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Open bolt

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…

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Open bolt

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related to United States · 15
Open bolt → Around, ATF, Beginning, However, Hughes Amendment, KG-9, National Firearms Act, SAC Carbine, SM-10, SM-11A, The, The Fox Carbine, Under United States, United States, YAC Sten MK II
related to Uses · 11
Open bolt → Closed-bolt, For, In, MP-40, MP5, SMGs, Submachine, The, Thompson, Thus, Uzi
related to Mixed-mode · 8
Open bolt → AR-101, AR-102CETME Model AFG, ArmaLite AR-100, Examples, Heat Adaptive Modular RifleJohnson, LMGLWRC IAR, M6A4Dror, SCAR
related to Disadvantages · 7
Open bolt → Another, Firstly, Given, Since, Some, Sten, The
related to Advantages · 5
Open bolt → Compared, In, Open-bolt, The, These
related to External links · 4
Open bolt → Closed Bolt Firearms Archived, How Does, Wayback Machine, Work

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machine gunsinstance ofThese two features combine to make open-bolt operation more suitable for weapons0.80text
which are intended to be capable of prolonged automatic fireinstance ofThese two features combine to make open-bolt operation more suitable for weapons0.80text
aircraft.Many moviesinstance ofparticularly when employed against fast-moving targets0.80text
video games portray open-bolt weapons as needing to be cycled after reloadinginstance ofparticularly when employed against fast-moving targets0.80text
the Thompson submachine guninstance ofSubmachine guns were for much of their life designed with open bolts0.80text
MP-40instance ofSubmachine guns were for much of their life designed with open bolts0.80text
the Uziinstance ofSubmachine guns were for much of their life designed with open bolts0.80text
mainly for the simplicityinstance ofSubmachine guns were for much of their life designed with open bolts0.80text
economical advantagesinstance ofSubmachine guns were for much of their life designed with open bolts0.80text
and their rates of fireinstance ofSubmachine guns were for much of their life designed with open bolts0.80text
close-range nature mitigated the reduced accuracy of the designinstance ofSubmachine guns were for much of their life designed with open bolts0.80text
Open boltrelated to AdvantagesCompared0.60section

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