Firearms

Firearms

Guns such as pistols or rifles that use explosives to shoot bullets. These are usually small arms as compared to big weapon systems such as artillery cannons or missiles.

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Terminal ballistics

Military; Firearms

A sub-field of ballistics, is the study of the behaviour of a projectile when it hits its target.

Taylor KO factor

Military; Firearms

Mathematical approach for evaluating the stopping power of hunting cartridges.

Upset forging

Military; Firearms

A process that increases the diameter of a workpiece by compressing its length.

Swaged rifling

Military; Firearms

Rifling in a firearm barrel formed by a swaging process, such as button rifling.

Centerfire

Military; Firearms

A cartridge in which the primer is located in the centre of the cartridge case head. Unlike rimfire cartridges, the primer is a separate and replaceable component. The centerfire cartridge has ...

Chamber

Military; Firearms

The portion of the barrel or firing cylinder in which the cartridge is inserted prior to being fired. Rifles and pistols generally have a single chamber in their barrels, while revolvers have ...

A speedloader that holds several cartridges together in a single unit for easier loading of a firearm's magazine. A stripper clip is used only for loading the magazine and is not necessary for the ...