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===Cased vs Caseless===
Even as of 2025, there has been somewhat of a longstanding conflict between Boltguns being cased or caseless.
[[File:Bolt Ultramarines A Warhammer 40,000 Movie.jpg|right|100px|thumb|<sup>Bolt round depicted as a self-propelled caseless munition ([[Ultramarines: A Warhammer 40,000 Movie]])</sup>]]
In [[1st Edition]] (Rogue Trader) bolts are described as self-propelled explosives akin to small missiles. This by definition makes them [[Wikipedia:Caseless_ammunition#Internal-propellant_caseless_ammunition|Internal-propellant caseless ammunition]].{{fn|1b}} According to [[Liber Astartes (3rd Edition)]]{{fn|21}} as well as [[Liber Astartes (2nd Edition)]], bolt weapons fire caseless ammunition.{{fn|24}}
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This is in stark contrast to the numerous depictions, statements, and portrayals of bolt weapons clearly ejecting spent cases:
*In [[The Flight of the Eisenstein (Novel)]], [[Kaleb Arin]] wears an engraved bolt shell case on a chain around his neck.{{fn|31}}
