Where are bullets kept in a gun?

Question

I had a feeling it was in the chamber. What exactly is the chamber, and how is it opened? (Writing a story).

Answer 1

Bullets are firmly seated in cartridges. Cartridges are kept in a storage area called a magazine (some are tube style, others are removable or fixed and revolver magazines are called cylinders). Only one cartridge can be in the chamber at a time, that's right behind the barrel and where the business of a firearm takes place. It is possible to keep one rond in the chamber.

A clip is not a magazine, although Hollywood and misinformed individuals continue to call it such.

Answer 2

Bullets are kept in cartridges, which are kept in a magazine
Except for:
single shot weapons which are loaded one at a time from the muzzle (front) or breech (rear)
revolvers which have multiple chambers,
machine guns which can load by belt feed

They then move into the chamber when ready to fire. In most firearms the chamber is opened when the bolt (internal part which seats and holds the cartridge in the barrel and contains the firing pin, the part which strikes the primer which ignites the powder and fires the cartridge) moves back, either manually by the operator or mechanically from the forces generated by the previous firing, cycling the "action"
(again revolvers and single shots are an exception)

There are far too many variations of actions to tell you exactly what happens.

Answer 3

That depends on the type of gun. And by bullets i assume you mean a rifle or a pistol, because if you were talking about a shotgun you would say shells. anyway all guns have a chamber, which is right in front of the barrel. If a bullet is in the chamber, than the gun is ready to fire. In automatic handguns, and semi automatic rifles, in order to clear the gun you remove the clip (the metal box in which holds more bullets) and then cycle the bolt(rifle) or the slide(pistol), and the bullet will fly out of the chamber the same way as when the gun is fired normally(except now the gun is empty). To keep it open there is a lever which stops the bolt/slide from slamming shut again. In a revolver, the cylinder is the chamber itself, and is also the clip as it holds 5 or 6 bullets. In double action revolvers(only need to pull the trigger to shoot) you swing out the cylinder, where you can proceed to remove the bullets with a rod which removes them all at once. In a single action revolver(needs to be ****** every time, like the old west) there is a lever door on the right side behind the cylinder that you swing open, then eject the shells one by one with a rod which is housed in the cylinder below the barrel. In a bolt action rifle or a lever action rifle, you open the bolt/lever halfway and the bullet will fly out, then you can remove the clip(or in some lever actions empty the tube of bullets below the barrel) and the gun will be empty.

Answer 4

Judging by the vast array of answers you're receiving here, I'd suggest doing some research on your own. If I was in your shoes I'd be confused. Some of the answers you've received answer your question to some extent, but others are somewhat off base.

Here we go...
I'll try to keep it simple.

A bullet is a component of a "Cartridge". Generally, a cartridge is comprised of four components.

1) Case : This holds the other three components.
2) Primer: This is the source of ignition for the cartridge.
3) Gun Powder: This is the propellant of the cartridge.
4) Bullet: This is the projectile of the catridge.

A "Chamber" is at the breech of a gun barrel, and is where a Cartridge is placed to be expended. The way the chamber is opened depends on which specific action the firearm has.

This link might explain it better than I did.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cartridge_(firearms)

Good luck, and feel free to e-mail me with any questions. Hopefully Bound's Hubby will chime in, he's very knowledgeable.

Answer 5

The cartridges are kept in a magazine. This can either be a tubular magazine (lever action rifles, pump acion shotguns), in a box magazine (bolt action rifles, semi-auto rifles), a detachable magazine, or in a clip (older military rifles like M1 Garands and Mausers). On a revolver, the cartridges are kept in the cylinder.

The chamber is the end of the barrel closest to you (opposite end of the muzzle). It is where the rounds are actually fired. It is shaped to fit the specific cartridge that the gun is designed to fire. When the action is cycled, a round is pulled from the magazine and inserted into the chamber. When the action is cycled again, the bolt extracts the round in the chamber and it "chambers" a new round.

