Bolt-Action Rifle

A Bolt-Action Rifle is a Small Arm that fires one bullet per trigger pull from a Magazine or Clip, and needs to be reset manually after each shot by pulling back on the bolt.

Bolt-Action Rifles have an extremely slow rate of fire for an Infantry weapons, due to the time they take to reset between shots. On the other hand, a Bolt-Action Rifle's firing mechanism gives it excellent accuracy at range, and the heavy bullet provides high damage on hits. For this reason, all modern Bolt-Action Rifles in military use are high-powered sniper rifles, some capable of killing at a distance of 1,000 meters or more.

In ShackTac, Bolt-Action Rifles have so far appeared almost entirely in World War II scenarios, including the German Kar-98K, the British Lee Enfield, and the Japanese Type 99. These weapons use clips or magazines carrying between 5 and 10 rounds each. Modern Sniper Rifles are not used in ShackTac at all, but modern INDFOR may employ old Bolt-Action Rifles when there is no other option.