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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Slamfire

Military; Firearms

A premature, unintended discharge of a firearm that occurs as a round is being loaded into the chamber.

Sleeving

Military; Firearms

A method of using new tubes to replace a worn-out gun barrel.

Accurizing

Military; Firearms

The process of altering a stock firearm to improve its accuracy.

A pocketed belt for holding ammunition and cartridges. It was usually slung over the chest. Bandoliers are now rare because most military arms use magazines which are not well-suited to being stored ...