Break action is a type of firearm action in which the barrel(s) are hinged much like a door and rotate perpendicularly to the bore axis to expose the breech...
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Shotgun (redirect from Bolt-action shotgun)
range of different action types, both single-shot and repeating. For non-repeating designs, over-and-under and side-by-side break action shotguns are by...
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Actions can be categorized in several ways, including single action versus double action, break action versus lever-action, pump-action, bolt-action,...
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Thompson/Center Arms (section Break-action pistols)
their use in the 1970s. In the 1960s, Warren Center developed an unusual break-action, single-shot pistol in his basement workshop that later became known...
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Trigger (firearms) (redirect from Double Action / Single Action)
hammer before firing. Single-action triggers with manually cocked external hammers lasted a while longer in some break-action shotguns and in dangerous game...
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The Thompson/Center Contender is a break-action single-shot pistol or rifle that was introduced in 1967 by Thompson/Center Arms. It can be chambered in...
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Point Break is a 1991 American action film directed by Kathryn Bigelow and written by W. Peter Iliff. It stars Patrick Swayze, Keanu Reeves, Lori Petty...
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Quantum Break is a 2016 action-adventure third-person shooter video game developed by Remedy Entertainment and published by Microsoft Studios for Windows...
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pump-action rifles BSA experimental model 1949 Remington 7600 Single-shot Break-action Rolling block Falling block Repeating Revolving Bolt-action Lever-action...
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Prison Break is an American crime drama television series created by Paul Scheuring for Fox. The series revolves around two brothers: Lincoln Burrows...
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Look up break or breaks in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Break or Breaks or The Break may refer to: Recess (break), time in which a group of people...
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Double-barreled shotgun (category Break-action shotguns)
A double-barreled shotgun, also known as a double shotgun, is a break-action shotgun with two parallel barrels, allowing two single shots that can be fired...
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Indian Ordnance Factories .32 Revolver (category Break-action firearms)
a lack of competition from private manufacturers. The revolver is a 'Break Action' self-extracting revolver and uses the .32 Smith & Wesson Long (7.65mm...
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Single-shot (redirect from Dropping block actions)
single-shots; ivory and trophy hunters in Africa and Asia used Martini and break-action "express rifles" and "elephant guns." These rifles were designed for...
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a Russian double-action/single-action revolver designed by the state-owned Izhevsk Mechanical Plant (IZHMEKH), with a break-action chamber and an automatic...
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The Chiappa Triple Crown is a family of Italian-made triple-barrel, break-action shotguns, chambered in 12-gauge, 20-gauge, 28-gauge, and .410 bore. The...
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competition from other bolt-action pistols such as the Savage Striker as well as the versatile Thompson Center Arms break-action Contender. XP-100 (1963–1985)...
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The M79 grenade launcher is a single-shot, shoulder-fired, break-action grenade launcher that fires a 40×46mm grenade, which uses what the US Army calls...
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bolt action rifles Automatic rifle Blowback operated Blow forward operated Recoil operated Gas operated Break action Falling block action Lever action Pump...
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attach to a rifle. It uses the same rounds as the older stand-alone M79 break-action grenade launcher, which utilizes the high-low propulsion system to keep...
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the break-action Thompson/Center Contender), and on some break-action single- and double-barrel shotguns. In bolt-action, lever-action, pump-action, semi-automatic...
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typically used with shot or some type of shotgun slug. Most have been break-action guns, although there have been other designs as well. Combination guns...
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[luˈpaːra]) is an Italian word used to refer to a sawed-off shotgun of the break-action type. It is traditionally associated with the Sicilian Mafia for their...
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to it. For example, barrel lugs are used to attach a break-action shotgun barrel to the action itself. If the firearm is a revolver, the term may also...
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System), a round containing a small camera that transmits images To avoid breaking the projectile up, less-lethal cartridges are often propelled by gunpowder...
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length of 16.5 inches and measures 31 inches overall. It is a single-shot break-action rifle and, when folded, measures around 17.5 inches. The Little Badger...
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Prison Break: The Conspiracy is an action-adventure video game based on the first season of the Fox television series Prison Break, released for Microsoft...
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The fifth and final season of Prison Break (also known as Prison Break: Resurrection) is a limited event television series and a revival of the original...
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