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- 1848 — Wyatt Earp, American lawman and gunfighter, was born in Monmouth, Illinois, to widower Nicholas Porter Earp and Virginia Ann Cooksey.
- 1918 — The Huot automatic rifle competes against the Lewis, Hotchkiss, and Farquhar-Hill in extensive British trials at the arms testing establishment at RSAF Enfield. The results are very favorable: The Huot did better in some tests than the Lewis. Even muddy, after firing four or five clearing rounds, it would function again, without the need for stripping and cleaning; the only weapon on the trial able to suffer immersion and do so.
- 1982 — Argentinian forces land on South Georgia Island, precipitating the Falklands War.
- 2003 — United States President George W. Bush orders the start of war against Iraq.
- 2009 — In response to efforts by the Brady Campaign, a federal judge ordered a temporary injunction blocking the implementation of the rule allowing concealed carry permit holders to carry firearms concealed within National Park Service lands within states where their permits are valid, based upon alleged "environmental concerns."
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People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf. - George Orwell
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- The 300 Winchester Magnum cartridge was introduced in 1963. With a 150gr bullet, the velocity is 3290 fps and when zeroed at 250 yards shows a 0 - 300 yard rise-to-drop of 2.9" to -3.5"
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Dry firing is the practice of "firing" a firearm without ammunition. That is, to pull the trigger and allow the hammer or striker to drop on an empty chamber.
This technique is often used to simulate actual firing when there is not a suitable place to practice with live ammunition. The primary benefit of this practice is refined trigger control. For most common cartridges, there are snap caps available to reduce the risk of damaging the firing pin. It is generally acceptable to dry fire more modern centerfire firearms without a cartridge or snap cap. However, dry firing a shotgun or rimfire firearm can damage the firing pin. Furthermore, damage can occur to the chamber mouth of a rimfire firearm.
Dry firing may also refer to the firing of a bow or other weapon without ammunition. Dry firing a compound bow may cause the cracking of the limbs of the bow, or may completely knock the string off causing possible injury to the shooter, or it may do nothing at all depending on the draw weight, cam type, and bow type.
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