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:''"Abe Lincoln may have freed all men, but Sam Colt made them equal."''
...fix these and pass them on to the next who add a part and pass the growing article on to another who would do the same, and so on until the complete arm is pu
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|length= 1,143 mm (45 in)
|twist= 6 grooves, 1 in 12" right-hand twist
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...f>[http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/us-heller-brief-1-11-08.pdf ''2008 U.S. Department of Justice Heller amicus brief.''], 2004-0
...t Mean Today?" by Michael C. Dorf http://lawreview.kentlaw.edu/articles/76-1/Dorf%20macro2.pdf</ref> and the meaning of infringement; specifically, at w
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...double-action/single-action (DA/SA.) In this design, the hammer or striker may be either thumb-cocked or activated by pulling the trigger when firing the
...ed and locked'' (see photo of Springfield Armory M1911A1 above). Condition 1 (a term popularized by [[Jeff Cooper#The Modern Technique|Colonel Jeff Coop
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...rmed '''shot''' (AP, APCR, APCNR, APDS, APFSDS and Proof shot). Solid shot may contain a pyrotechnic compound if a [[Tracer ammunition|tracer]] or spottin
...iameter. Depending on the historical period and national preferences, this may be specified in millimetres, centimetres, or inches. The length of gun barr
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