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Letter BThe Definition of Browning
Browning
John Moses Browning was born in Ogden, Utah on January 23, 1855, and was an American
firearms designer who developed many varieties of military and civilian firearms, cartridges, and gun mechanisms,
many of which are still in use around the world.
Almost all of his design concepts can be found in some form or another in every modern automatic and semi-automatic firearm.
He is regarded as one of the most successful firearms designers of the 20th century,
in the development of modern automatic and semi-automatic firearms, and is credited with 128 gun patents.
He made his first firearm at age 13 in his father's gun shop, and was awarded his first patent on October 7, 1879 at the age of 24.
The Browning Arms Company was founded in 1878 by John Moses Browning and his brother Matthew Sandifer Browning. The company was founded to market the sporting (non-military) designs of John Moses Browning.
The company still exists today mostly manufacturing world class shotguns.
19 Other Firearms Definitions You Need To Know
That part of the stock on a rifle or shotgun into which the barrel fits.
The opening in the bottom of the gun into which a box magazine is fed. On a semi-auto handgun,
the magazine well is at the base of the grip; on a rifle, it is usually placed in front of the trigger guard.
A process that increases the diameter of a workpiece by compressing its length.
A type of internal hammer side by side shotgun boxlock action.
It was patented in 1875 and is the essence of simplicity utilizing only two springs and three moving parts (per barrel).
One of the most successful action designs ever, and still produced to this day by most SxS shotgun manufacturers.
An empty ammunition case.
The rear end of the barrel into which the cartridge is inserted
The back part of a rifle or shotgun, excluding the receiver.
Normally, a break-open, double-barrel, side-by-side pistol of large calibre, used by
a maharaja when hunting tiger on the back of his elephant (in the howdah, the basket compartment in which he sits).
The howdah pistol is the weapon of last resort in case the tiger tries to join him in the howdah.
A game of competitive clay pigeon shooting on a formally designed layout. In plan view, one launching machine is located 16 yards in front of a straight line,
firing rising targets perpendicular to and away from that line. Five competitors shoot five individual targets at each of five stations along that line.
Although each target is presented at slightly randomized vectors, trap emphasizes generally a single type of shot, outgoing and rising,
and targets are broken at generally longer ranges than Skeet.
The locking lugs on a break-action firearm that extend from the bottom of the barrels under the chamber(s) and connect into the receiver bottom.
Abbreviation for Concealed Carry Permit.
The part in the breech mechanism that locks the action against the firing of the cartridge.
A groove or indention around the circumference of a bullet. Its purpose is to permit the cartridge casing to be
crimped tightly against the bullet shank to hold it firmly to the casing. A groove or indention around the
circumference of a bullet. Its purpose is to permit the cartridge casing to be crimped tightly against the
bullet shank to hold it firmly to the casing.
An uncomfortable sensation caused by the trigger springing back into the shooter's trigger finger while firing.
Italian for "short." Seen as part of a cartridge designation. On some Italian manufactured guns that use .380 ACP, the designated caliber is 9mm Corto (9mm Short), which is also the same as the German 9mm Kurtz
A large piece of curved metal at the top of the grip on a pistol which protects the user's hand from getting "bitten" by the hammer or slide.
It is nearly always the top part of the grip safety commonly found on many 1911-style pistols.
A rifle projectile made with the tip of the bullet open as a means of increasing accuracy as
compared to standard military bullets that are made with a closed tip and an open base.
The are not designed to expand like a hollow point bullet but may fragment.
The relationship between a bullet's weight and its diameter. A long bullet, such as the original 7.62x54R
loading for the Mosin Nagant 91/30, will have a high sectional density and consequently greater
penetration than a shorter bullet of similar construction. A shorter bullet with less sectional
density will have relatively less penetration, but greater knockdown power.
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