1. most pistols use are slide operated, but what were pistols that didn't have a slide? all i know of is the luger.
2. can you explain to me in layman's terms what the bolt is?
2007-11-03 05:24:44 · 4 answers · asked by videogamer1988 1 in Sports ➔ Outdoor Recreation ➔ Hunting
The bolt is what slides in & out to put a cartridge in the chamber & to eject the empty cartridge.*
2007-11-03 06:55:16 · answer #1 · answered by dca2003311@yahoo.com 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most semi-autos have slides. The P.08 Luger you mention is an odd one. It has a toggle and bolt instead. I have never seen a Mauser C96 Broomhandle, but I suspect those are different as well.
A bolt is a basically a piece of the action designed to close and hold a cartridge in the chamber. The bolt contains the firing mecahnism (firing pin) and holds pressure and the cartridge while the gun is firing. The bolt also has provisions for extracting the spent casing and removing it from the gun and then picking a new cartridge off the top of the magazine and loading it. So really a bolt is a piece of metal to close off the action and make the barrel into a 1 open ended piece of pipe for a bullet to travel through under high pressure.
2007-11-03 15:22:45 · answer #2 · answered by Matt M 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
#1 Any and all Revolvers don't have a slide. The ammunition is carried in a multiple round holding "Cylinder" (Usually 6 Bullets). The Cylinder ratchets around with each pull of the trigger, or cocking of the hammer in some cases..for each shot fired.
#2 The "BOLT" is a functional moving integral piece of a firearm that contains the firing pin (that fires the cartridge by hitting a primer) and an extractor that removes the empty cartridges (brass) after they have been fired. The type of Bolt is determined by the type of action it is mounted in. A Bolt Action Rifle operates manually and removes/extracts an empty cartridge, and as it moves forward it pushes another fresh cartridge into the chamber to be fired. A Semi-automatic firearm, this process is done automatically using gases produced as the initial cartridge is fired. The bolt moves rearward with the contained gases, and ejects the empty cartridge and replaces it with another new cartridge into the chamber for firing.........I hope this is clear enough for you to understand......
2007-11-03 14:20:00 · answer #3 · answered by JD 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Just to mess up everyone's answers...the Mateba tries to combine both semi-auto AND revolver characteristics.
The other's answers on bolts are good.
2007-11-03 17:05:23 · answer #4 · answered by sirbobby98121 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