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==Operation==
[[File:Bolter - Astartes MK Vb.jpg|right|thumb|A standard [[boltgun]]]]
[[File:Stormbolter - Astartes MK VII.jpg|right|thumb|[[Storm Bolterbolter]], with attached drum Magazine]][[File:Heavy Bolter - Astartes MK IVc.jpg|right|thumb|[[Heavy Bolterbolter]], with Belt Feed]]
Bolt weapons fire self-propelled mass-reactive shells known as ''bolts'', which are timed to explode just after penetration for maximum lethality. The standard bolt is .75 calibre with a super-dense metallic core and diamantine tip. Overall bolt ammunition is expensive and difficult to manufacture and the weapons themselves regularly require maintenance and rituals to appease their spirits, but they are no doubt terrifying and destructive weapons.<sup>1</sup>
