223 - Astartes Armoury: Bolters
Lorehammer - A Warhammer 40k Podcast
Lorehammer Crew
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🗓️ 6 February 2026
⏱️ 152 minutes
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In this episode, we dive into the sanctified thunder of the Imperium’s most iconic weapon: the holy bolter. More than just a firearm, the bolter is a consecrated engine of war, part relic, part machine, and fully devoted to the Emperor’s wrath. Each round is a prayer wrapped in steel, a mass-reactive benediction that blossoms in righteous fury the moment it strikes the unclean. From the reverent rites of loading to the booming litany of its recoil, the bolter embodies the faith and fury of the Adeptus Astartes. Today, we explore its origins, its sacred mechanisms, and why no other weapon so perfectly captures the brutal devotion of humanity’s angels of death.
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| 0:00.0 | The Hello and welcome back to Lorhammer. I'm one of your many hosts, Mark, and we got an |
| 0:32.0 | exciting episode today. We're talking about nothing else except bolters this episode. |
| 0:39.9 | Do you think we can talk for two hours about bolt guns? |
| 0:42.3 | I think we can. |
| 0:42.9 | It's the coolest fucking weapon. |
| 0:44.5 | If you know anything about them, |
| 0:45.9 | they're like fully automated rocket launchers that will explode fleshy targets. |
| 0:50.7 | But yeah, we'll get into it. |
| 0:52.6 | The holy bolter is awesome. |
| 0:54.1 | We got a bunch of people join |
| 0:55.0 | this episode uh first up yo i think that's court judging by his reliquary but i don't know |
| 1:00.3 | who's under the helmet it is he's also muted it is me yes i'm here sorry i saw logan |
| 1:09.6 | trying to be tactical with his vest because of the episode that we're in so i I was like, you know what, fine, fuck it. I'm going to wear my skydive helmet just for a moment because, yeah, why not? So I'm here. Safety first, kids. And I'm very excited. Oh, shit. I brought my full-size printed chainsore just in case, too. This is an episode on Bolters. |
| 1:31.1 | We all brought a prop, Mark. |
| 1:29.3 | Where's your prop? |
| 1:32.3 | My only weapon I carry around with me is holstered right now. |
| 1:36.3 | So save that for the wife for the later. |
| 1:39.3 | But we got an episode of bolter porn ahead of you, as Jack says in the chat there. Bolters all day, every day from storm bolters to heavy bolters to combi bolters, which are just shittier storm bolters. But we'll talk about different bolter patterns, all types of fun stuff. But before we get into it, some quick housekeeping, come join the Discord. It's cool place. It is a cool place. If you come in, you'll usually see me, court, Mark, the other co-hosts, and a lot of you guys from the chat come in. And we have a lot of fun conversations while I try to get gaslight Mark into saying something funny. So come on in. Tell us your favorite channel. Join the chat. Yep. Yeah, it's a lot of fun. And if you're trying to get on the show, that's the or like getting to live streams, the Discord's the best place to be to kind of weasel your way into the community. So come join. There's links in the description below and all that kind of stuff. And speaking on the Discord, I think sometimes there's a little bit of hesitation to like, to like, oh, this community's already like pre-established. How do I jump in here and say hello and whatnot? |
| 2:37.8 | Just do it. I think sometimes there's a little bit of hesitation to like, ah, this community is already like |
| 2:34.3 | pre-established. |
| 2:35.0 | How do I jump in here and say hello and whatnot? |
| 2:37.8 | Just do it. |
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