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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short-barreled rifle (SBR)

Military; Firearms

A legal designation in the United States, referring to a shoulder-fired, rifled firearm with a barrel length of less than 16" (40.6 cm) or overall length of less than 26" (66.0 cm).

single-action

Military; Firearms

Usually referring to a pistol or revolver, single-action is when the hammer is pulled back manually by the shooter (cocking it), after which the trigger is operated to fire the shot. See also ...

single-shot

Military; Firearms

A firearm that holds only a single round of ammunition, and must be reloaded after each shot.

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.

A phenomenon which is often grouped with hammer bite. In this case the web of the shooting hand is cut or abraded by the rearward motion of the semi-automatic pistol's slide, not by the gun's hammer. ...

sling

Military; Firearms

Is a type of strap or harness designed to allow an operator carry a firearm (usually a long gun such as a rifle, carbine, shotgun, or submachine gun) on his/her person and/or aid in greater hit ...