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Chamber (firearms)
Cavity where a cartridge is inserted before being fired / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The chamber of a firearm is the cavity at the back end of a breechloading weapon's barrel or cylinder, where the ammunition is inserted before being fired. The rear opening of the chamber is the breech, and is sealed by the breechblock or the bolt.[1][2]
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