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Letter DThe Definition of Double Action
Double Action
An action type that when the trigger of a gun is pulled, the gun gets cocked and the hammer (or striker) is dropped.
This applies to both revolvers and semi-automatic guns.
On a double action revolver, when the trigger is pulled, the hammer is cocked before releasing.
With a double-action semi-automatic pistol, the hammer does not have to be manually cocked (via actually pulling back the trigger or tracking the slide), the hammer (or striker) will be cocked while the trigger is being pulled.
A firearm that only the hammer drops when the trigger is pulled is a single action gun.
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A magnifying tube through which the shooter may see the target and aim the firearm. Scopes contain a reticle, commonly in the shape of a cross, which must be properly centered upon the target for accurate aim.
Crude adjustments made to an optical firearm sight, or iron sights, to align the firearm barrel and sights.
This method is usually used to pre-align the sights, which makes zeroing (zero drop at XX distance) much faster.
A strap, usually of leather or sturdy webbing, fitted to the fore and aft (usually) of a rifle as an aid to carrying over the shoulder and as an aid to holding the rifle steadily while aiming.
A type of firearm capable of discharging multiple individual shots in sequence, fed from a magazine, via the operation a lever, bolt, slide or some other form of manual operation.
The portion of the stock (on a rifle) or frame (on a pistol) gripped by the trigger hand.
Assault Rifles and Assault Weapons do not exist. The terms Assault Rifle and Assault Weapon are made up terms by the anti-gun lobby to describe
black rifles with forward grips that you might see in the movies like an AR-15 or an AK-47.
Assault Rifles do not exist because a gun cannot assault anything, they are machines that need to be operated by a person.
A double-barrel shotgun, with relatively tight choke boring and a relatively high-combed stock used for shooting live pigeons
(euphemistically known as flyers) which normally rise when released. To better absorb recoil, a pigeon gun is normally heavier than
a field gun as one shoots heavy loads and walks only a little. Because of the inevitable expense of this shooting discipline,
pigeon guns are often built to a high standard of quality and reliability in deluxe grades with highly figured walnut stocks and fine engraving.
Although a misused term (even within the firearms industry), Long Colt is a designation for an ammunition cartrige developed by Colt mainly used for revolvers. The actual designation is Colt instead of Long Colt.
The term Long Colt was originally coined to avoid confusion between the .45 Colt and .45 ACP cartridges
A mechanical device to make it easier to fill magazines using less hand strength and without hurting one's fingertips or thumbs.
The assembly consisting of a bullet, gunpowder, shell casing, and primer.
Cartridges also include shotgun shells and black powder packets used in muzzle loading guns.
Also known as collimating sight or occluded eye gunsight, a Collimator Sight is
a type of optical "blind" sight that allows the user looking into it to see an illuminated aiming point aligned
with the device the sight is attached to regardless of eye position (parallax free).
The user can not see through the sight so it is used with both eyes open while one looks into the sight,
with one eye open and moving the head to alternately see the sight and then at the target, or using one
eye to partially see the sight and target at the same time.
A type of backstop that catches the fired bullet and prevents it from exiting the area. Bullet traps are most commonly used on indoor ranges.
The rear portion of the barrel or firing cylinder in which the cartridge is inserted prior to being fired.
Rifles and pistols generally have a single chamber in their barrels,
while revolvers have multiple chambers in their cylinders and no chamber in their barrel.
A front sight assembly, primarily for target rifles, consisting of a tube, housing interchangeable beads and blades. The tube guards against imperfect aiming due to sight pictures influenced by reflections.
Any gun that can be used in a sport.
In a handgun that does not have a hammer, the striker is a linear driven, spring loaded cylindrical part which strikes the primer of a chambered cartridge.
The striker replaces both the hammer and firing pin found in hammer driven pistols.
The area of a gun range where firearms are pointed when they are fired. The area of the range forward of the firing line.
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