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|products= [[Firearms]] and law enforcement goods ...s of Smith & Wesson by refusing to buy their new products and flooding the firearms market with used S&W guns, cutting into their market share.

...gencies concerned with explosive materials (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration, US Department of Transportatio

... somewhat more unstable. This made it unsuitable as a propellant for small firearms: not only was it dangerous under field conditions, but guns that could fire Smokeless powder allowed the development of modern semi- and fully automatic firearms. Burnt blackpowder leaves a thick, heavy fouling which is both hygroscopic

==History of firearms and rifling== Early firearms had smooth barrels, and fired projectiles with no significant spin. These

*Blair, Claude. Editor. ''Pollard's History of Firearms.'' New York: MacMillian, 1983 *Held, Robert. ''The Age of Firearms. Second Revised Edition.'' Northfield,IL: DBI Books, 1970

...Matchlock]]''' is a type of [[matchlock]] mechanism used to ignite early [[firearms]]. It was used in Europe from about [[1475]] to [[1640]], and in Japan from {{early firearms}}

...argets. Other rifles, such as the .50 calibre rifles produced by [[Barrett Firearms Company|Barrett]] and McMillan are not designed exclusively as AM rifles, b

... ammunition is frequently battle-tested and well-studied by ammunition and firearms experts. Consequently, police forces tend to follow military practices in c * [http://world.guns.ru/sniper/sn00-e.htm Modern Firearms list of sniper rifles]

...mmunition]] the best choice for non-military defensive purposes. Military firearms are designed to use FMJ rounds because JSP/JFP and JHP rounds are specifica *[[List of firearms]]

...inations'' which details situations where a smaller cartridge may fit in a firearms designed for a larger cartridge, but would be unsafe to use.<ref>"[http://w ...he main work of SAAMI. It is their job to set standards for ammunition and firearms. They interface with their European counter part [[Commission International

...n Geneseo, Illinois. Springfield Inc.'s motto "The Oldest Name In American Firearms" while technically true, is misleading since the company has no connection [[Category:American firearms manufacturers]]

|products= [[firearms]] ...urer based in Geneseo, Illinois founded in 1974. It is one of the largest firearms manufacturers in the United States and is the recipient of the [[National R

...owever, reclassified as a machine gun by the [[Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives|ATF]].

...ead of the barrel, and a failure of the action to cycle (in semi-automatic firearms). That is why it is also referred to as "pop and no kick"[http://everything

...ding. Much of the production could be performed by small workshops and the firearms assembled at the Enfield site. Over the period of manufacture the Sten desi ...100 yards.<ref>Popenker, Max. [http://world.guns.ru/smg/smg38-e.htm Modern Firearms - STEN submachine guns]</ref>

...he REALLY promised, not just about the [[long gun registry]] but about the firearms act: Bill C-68 [The Firearms Act] has proven to be a bad law and has created a bureaucratic nightmare fo

*[http://world.guns.ru/assault/as19-e.htm Modern Firearms] {{Bullpup Firearms}}

[[Category:Austrian firearms manufacturers]]

The term '''stock''' in reference to firearms dates to 1571 is derived from the Germanic word ''stoc'', meaning tree trun ...licher stock that runs all the way to the muzzle. Most common on sporting firearms is the ''half-stock'', which extends roughly half the length of the barrel.

...even completely missed. Additionally, the muzzle blast and flash from many firearms are substantial and can cause disorientation, dazzling, and stunning effect ... onto a surface.<ref>[http://www.firearmstactical.com/pdf/fbi-hwfe.pdf FBI Firearms Training: Handgun Wounding Factors and Effectiveness, pg 9]</ref> Such a fo