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n. - A part of certain firearms that closes the rear of the bore against the force of the charge

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Usage examples (8)
  • We get to figure out how many of you can tell a breechblock from a breach cloth.
  • Brad noted that Rimov was staring at the intensity slide visible on the breechblock of his sheathed weapon.
  • That way, because # .22 caliber long rifle cartridge is rim-fire ignited, the plunger, when released by the trigger, would both fire the piece and act as a breechblock.
  • In the bore, pent in by the polished breechblock, is a cartridge which has failed in its duty.
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