The difference between Bolt action and Pump action

When used as nouns, bolt action means a type of firearm action in which the weapon's bolt is operated manually by the opening and closing of the breech with a small handle, most commonly placed on the right-hand side of the weapon, whereas pump action means a type of firearm action that uses a sliding handgrip to cycle the mechanism.


check bellow for the other definitions of Bolt action and Pump action

  1. Bolt action as a noun:

    A type of firearm action in which the weapon's bolt is operated manually by the opening and closing of the breech with a small handle, most commonly placed on the right-hand side of the weapon.

  1. Pump action as a noun:

    a type of firearm action that uses a sliding handgrip to cycle the mechanism.