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...ign. The single-feed resulted in increased friction against the remaining cartridges moving upwards towards the feed lips, occasionally resulting in a [[failure

... mounted or portable [[firearm]], usually designed to fire [[List of rifle cartridges|rifle cartridge]]s in quick succession from an [[Belt (ammo)|ammunition bel ...th used manually-powered automatic loading, fed via a hopper filled with [[cartridges]]. The Gatling gun would be the major type of the late 19th century, though

...ed periods. This added significant weight, as did changes to more powerful cartridges. This class of heavy water-cooled machines gun would eventually be regarded ...tomatic weapons using smaller cartridges than the full power rifle caliber cartridges previously in use. These weapons were called [[Squad Automatic Weapon]]s (S

...arate small primer cap as the sole propellant (similar or identical to the cartridges used in industrial nailguns).

...enefit more from recoil reduction with muzzle brakes than smaller standard cartridges. ...r can become a problem for [[anti-materiel rifle]] shooters due to the big cartridges these rifles fire.

...ed by a 10-round capacity center-rotating drum using conventional 12 Gauge cartridges. The shotgun weighs 4.57kg and has a maximum [[rate of fire]] of 240rpm. Th ...um are re-sealed allowing the round to be fired without loss of gas. Spent cartridges are not ejected, remaining in the magazine.

...rchpress.co.uk/firearms/britain/enfield/enfieldcartridge.htm Enfield Paper Cartridges] David Minshall</ref><ref name=ccglossary>[http://cartridgecollectors.org/g ...idence dating their use to 1591, and Capo Bianco writes in 1597 that paper cartridges had long been in use by Neapolitan soldiers. Their use became widespread

...hristopher Spencer]] in 1860. It used copper [[rimfire ammunition|rimfire cartridges]] stored in a removable seven round tube magazine, enabling the rounds to b ...ldiers were trained to shoot accurately over long ranges with high-powered cartridges. World War I Lee-Enfields rifles (among others) were equipped with long-ran

...t very successful. The difference between the French and American service cartridges (8 mm vs. 7.62 mm) meant that the grenade had to be re-designed with a smal ...ater designs used bullet trapping grenades, eliminating the need for blank cartridges, and modern [[assault rifle]] designs integrated the spigot launchers into

...ich was necessary to chamber the more powerful [[.40 S&W]] and [[.357SIG]] cartridges. The frame of all models is made from hard-anodized aluminum alloy. While d ...idge. Magazines shipped with [[.40 S&W]] models will also accept .357 SIG cartridges, since the .40 S&W cartridge case is shoulderless. The [[9mm]] model canno

... rest directly upon the cylinder with no chance of interacting with loaded cartridges or primers. These are also known colloquially as “safety notches.” Th

...mp-action centrefire rifles except for those chambered for [[.22 rimfire]] cartridges, which includes the L1A1. Thus, L1A1s are classified as Section 5 weapons,

...n millimetres, centimetres, or inches. The length of gun barrels for large cartridges and shells (naval) is frequently quoted in terms of calibre. Some guns, mai

...itary and police roles due to its higher accuracy and ease of maintenance. Anti-materiel applications such as mine clearing and special forces operations tend to se ...inant of the cartridge used, so sniper rifles are usually limited to rifle cartridges commonly used by the military force employing the rifle. Since large nation

...s. In [[1777]] "The Arsenal at Springfield" was established to manufacture cartridges and gun carriages for the American Revolution. ...t over the Krag. They fashioned a clip loading magazine rifle in which the cartridges were contained within the stock, preventing damage to an otherwise exposed

... fishing equipment, fluorescent sea marking dye, a flare launching gun and cartridges (and perhaps a revolver and tracer ammunition), a [[survival radio]] (e.g.,

...able, specifically for [[wildcats]], may be added later or [[Talk:Table of cartridges by year|may be placed in its own page]]. |One of the oldest centerfire cartridges still in commercial production ||[[Image:45-70 Government dimensions.jpg|10

...ightened to stabilize very long projectiles. Such commercially nonexistent cartridges are termed [[Wildcat cartridge|"wildcats"]]. The use of a wildcat based (ul ...turn to powder upon impact. These bullets are usually restricted to pistol cartridges, as the nonhomogenous cores tend to cause inaccuracies that, while acceptab

... or 30-round box; 50 or 100-round drum; 18 rounds .45 Peters-Thompson shot cartridges

...[[Browning Model 1919 machine gun|Browning Model 1919]] using metal-linked cartridges. Several British bombers and attack aircraft of the Second World War mounte ...he Vickers gun fired the standard [[.303 British|.303 inch]] (7.7 x 56 mm) cartridges used in the [[Lee Enfield]] [[rifle]], which generally had to be hand-loade