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rate of fire

Military; Firearms

The frequency at which a firearm can fire its projectiles.

recoil

Military; Firearms

The backward momentum of a gun when it is discharged. In technical terms, the recoil caused by the gun exactly balances the forward momentum of the projectile, according to ...

recoil operation

Military; Firearms

Recoil operation is an operating mechanism used in locked-breech, autoloading firearms. As the name implies, these actions use the force of recoil to provide energy to cycle the ...

red dot sight

Military; Firearms

A type of reflector (reflex) sight for firearms that gives the uses a red light-emitting diode as a reticle to create an aimpoint.

reflector sight

Military; Firearms

A generally non-magnifying optical device that has an optically collimated reticle, allowing the user to look through a partially reflecting glass element and see a parallax free ...

reflex sight

Military; Firearms

A generally non-magnifying optical device that has an optically collimated reticle, allowing the user to look through a partially reflecting glass element and see a parallax free ...