A rim is an external flange that is machined, cast, molded, stamped, or pressed around the bottom of a firearms cartridge. Thus, rimmed cartridges are...
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basketball rim Rim (coin), the raised edge which surrounds the coin design Rim (crater), extending above the local surface Rim (firearms), a projection...
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Rimfire ammunition (redirect from Rim-fire cartridge)
A rim-fire (or rimfire) is a type of metallic cartridge used in firearms where the primer is located within a hollow circumferential rim protruding from...
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into the head of the case so the rim is the same diameter as the adjacent part of the case. Most modern automatic firearms use rimless cartridges. Straight-walled...
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of firearms thereafter. Pauly made an improved version, protected by a patent, on 29 September 1812. Probably no invention connected with firearms has...
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repeating firearms with moving bolts, the extractor is often one or a set of hook-like flanges on the bolt head that grab onto the casing's rim, so when...
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be altered as long as the rim size is preserved.[citation needed] Rebated-rim cartridges are known to be used on firearms using advanced primer ignition...
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Older firearms typically used black powder as a propellant, but modern firearms use smokeless powder or other propellants. Most modern firearms (with...
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The Firearms Act 1968 (c. 27) is a UK act of Parliament, controlling use and possession of firearms. Since 1968, the act has been extensively amended...
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section 58 (2) of the Firearms Act 1968 a) All muzzle-loading firearms; b) Breech-loading firearms capable of discharging a rim-fire cartridge other than...
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the firearm, causing the next round to fail to feed, or the slide/bolt to fail to return to battery. A stovepipe is common type of FTE. Firearms without...
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2008-06-26. "Firearms Glossary". National Rifle Association of America. Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Charles Winthrop Sawyer (1920). Firearms in American...
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.45 GAP (redirect from .45 GAP firearms)
designed by Ernest Durham, an engineer with CCI/Speer, at the request of firearms manufacturer Glock to provide a cartridge that would equal the power of...
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principles for self-loading firearms include delayed blowback, blow forward, gas operation, and recoil operation. In firearms, a blowback system is generally...
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.284 Winchester (category Rebated rim cartridges)
The .284 Winchester (7.21x55mmRB) is a rebated rim firearm cartridge, introduced by Winchester in 1963. The .284 Winchester was designed to achieve .270...
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both, en-bloc and stripper forms. List of clip-fed firearms Belt (firearms) Glossary of firearms terms Stripper clip Speedloader "Cartridge clip". "Reversible...
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Gun law in New Zealand (redirect from Firearms regulation in New Zealand)
Zealand focus mainly on vetting firearm owners, rather than registering firearms or banning certain types of firearms. Firearms legislation is provided for...
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In firearms and artillery, the primer (/ˈpraɪmər/) is the chemical and/or device responsible for initiating the propellant combustion that will propel...
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carbines, designated marksman rifles, multiple-barrel firearms, grenade launchers, underwater firearms, anti-tank rifles, anti-materiel rifles and any other...
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.450 Bushmaster (category Rebated rim cartridges)
rifle cartridge developed by Tim LeGendre of LeMag Firearms, and licensed to Bushmaster Firearms International. The .450 Bushmaster is designed to be...
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The .32 H&R Magnum, also known as the .32 Magnum, is a rimmed cartridge designed for use in revolvers. It was developed and introduced in 1984 as a joint...
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United States was met with a rocky start. Federal firearms statutes state that non-sporting firearms may not be over 0.500 inches in bore diameter (measured...
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is a centerfire pistol cartridge. It is a semi-rimmed, straight-walled cartridge developed by firearms designer John Browning, initially for use in the...
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stipulated by law". In the Czech Republic, firearms are available to anyone, subject to acquiring a firearms license. Firearm licenses may be obtained in a way...
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.32 S&W Long (category Rimmed cartridges)
65x23mmR, often called the .32 Long, is a straight-walled, centerfire, rimmed handgun cartridge, based on the earlier .32 S&W cartridge. It was introduced...
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.454 Casull (redirect from .454 Casull firearms)
single action five-shot revolver chambered in .454 Casull to the retail firearms market in 1983. Ruger followed in 1997, chambering its Super Redhawk in...
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25-06 | .30-06)". Noreen Firearms. Retrieved 2017-09-28. "BN36 – Long Range Assassin (300 Win Mag | 7mm Rem Mag)". Noreen Firearms. Retrieved 2017-09-28...
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result in firearms being seized by the Gardaí. The Firearms Act, 1925 also lists a number of groups which are prohibited from legally owning a firearm, these...
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Slamfire (category Firearm terminology)
the term also describes a malfunction of self-loading firearms. Shooters accustomed to firearms requiring trigger activation for discharge may be unprepared...
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Overview of gun laws by nation (redirect from Firearms law)
access to certain categories of firearms and limits the categories of persons who may be granted permission to access firearms. There may be separate licenses...
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