Block
Locking
Locking noun - The act of locking something up to protect it.
Both words in one sentence
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Dredd responds by not only refusing his offer, but by beating up Satan, arresting him for the crime of instigating every other crime, and locking him in iso-block 666.
- It would fire without the locking block, exactly once; the result would be the bolt immovably jammed in the full-recoil position (not very useful in a firefight).
Source: Reliably Unreliable Guns - Free replacement parts were sent out and Beretta, in the upgrade to the 92FS, redesigned the frame with a pin to prevent the slide from flying rearward in the event that the locking block fails.
Source: Reliably Unreliable Guns
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