Bolts

[BNI]

hey there

i know u are all gonna laugh at me and stuff but I am just starting to play paintball and i was just wondering what they were talking about when they mention closed and open bolts. sorry for asking such a dumb question but please could you help me

clueless

 

[mr15bps]

closed bolt = when the bolt inside a gun when at rest and ready to fire is past the breach opening (feed neck) and when the gun is fired the bolt moves back so a ball can drop in and then be fired.

so firing cycle = bolt forward .... trigger pull bolt back .. after fired it stays forward

open bolt= when teh bolt in a gun is at rest ready to fire at the back of the breach and allows the feed neck hole is clear do the ball drops in and when the bolt fires it fires the ball and returns back to its postion ..

so firing cycle= bolt back... trigger pull bolt forward after fired goes back

hope this helped

 

[FRED]

ohoh, then im a noob too!! I thought that open bolt was simply where you could see the bold, eg Intimidator, and closed bolt where you couldnt, eg Angel, Matrix......

 

[BNI]

thanks

yeah that actually cleared everything up thanks,