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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Ricochet

Military; Firearms

A rebound, bounce or skip off a surface, particularly in the case of a projectile.

Round

Military; Firearms

A single cartridge.

Zero-in

Military; Firearms

The act of setting up a telescopic or other sighting system so that the point of impact of a bullet matches the sights at a specified distance.

Yaw

Military; Firearms

The heading of a bullet, used in external ballistics that refers to how the Magnus effect causes bullets to move out of a straight line based on their spin.

Zeroing

Military; Firearms

The act of setting up a telescopic or other sighting system so that the point of impact of a bullet matches the sights at a specified distance.

X-ring

Military; Firearms

A circle in the middle of a shooting target bullseye used to determine winners in event of a tie.

Blueing

Military; Firearms

A passivation process in which steel is partially protected against rust, and is named after the blue-black appearance of the resulting protective finish. True gun bluing is an electrochemical ...