Kategoria: Engineering
Created by: Manadono
Number of Blossarys: 4
English (EN)The barrel is the tube down which fired ammunition is stabilised before exiting the firearm. In general terms, the longer the barrel, the further the bullet will travel, however there is a point at ...
The firing pin is a small, pointed, metal rod which is eiter struck by a hammer or is spring-loaded and held in place by a shear in the bolt or firing pin block. When released, or struck, the rod ...
The handle used to charge the firearm, or open the breach to perform safety checks or to remove malfunctioned ammunition. In most cases the charging handle is directly attached to the bolt carrier ...
A construction for magazine-fed firearms consisting of a shaped box and a spring-loaded follower to advance ammunition towards the receiver. Most magazines are also equipped with an upper lip to ...
The portion of the firearm which is considered the 'gun' in most laws as it contains the trigger mechanism. In some cases it also incorporates part or all of the firing mechanism and the magwell. One ...
The aiming technology mounted on the firearm. From basic iron sights, up to and including scopes and other, advanced sighting means.
The cylinder in which ammunition is fired from. The cylinder in most firearms is directly connected to the barrel and holds the cartridge in place as its primer is struck by a hammer or firing pin. ...
