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  • I can think of a few possible but highly unlikely scenarios for a typical bolt action rifle to do this, but nothing that would be easy to duplicate. Generally the bolt handle will be at least passively ‘locked’ in place by the geometry of the bolt and rifle, and sometimes actively locked in place. If the bolt handle isn’t fully seated, there really shouldn’t be a way for the firing pin to release. Wear and lack of maintenance could cause an issue like this, but I would expect the incident would be repeatable.


  • I think I know what you’re driving at, but first let me address what you actually said real quick. A bolt action rifle does absolutely have a chamber, the chamber is the rearmost part of the barrel where the round sits and is held in place before firing. Its fitted to the specific round that the gun is designed to use to create a gas seal to ensure the projectile can be propelled down the barrel.

    What I believe you were driving at is that, due to the chambering mechanism on a bolt action rifle being manually operated, as opposed to relying on the recoil action/gas discharge of the firearm to drive the bolt back and a spring to drive it forward, means that it less likely to jam or fail to seat. This is true, for a variety of reasons, but a bolt action rifle can jam, especially if you go futzing around with the casing or the projectile. You’re less likely to see a stovepipe, I’ve only seen it when the case managed to fall back into the action instead of being ejected off to the side, but a complete failure to eject, a failure to seat or even a double feed are all possible ‘jams’ with a bolt action rifle.














  • The blood draw I understand, and what with having cancer for 12 years, you’d think I’d be used to it by now. I’m turned as far away as I can get, tense from head to toe, and on the verge of tears up until the needles back out of me. As soon as it is, I’m fine. Had a phlebotomist that I wound up getting my blood drawn a bunch who told me I was her best worst patient, she always thought I was about to start fighting, but she made sure to get my paperwork every time I was in.


  • There are several types of fire hydrants, two of which are called wet barrel and dry barrel. Dry barrel hydrants have a shut off valve at the interface between the hydrant and the supply piping, with drains at the base that allows the hydrant to drain water in the surrounding ground. Wet barrel hydrants will stay filled with water at all times and will have shut off valves at each individual hose connection.

    Wet barrel hydrants are ‘faster’ since you don’t have to wait for the hydrant to fill and are easier to maintain, but are prone to being damaged in areas where the temperatures drop below freezing. Dry barrel hydrants are used in areas where the temperatures can drop below freezing because they’re not filled with water at all times.

    Wet barrel hydrants, however, don’t store water anymore that the underground piping does. They may have 10s of gallons of water in them, but that’s a drop in the bucket compared to what’s typically needed for fire fighting purposes.