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... have a long history in Europe, dating back to the early days of cartridge firearms, and they are most popular in [[Germany]], [[Switzerland]] and [[Austria]]. ...p://hoferwaffen.com/hofer_52.php?lang=en Peter Hofer Jagdwaffen], maker of firearms from single barrel to fünfling.</ref>

There were not many documents kept on the production history of Cooey firearms in the first place, and fewer still survive to the present day. Written re * [[Table of Cooey firearms]]

==Firearms== ...western movie of the same name that used more modern firearms). In general firearms, and their modern manufactured replicas, used in the sport are of the pre-1

==Firearms== ...side events for single-shot "buffalo rifles", [[derringers]], etc. Replica firearms are available from companies such as [[Ruger]], [[Colt's Manufacturing Comp

In firearms terminology, the '''Cylinder''' refers to the cylindrical, rotating part of ...gnum"-type rounds. Top break designs are largely extinct in the world of [[firearms]], but are still commonly found in [[airguns]].

The main cause for the ΔL is that the two main civilian ammunition and firearms industry standards organizations [[C.I.P.]] and [[Sporting Arms and Ammunit ...the list are of American origin, and many are only chambered in commercial firearms manufactured by American comapanies using SAAMI specifications. The table s

[[Image:ShotgunAction.JPG|thumb|A view of the break-action of a typical side-by-side double-barrelled shotgun, with the [[Anson & Deel ...legal issues here. '''''Regulation''''' is a term used for multi-barreled firearms that indicates how close to the same point of aim the barrels will shoot.

...pe buffalo, lion and leopard. The double rifle excels over other repeating firearms in its ability to allow the shooter to make a split-second, secondary, foll ...of the individual rifle when chambered for such powerful cartridges, these firearms were necessarily quite heavy, often weighing 15 pounds or more. Though gene

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These very large and heavy firearms were the first to be known as the elephant guns of the black powder era (18 ...fter, they largely switched roles to tools for game wardens and as back-up firearms for professional hunters guiding international hunters.

... is necessary to go back to the weapons that preceded them. Early hunting firearms were typically [[smoothbore]], usually firing a spherical projectile. This In the 1800s, rifled firearms increasingly gained popularity, and the cylindrical (conical) bullet was in

[[Image:ShotgunAction.JPG|thumb|A view of the break-action of a typical [[double-barrelled shotgun]]]] ... most commonly serves as the point from which the extractor works. Not all firearms have extractors.

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...s use [[smokeless powder]], [[cordite]], or other propellants. Most modern firearms (with the notable exception of [[smoothbore]] [[shotgun]]s) have [[rifling| ...ny regulatory agencies, such as the American [[Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives|US BATFE]], consider any firearm which dispenses more than o

[[Image:ShotgunAction.JPG|thumb|A view of the [[break-action]] of a typical double-barreled shotgun, with the action open and the extrac In [[firearms]] terminology, an '''action''' is the system of operation used to load roun

...Selected Findings of the 1996 International Crime (Victim) Survey"] Canada Firearms Centre. Accessed: 2007-10-13. </ref> ...in the former group, there are many who believe that personal ownership of firearms is one of the best deterrents to robbery, assault, vandalism and crime in g

...pects of firearms usage in the country. While citizens are allowed to keep firearms (normally for hunting and [[Shooting sport|sports shooting]]), the acquisit ... gun]]s, and easily manufactured replicas that can be converted to working firearms. Guns owned and operated under the responsibility of the armed forces and t

...out Asia until at least the 1520s, when it was supplanted by [[matchlock]] firearms. ..."/> Japan was already aware of gunpowder warfare but did not mass-produce firearms until 1543, when the [[Portugal| Portuguese]] introduced [[matchlocks]] [[(

...consistency. Many handloaders customize their cartridges to their specific firearms, usually in pursuit of accuracy: they can assemble precision ammunition usi Collectors of obsolete firearms often have to handload because cartridges are no longer commercially produc