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Figure 30: A Mosin-Nagant-style action.

LEVER-ACTION
The incredible versatility of the bolt-action sys-
tem has withstood the rigors of battle and the
test of time. The bolt-action is still in use to The lever-action gets its name from the fact that
this very day, with different models being used the action is controlled by a lever. When the le-
by militaries, hunters, competitors, and enthu- ver is manipulated, linkage will cause the bolt
siasts around the world. Advances in technol- to travel horizontally, unlocking and locking the
ogy, metallurgy, materials, and ballistics will chamber. The lever-style action is used with pis-
continue to push the bolt-action rifle's life far tols, rifles, and shotguns. The lever-style action
into the future. system is a manual action that must be manipu-
lated by the operator in order to complete the

Figure 31: A straight-pull action.

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