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The 7 pages that link to Firing pin, each with the reason it gives.

• Bolt actionRelated: The bolt commonly carries the firing pin toward the chambered cartridge.

• Rimfire ammunitionRelated: It crushes the primed rim to fire a rimfire cartridge.

• Bolt-action rifleRelated: The bolt houses or carries the part that strikes the primer when the rifle fires.

• Metallic cartridgeRelated: Its impact starts the cartridge’s firing sequence by setting off the primer.

• Semi-automatic firearmRelated: A trigger pull releases the firing mechanism, which drives the firing pin into the primer.

• Contact fuzeRelated: Some impact fuzes use a moving striker to hit the primer on contact.

• Shotgun cartridgeRelated: Its impact activates the cartridge’s primer.