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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Refers to the shape of the hole left in a paper target by a bullet fired down a gun barrel which has a diameter larger than the bullet or which fails to properly stabilize the bullet. A bullet fired ...

keyholing

Military; Firearms

Khyber Pass copy

Military; Firearms

A firearm manufactured by cottage gunsmiths in the Khyber Pass region between Pakistan and Afghanistan.

kick

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 Newton's third law. (often ...

length of pull

Military; Firearms

The distance between the trigger and the butt end of the stock of a rifle or shotgun.

lever-action

Military; Firearms

A type of firearm action which uses a lever located around the trigger guard area, (often including the trigger guard itself) to load fresh cartridges into the chamber of the barrel when the lever is ...