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The document describes a formula for calculating the weight of a bolt needed to safely operate a firearm based on characteristics of the cartridge being fired. It explains that the momentum of the bolt must equal the momentum of the bullet plus gases. It then derives an equation showing that the momentum of the bolt is equal to the momentum of the bullet times the ratio of their surface areas. The document provides the calculated bolt weights needed for safe operation across many common cartridges using a t

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