Editing Bolt action (section)

====Mauser====
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[[File:Disassembled mauser long action.jpg|thumb|A disassembled [[Karabiner 98k]] action]]
{{anchor|Gewehr Bolt}}The Mauser bolt-action system is based on 19th-century Mauser bolt-action rifle designs and was finalized in the [[Gewehr 98]] designed by [[Paul Mauser]]. It is the most common bolt-action system in the world,{{citation needed|date=October 2015}} being in use in nearly all modern hunting rifles and the majority of military bolt-action rifles until the middle of the 20th century. The Mauser system is stronger than that of the Lee–Enfield system, due to two locking lugs just behind the bolt head, which make it better able to handle higher-pressure cartridges (i.e. [[magnum cartridge]]s). The [[9.3×64mm Brenneke]] and [[8×68mm S]] magnum rifle cartridge "families" were designed for the Mauser M 98 bolt-action.

A novel safety feature was the introduction of a third locking lug present at the rear of the bolt that normally did not lock the bolt, since it would introduce asymmetrical locking forces. The Mauser system features "cock on opening", meaning the upward rotation of the bolt when the rifle is opened cocks the action. A drawback of the Mauser M 98 system is that it cannot be cheaply mass-produced very easily.{{citation needed|date=October 2015}} Many Mauser M 98-inspired derivatives feature technical alterations, such as omitting the third safety locking lug, to simplify production.

The [[controlled feed|controlled-feed]] on the Mauser M 98 bolt-action system is simple, strong, safe, and well-thought-out design that has inspired other military and sporting rifle designs that became available during the 20th century, including the:
*[[Gewehr 98]]/[[Mauser Standardmodell|Standardmodell]]/[[Karabiner 98k]]
*[[M24 series]]
*[[vz. 24]]/[[vz. 33]]
*[[Chiang Kai-Shek rifle|Type 24 rifle]]
*[[M1903 Springfield]]
*[[Pattern 1914 Enfield]]
*[[M1917 Enfield]]
*[[Arisaka]] [[Type 38 Rifle|Type 38]]/[[Type 99 Rifle|Type 99]]
*[[M48 Mauser]]
*[[Kb wz. 98a]]/[[Karabinek wz. 1929]]
*[[FR8|FR 7/FR 8]]
*modern hunting/sporting rifles like the [[CZ 550]], [[Heym Express Magnum]], [[Winchester Model 70]] and the [[Mauser M 98]]
*modern sniper rifles like the [[Sako TRG]], [[Accuracy International Arctic Warfare]] and [[GOL Sniper Magnum]]

Versions of the Mauser action designed prior to the Gewehr 98's introduction, such as that of the [[Swedish Mauser]] rifles and carbines, lack the third locking lug and feature a "cock on closing" operation.