Breechface

Template:Short description The breechface is the front part of the breechblock that makes contact with the cartridge in a firearm. The breech block (or breechblock) in a gun is what holds a round in the chamber, and absorbs the recoil of the cartridge when the round is fired, preventing the cartridge case from moving.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>Template:More citations needed