Thread: Bolt forced open

Originally Posted by Three O'Three

He was shooting off a sandbag rest with his forehand under the shotgun butt. So I wonder if it was the way gun was moving a the rest from the recoil. We've searched online but can't find anything about pump action bolt being forced open.

Seems likely that if the bolt was opening from the chamber pressure then it would have been a much more exciting event youd be talking about.

This is theoretical - but it seems plausible that the rearward inertia of the bolt+foreend+sliding assembly might be enough to unlock the action as the shooters' shoulder, having absorbed the recoil, moves the shotgun forward again. Benelli added some extra sprung weight to the bolt and employed this effect to cycle the action automagically on their system.