SpudFiles

yes, real rifles have a trigger to fire. the bolt action on a rifle is to load the bullet, contain the firing, the eject the spent casing. my idea would be work on a similar basis, as iit would contain the pressure, tehn release the pressure when opened.

yes, just like on a real rifle. the bolt is held in place because it is in a side channel, think of the number "7", thats what the slide channel looks like, and when the chamber is pressurized, the bolt is in the top and to the side of the "7", so it stays in place. then to release, twist it over to ...

has anyone ever heard of using a bolt action, like on a rifle, for a release valve? I have thought about this quite a bit over the last 24 hours, and I don't see why it wouldn't work. easy, only 1 moving part. what do you think?