The chamber cannot be opened. Instead, the action is opened which is the mechanism that loads rounds into the chamber and extracts the rounds from the chamber.

Answer 6

The chamber is the place where a bullet is placed to be fired. Conventional rifles and pistols only have one chamber. They load the extra bullets from a magazine, sometimes called a 'clip.'

A single shot rifle, pistol or shotgun only has one chamber. Double rifles have two chambers. Revolvers have five, six or more chambers. These are sometimes referred to as 'cylinders,' but the cylinder in a revolver that is lined up to fire functions as the chamber.

Hope that helped.

H

Answer 7

First it depend on what style of weapon, some are inherently different to others.

Pistols
1= In a revolver The ammo is kept in the cylinder and the cylinder acts as the chamber also, each time the hammer is retracted the cylinder rotates to align it with the barrel.
Most cylinders hold 4,5,6 or 8 rounds, where as the most common is 6 rounds.

2= in the semi auto the ammo is kept in a magazine usually detachable.
The chamber is part of the barrel, and loading and opening the chamber is done by working the slide.(pulling the slide backwards and then releasing it chambers a round)

3= in a single shot the chamber is again part of the barrel.
To load the ammo must be placed manually in to the chamber, to open the chamber a leaver of some sort must be used to brake open the action.
Only exception is in the falling block design where as the lever allows the block to fall to open the chamber for loading.

Rifle
1= Bolt actions store there ammo in a magazine box or tube style.
The chamber is part of the barrel to open simply raise the bolt handle and slide it backwards this opens the chamber, then by sliding it forward loads a round in to the chamber then push the bold handle down locks it in to position and it is ready to fire.
2= semi auto store the ammo in a magazine box or tube style.
The chamber is part of the barrel to open you slide the bolt backwards this opens the chamber, then release the bolt and it will slide forward loading a round in to the chamber and is ready to fire.
3= lever actions store there ammo in a magazine box or tube style.
The chamber is part of the barrel to open simply work the lever downwards to open the chamber and then by pulling the lever back up closes the chamber and loads a round.
4= single shots have no magazine to store ammo.
The chamber is part of the barrel and by working the lever will open the chamber whether brake open or falling blocks, the round must be placed in the chamber by hand.

That a short answer
Research any action in the link attached.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

Answer 8

The "Chamber" is where the cartridge is discharged/fired. You'll need to ask an adult if they have any knowledge of firearms ( you failed to mention the type of gun, be it Pistol, Revolver, Single shot handgun, Rifle or Shotgun,etc.), then show that person the gun and ask for assistance in opening the action/chamber to see if the gun is LOADED or UNLOADED...CLEAR.

BE VERY CAREFUL and POINT the MUZZLE/BARREL in a SAFE DIRECTION.

If still troubled call you'r local Police Dept. for help. They may come to your home or tell you to call a Gun Shop for help. Before running into you store call them first, because they DON'T LIKE PLAYING WITH A LOADED GUN! Tell them you are not sure if it's loaded or not.

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Answer 9

First you must determine what type of gun you want to use in the story. I have pasted links to both typical types of handguns. The chamber holds the round that will fire with the next pull of the trigger. There are different types of rifles and shotguns. A single shot shotgun has only one shell in the chamber and must be reloaded after each shot.

Answer 10

Bullets are usually kept inside cartridges (unless you're using a muzzleloader).

Cartridges are stored in a magazine (in the case of a semiautomatic or automatic weapon this is usually a box magazine in which a spring pushes the cartridge up so it can be fed into the chamber; many lever-action and pump-action weapons use tubular magazines in which cartridges are placed end to end and pushed from the front by a spring), or in the cylinder for revolvers.

Note this is called a magazine, NOT a clip. Cartridges will not be stored in a clip when in the weapon unless the weapon is an M-1 rifle.

If you're asking how a character in your story should go about loading his/her weapon, you need to be more specific as to what the weapon is.