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Breech Action

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The breech mechanism in breech-loading small arms and certain special guns, as automatic and machine guns; - used frequently in referring to the method by which the movable barrels of breech-loading shotguns are locked, unlocked, or rotated to loading position.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Breech Action'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​b/breech-action.html. 1828.
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