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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Taylor KO factor

Military; Firearms

Mathematical approach for evaluating the stopping power of hunting cartridges.

telescoping stock

Military; Firearms

A stock on a firearm that telescopes or folds in on itself in order to become more compact. Telescoping stocks are useful for storing a rifle or weapon in a space that it would not normally fit in.

collapsing stock

Military; Firearms

A stock on a firearm that telescopes or folds in on itself in order to become more compact. Telescoping stocks are useful for storing a rifle or weapon in a space that it would not normally fit in.

terminal ballistics

Military; Firearms

A sub-field of ballistics, is the study of the behavior of a projectile when it hits its target.

trigger

Military; Firearms

A mechanism that actuates the firing sequence of a firearm. Triggers almost universally consist of levers or buttons actuated by the index finger.

trunnion

Military; Firearms

A cylindrical protrusion used as a mounting and/or pivoting point. On firearms, the barrel is sometimes mounted in a trunnion, which in turn is mounted to the receiver.