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Letter SThe Definition of Slide Catch
Slide Catch
Sometimes also known as a
slide lock,
slide release or
slide lever.
On a semi-autmatic gun, the lever or catch that holds the slide open (after the last round is fired or when racking an empty gun).
Typically they are located on the left side of the frame about mide barrel. Some of the newer semi-automatic pistols have an
internal slide lock. Even though on pistols with an external slide catch, you can push down on the lever to release the slide,
it should never be used in such a manner. The proper way to release the slide is to rack the slide.
19 Other Firearms Definitions You Need To Know
An imaginary straight line through the centre of the bore of a firearm extending to infinity.
On a pump-action firearm, being too gentle with the fore-end and either not pulling it all the way back at the beginning of the stroke,
or not shoving it all the way forward at the end of the stroke. Which may result in the old case or shell failing to eject and a misfeeds, or the gun
will not fire when the trigger is pulled. The term is used most often to refer to pump-action shotguns, but it is possible to similarly short-stroke any type of
firearm which requires the user to manually cycle the action (lever action rifles, for example).
Abbreviation for Long Rifle. Typically used in the .22 caliber cartridge designation .22LR. However can be used as an abbreviation for Kentucky Long Rifle
A wildcat cartridge, or wildcat, is a custom cartridge for which ammunition and/or firearms are not mass-produced.
These cartridges are often created in order to optimize a certain performance characteristic (such as the power, size or efficiency) of an existing commercial cartridge.
Developing and using wildcat cartridges does not generally serve a purpose in military or law enforcement;
it is more a hobby for serious shooting, hunting, gunsmithing and handloading enthusiasts, particularly in the United States.
There are potentially endless amounts of different kinds of wildcat cartridges: one source of gunsmithing equipment has a library of over
6,000 different wildcat cartridges for which they produce equipment such as chamber reamers.
The distance travelled by a projectile from the point where it strikes the target to the point where it stops.
A hinged plate covering the bottom of a rifle magazine and extending rearward on either side of the triggerguard.
This design allows it to be more securely fastened for one more imperceptible step towards total reliability.
A screw with about half of its threading removed in longitudinal sections. Often used at the breech end of a
takedown firearm's barrel. When the barrel's interrupted female threads are inserted into the receiver's
complementary interrupted male threads, only a partial rotation is necessary for assembly rather than many full turns.
Slang word abreviation for Ammunition.
A firearm configuration where the magazine and action are behind the trigger.
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 small metal cup that contains a tiny explosive charge that is sensitive to impact.
A primer is placed in the base of a shell casing to ignite the powder of the completed cartridge.
It is detonated by the striking of a firing pin in the firearm.
The point where the projectile from a firearm hits.
A type of mechanism for removing a spent shell casing from the chamber of a firearm and inserting a fresh cartridge into the chamber.
This type of mechanism is most commonly used in shotguns and rimfire rifles.
A type of mechanism for removing a spent shell casing from the chamber of a firearm and inserting a fresh cartridge into the chamber.
This type of mechanism is most commonly used in shotguns and rimfire rifles.
Unloading a gun and double checking that it is unloaded or fixing a malfunction so that the gun is ready to fire again.
A handgun-style fully automatic or burst-mode firearm.
A machine pistol is not the same thing as a Submachine Gun
A trigger that breaks (to release the hammer) easy.
A firearm is said to be on safe when its safety is engaged and off safe when it is ready to fire.
More commonly known as WCF, it is a family of centerfire cartridges designed by Winchester Repeating Arms Company
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