Cartridge Overall Length
This is the maximum overall length the cartridge can be (and is expected to be) in order to function properly in magazines and the mag well of a bolt action rifle.
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Letter CThe Definition of Cartridge Overall Length
19 Other Firearms Definitions You Need To KnowCoverAnything a person can hide behind that will probably stopp a bullet. Adjustable TriggerA trigger that can be easily adjusted by the user. Adjustable triggers are common on specialized target-shooting firearms. Gas CheckA metal cup placed on the end of a lead bullet to protect the lead against the hot gases of the burning powder charge. Used in some types of firearms ammunition when non-jacketed bullets are used in high pressure cartridges, to prevent the buildup of lead in the barrel and aid in accuracy. ArsenalAn established place where firearms and ammunition are stored, repaired, or manufactured. The term is misused by the media to mean more than one firearm or any quantity of ammunition, as in "they found an arsenal." TangThe recurved top part of a semi-automatic handgun's grip at the point where it meets the slide. On long guns, the tang is the top strap used to screw the receiver to the stock. Cylinder DrumOn a revolver, a spring activated device housed in the bottom of the frame beneath the cylinder that engages alignment notches in the cylinder. It stops the cylinder's rotation and holds it in place each time a chamber in the cylinder is in alignment with the barrel. HeelThe top of the butt-end of a gun stock. Firing Pin BlockA type of internal safety that prevents the firing pin from moving forward for any reason unless the trigger is pulled. Over TravelIf the trigger is able to continue moving to the rear after the shot has fired, the trigger is said to over-travel. Lock SpeedThe same as Lock Time DoglockThe lock that preceded the 'true' flintlock in both rifles and pistols in the 17th century. Commonly used throughout Europe in the 1600s, it gained popular favor in the British and Dutch military. A doglock carbine was the principal weapon of the harquebusier, the most numerous type of cavalry in the armies of Thirty Years War and the English Civil War era. CaliberThe diameter of the bore of a firearm measured as a fraction of an inch. Although such a measurement may be frequently stated in millimeters. It is correctly expressed as ".40 caliber" (note the decimal point) or as "10 millimeter" (without "caliber" or the leading decimal point). Caliber numbers when used to identify the size of the bullet a gun will file are usually followed by words or letters to create the complete name of the cartridge. These letters often represent a brand name or an abbreviation for the name of the company that first introduced the round. Trigger PullThe entire process of moving the trigger from its forward-most position to its rearward-most position, causing the hammer to fall and the shot to fire. FPSAbbreviation for feet per second. A term used in expressing the velocity of a bullet. KnuckleThe curved, forward end of the bar of a break-open firearm's action, about which the mounted forend iron revolves downward. This area should be kept lightly greased to avoid galling the bearing surfaces. Reset PointThe point of the trigger's return at which the gun's internal mechanisms are ready to fire another round. Ear MuffsHearing protection that completely covers both ears and is usually attached to a headband. BeddingThat part of the stock on a rifle or shotgun into which the barrel fits. RailgunA railgun is an electrically powered electromagnetic projectile launcher based on similar principles to the homopolar motor.
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