, p. 147.
1405:847527424
1139:Reloading
1125:Blaser R8
1107:Bolt knob
1013:lock time
966:Blaser R8
733:headspace
636:FR 7/FR 8
563:Gewehr 98
528:Gewehr 98
496:system.
404:M1 Garand
348:in 1874.
250:cartridge
123:US Marine
4364:Politics
4284:Gun laws
4215:Gunsmith
4103:Politics
4022:industry
3944:Caseless
3746:Snap cap
3639:Ignition
3630:Ricochet
3571:Dry fire
3547:Shooting
3474:Velocity
3340:Terminal
3335:External
3299:Slamfire
3284:Revolver
3199:Blowback
3066:Tapering
3041:Silencer
3004:Receiver
2942:Magazine
2898:Foregrip
2888:Freebore
2858:Cylinder
2816:Rotating
2779:Trunnion
2645:Historic
2536:Shotguns
2455:Marksman
2433:Elephant
2335:Starting
2294:Revolver
2262:Duelling
2252:Cane gun
2244:Handguns
2204:Riot gun
2172:Takedown
2157:Long gun
2142:Elephant
2046:glossary
2038:Firearms
1952:12 April
1926:12 April
1895:12 April
1869:23 March
1863:Archived
1816:12 April
1790:12 April
1753:12 April
1727:12 April
1701:12 April
1675:12 April
1627:12 April
1622:Gun Mart
1538:12 April
1513:29 March
1199:See also
1151:, or by
1145:magazine
1129:Sako TRG
1077:receiver
1071:and the
1020:biathlon
974:Browning
884:Berthier
740:action.
660:Sako TRG
652:and the
544:8Ă—68mm S
254:magazine
230:receiver
196:infantry
166:handguns
162:shotguns
142:directly
4351: (
4318:License
4086:Hunting
4034:Society
4014:Society
3991:Wildcat
3986:Pinfire
3916:Spitzer
3846:Raufoss
3788:Bullets
3778:Wadding
3693:Cordite
3671:Rimfire
3601:Fouling
3581:Gunshot
3559:Gunshot
3399:Caliber
3382:Metrics
3313:Physics
3214:Boxlock
3187:Actions
3173:Zeroing
3168:Thermal
3126:Reticle
3096:Diopter
3071:Trigger
2918:Striker
2893:Forearm
2878:Fluting
2848:Chamber
2836:Tilting
2826:Flapper
2786:Bayonet
2774:Threads
2538: (
2460:Rifling
2448:Varmint
2438:Express
2428:Buffalo
2423:Hunting
2406:Carbine
2377:Assault
2352: (
2279:Machine
2199:Pen gun
2194:Net gun
2189:Needler
2181: (
2162:Carbine
2083:History
2066:Firearm
2040: (
1602:26 June
1478:. 1856.
1447:3 April
1189:chamber
1181:Prussia
1165:cannons
1161:pistols
1149:en bloc
986:Chapuis
978:Beretta
723:in the
717:rifling
617:Type 99
613:Type 38
610:Arisaka
538:). The
425:and to
311:primers
274:History
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242:striker
60:improve
4148:Deaths
4130:safety
4018:safety
3896:Meplat
3876:Tracer
3703:Ramrod
3656:Primer
3501:Recoil
3464:Energy
3459:Muzzle
3131:Reflex
3088:Sights
3036:Shroud
3019:Safety
2913:Linear
2903:Hammer
2831:Roller
2759:Barrel
2512:Medium
2477:Sniper
2418:Double
2394:Battle
2350:Rifles
2289:Pocket
2267:Pistol
2209:Rotary
2167:Musket
2098:Weapon
2088:Safety
2050:topics
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510:Mauser
504:Mauser
486:Mauser
431:safari
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414:role.
258:barrel
234:breech
158:rifles
148:via a
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3981:Paper
3939:Blank
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3891:Minié
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3821:Green
3773:Sabot
3506:Group
3414:Gauge
3249:Lever
3224:Break
3121:Laser
3106:Globe
3076:guard
3056:Stock
3051:Choke
2719:Glock
2714:M1911
2699:MP 40
2659:AR-15
2654:AK-47
2517:Heavy
2507:Light
2071:lists
1566:LXXXI
1558:(PDF)
800:Swing
441:gauge
127:M40A3
4349:Laws
4253:Arms
4208:list
4186:list
4026:laws
3974:list
3856:SLAP
3801:Cast
3549:and
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3264:Pump
3209:Bolt
3153:Tang
3116:Iron
3024:Sear
2957:Drum
2952:Clip
2925:Lock
2811:Bolt
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