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Letter AThe Definition of Adjustable Stock
Adjustable StockThe stock is the wooden, polymer, or metal handle of a long gun that extends from the trigger back to where the gun is braced against the shoulder. An adjustable stock is one that can be easily lengthened or shortened to fit shooters of different sizes. 19 Other Firearms Definitions You Need To KnowCombination GunA shoulder-held firearm that has two barrels; one rifle barrel and one shotgun barrel. Most combination guns are of an over/under design (abbreviated as O/U), in which the two barrels are stacked vertically on top of each other, but some combination guns are of a side-by-side design (abbreviated as SxS), in which the two barrels sit beside each other. Folding StockA long gun stock that may be doubled over for conveniently compact storage. BulletThe single projectile expelled from a gun. It is not the same as a cartridge, the cartridge is complete package, which includes the case, primer, powder, and bullet, which is called or a round. Bullets can be of many materials, shapes, weights and constructions such as solid lead, lead with a jacket of harder metal, round-nosed, flat-nosed, hollow-pointed, etc. WadcutterA bullet designed with a full diameter flat point. It is primarily used in target competition because it cuts a clean round hole in paper targets that aids in scoring the target. Arsenal ExchangeArsenal Exchange, ArsenalExchange.com is the number one free firearms classified ad and gun industry directory on the internet. Not only does Arsenal Exchange have firearms related classified ads to allow people to advertise their guns, ammunition and firearms related services for free, they have combined that with an all-inclusive self-service free firearms industry directory. TracerA type of ammunition that utilizes a projectile or projectiles that contain a compound in its base that burns during its flight to provide a visual reference of the projectile's trajectory. Winchester Rim FireMore commonly known as WRF, it is a family of rimfire cartridges designed by Winchester Repeating Arms Company Percussion CapA small metal explosive-filled cup which is placed over the nipple of a percussion firearm. As the cap is struck by the hammer, it explodes and sends a flame through the flashhole in the nipple to the main powder charge. CorditeA family of smokeless propellants developed and produced in the United Kingdom from 1889 to replace gunpowder as a military propellant. Like gunpowder, cordite is classified as a low explosive because of its slow burning rates and consequently low brisance. The hot gases produced by burning gunpowder or cordite generate sufficient pressure to propel a bullet or shell to its target, but not enough to destroy the barrel of the firearm, or gun. Right To Bear ArmsThe unalienable right of all of the people, stated in the Second Article of The Bill of Rights, to possess and use personally owned firearms for sport, recreation, personal protection, and the defense of the nation. ShotIn shotgunning, multiple pellets contained in the shell and sent downrange when the shotgun is fired. Electronic FiringThe use of an electric current to fire a cartridge, instead of a percussion cap. In an electronic-fired firearm an electric current is used instead to ignite the propellant, which fires the cartridge as soon as the trigger is pulled. NFANational Firearms Act of 1934.
Enacted on June 26, 1934, currently codified as amended as I.R.C. ch. 53, is an Act of Congress in the United States that, in general, imposes
a statutory excise tax on the manufacture and transfer of certain firearms and mandates the registration of those firearms.
The Act was passed shortly after the repeal of Prohibition. The NFA is also referred to as Title II of the Federal firearms laws.
Trigger LockA locking device, usially a clable with a padlock that you put on a firearm to render it unable to be fired buy running it through the magazine well and out the ejection port. Racking the SlidePulling the slide back to its rearmost position, and then letting it go forward under its own spring tension. Racking the slide loads the chamber and prepares the gun to fire in a semi-automatic handgun. Pull DistanceThe distance the trigger must travel before it reaches the break point and fires the gun. DriftThe departure of a bullet or shot charge from the normal line of flight. This can be caused by wind or the unbalanced spinning of the bullet. High KneelingA shooting position in which one or both knees are touching the ground, but the shooter is otherwise erect. DetonateTo explode with great violence. It is generally associated with high explosives e.g. TNT, dynamite, etc., and not with the relatively slow-burning smokeless gunpowders that are classed as propellants. |
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