bolt-action rifles
Handle-cycled long guns
Bolt-action rifles are firearms where the shooter manually operates a sliding bolt handle to chamber each round, eject spent cartridges, and cock the firing mechanism.
This design, slower than semi-automatic actions, offers reliability and accuracy prized by hunters and precision shooters: He worked the bolt and chambered another round.
Bolt-action rifles dominated military use through World War II before semi-automatic designs became standard.
- sniperConcealed precision shooter
- long rangeCovering vast distances
- scopeExtent or range
- iron sightsFixed aiming posts on firearms
- huntingPursuing wild game
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Self-chambering rapid-fire guns
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