Breechface

{{Short description|Firearm component}} The '''breechface''' is the front part of the breechblock that makes contact with the cartridge in a firearm. The breech block (or breechblock) in a gun is what holds a round in the chamber, and absorbs the recoil of the cartridge when the round is fired, preventing the cartridge case from moving.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.thehighroad.org/archive/index.php/t-614259.html |title = Breechface definition}}</ref>{{More citations needed|the requirement to be published in a process that has fact-checking and that has a editorial policy—this publication has a disclaimer about reliability of the content|date=February 2023|why=source does not meet WP:RS}}

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Category:Firearm components