What is "chambering"

Usage examples of "chambering".

Ryan confirmed, working the slide on his handblaster and chambering a fresh round as he headed for the door.

Overton shouted, working the bolt of the M-60 and chambering the first round of the long ammo belt dangling from the side of the weapon.

Dressed in tattered rags, with strips of cloth wound around their feet as crude shoes, the couple before him whimpered in fear but didn't move an inch, so the sec man worked the bolt of his weapon, chambering a round.

In agreement, Clem worked the bolt on his Enfield, chambering a cartridge.

The sec men lifted their blasters and worked the bolts, chambering rounds.

Standing, the teenager grabbed a longblaster from the top of a woodpile and worked the bolt, chambering a round.

Rising from the chair, the one-eyed warrior took his Steyer longblaster from the wall and worked the bolt, chambering a round for immediate use.

He stopped the bike, dismount­ing, sliding the Colt CAR-15 on its sling from his back to under his right arm, his left hand sweeping back the bolt and letting it fly forward, chambering a round.

The man nodded and Rourke worked the slide, chambering a round, then lowering the hammer and holstering it.

Rourke shook his head no, unslinging the CAR-15 from his back and working the ears on the bolt, chambering a round, then slipping the safety on.

He stopped the bike, dismounting, sliding the Colt CAR-15 on its sling from his back to under his right arm, his left hand sweeping back the bolt and letting it fly forward, chambering a round.

He worked the bolt, chambering a round, and slung the weapon over his shoulder.

In the faint glow from the datacoil, I fixed my gaze on the juncture of her thighs with a kind of desperation and she fed me into herself with the confidence of someone chambering a round.