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live fire exercise (LFX)

Military; Firearms

Any exercise in which a realistic scenario for the use of specific equipment is simulated. In the popular lexicon this is applied primarily to tests of weapons or weapon systems ...

lug

Military; Firearms

Any piece that projects from a firearm for the purpose of attaching something to it. For example barrel lugs are used to attach a break-action shotgun barrel to the action itself. ...

machine gun

Military; Firearms

A fully automatic mounted or portable firearm.

machine pistol

Military; Firearms

A handgun-style fully automatic or burst-mode firearm.

machine revolver

Military; Firearms

A revolver that uses the energy of firing for cocking the hammer and revolving the cylinder, rather than using manual operations to perform these actions (more correctly, a ...

magazine

Military; Firearms

A magazine is an ammunition storage and feeding device within or attached to a repeating firearm. Magazines may be integral to the firearm (fixed) or removable (detachable). The ...

match grade

Military; Firearms

Firearm parts and ammunition that are suitable for a competitive match. This refers to parts that are designed and manufactured such that they have a relatively tight-tolerances ...