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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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 ...

charging handle

Military; Firearms

Device on a firearm which, when operated, results in the hammer or striker being cocked or moved to the ready position.

clip

Military; Firearms

A device that is used to store multiple rounds of ammunition together as a unit, ready for insertion into the magazine of a repeating firearm. This speeds up the process of loading and reloading the ...

collateral damage

Military; Firearms

Damage that is unintended or incidental to the intended outcome. The term originated in the United States military, but it has since expanded into broader use.

collimator sight

Military; Firearms

A type of optical "blind" sight that allows the user looking into it to see an illuminated aiming point aligned with the device the sight is attached to regardless of eye position (parallax free). ...

combination gun

Military; Firearms

A shoulder-held firearm that has two barrels; one rifle barrel and one shotgun barrel. Most combination guns are of an over/under design (abbreviated as O/U), in which the two barrels are stacked ...

cordite

Military; Firearms

A family of smokeless propellants developed and produced in the United Kingdom from 1889 to replace gunpowder as a military propellant. Like gunpowder, cordite is classified as a low explosive ...