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  • ... this purpose is the manually-operated, [[pump action shotgun|slide-action/pump-action type]], because it is commonly believed to be less prone to malfunction (pa ...li M3<ref>[http://www.benelliusa.com/firearms/specialPurpose.tpl Benelli - Firearms - Special Purpose]</ref> shotguns, combine the two, offering pump action or
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  • ==Firearms== ...Model 1887/1901|Winchester 1887]] lever-action shotguns and Colt Lightning pump-action rifles are also legal. Both original and reproduction guns are equally acce
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  • ...ST, is that a second shot can be taken almost immediately after the first. Pump-action and semiautomatic guns require that the fired round be ejected and a new on ...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.
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  • ... most commonly serves as the point from which the extractor works. Not all firearms have extractors. In bolt action, lever-action, pump action, and semi- or fully-automatic firearms, extractors typically work in conjunction with ejectors to remove a fired,
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  • ...) (''FS2000'') <ref name="fnhusafs2000">[http://www.fnhusa.com/le/products/firearms/family.asp?fid=FNF011&gid=FNG006 FN FS2000 Carbines], [[FNH USA]], 2010</re ...Tactical'') <ref name="fnhusafs2000tac">[http://www.fnhusa.com/le/products/firearms/model.asp?fid=FNF011&gid=FNG006&mid=FNM0030 FN FS2000 Carbines - FS2000 Tac
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  • |action= hammerless [[pump-action]] [[category:American firearms]]
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  • ... company entered into a long lasting relationship with the famous American firearms designer, [[John Browning|John Moses Browning]]. *FN Tactical Police Shotgun: 12-gauge [[pump-action]] shotgun with 5 or 8-round capacity.
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  • *[[Pump-action]] [[category:falling block firearms ]]
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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
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  • In [[firearms]] terminology, an '''action''' is the system of operation used to load roun ...of locked-breech firearm action used in semi-automatic and fully-automatic firearms. As the name implies, these actions use the force of recoil to provide the
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  • ...ents have, with Federal Government co-ordination, enacted more restrictive firearms legislation. ...l or floor or if it is used only for the storage of category A, B and/or C firearms, it must weigh more than 150kg.
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  • ... Survey 2007: Guns and the City - Chapter 2:Completing the Count: Civilian Firearms"]. Small Arms Survey.</ref><ref>[http://www.edutube.org/interactive/guns-10 ...gun-and-firearms-laws-justice-culture-and-crime-foreign-countries "Gun and Firearms Laws, Justice, Culture and Crime in Foreign Countries"]</ref><ref>Dave Kope
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  • ...onsiderations on how best to ensure public safety and how deaths involving firearms can most effectively be prevented. Unlike in the [[United States]], there i However, since power to legislate on firearms was reserved under the Scotland Act 1998 that re-established a Scottish Par
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  • Early [[caplock]] firearms, patterned after their [[flintlock]] ancestors, had exposed hammers. The co The earliest [[cartridge]] firearms simply copied the older style of action; the [[.45-70]] "Trapdoor" rifle an
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  • #* '''[[Pump-action]]''' shotguns are the most common kind. They are known for their cheapness ...e a smooth-bore. The term ‘[[rifled]]’, however, is deceiving. Normal firearms have rifling in the bore, which impart a spin to the bullet during its pass
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  • }}The '''Ithaca 37''' is a [[pump-action]] [[shotgun]] made in large numbers for the civilian, military, and police Designed by the famous firearms designers [[John Browning]] and [[John Pedersen]], the gun was initially ma
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  • ...ed States|American]] [[firearm]]s designer who developed many varieties of firearms, [[cartridges]], and gun mechanisms, many of which are still in use around ...rearms. His most significant contributions were in the area of autoloading firearms. He developed the autoloading pistol by inventing the [[pistol slide|slide]
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  • ...ed his father's occupation of watchmaking while maintaining an interest in firearms. Eventually, Lee moved to Wisconsin and took up gun design on a full time b ...on are cheap and plentiful again. For those whose lives and enthusiasm for firearms predate the [[1968 Gun Control Act]] that ended the golden age of surplus r
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  • ...ubtedly the [[Winchester rifle]], but many manufacturers- notably [[Marlin Firearms|Marlin]] and [[Savage Arms|Savage]]- also produce lever-action rifles. Whi John Marlin, founder of [[Marlin Firearms]] Company, New Haven, Connecticut, introduced Marlin's first lever-action r
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  • ...|Belt-fed]] weapons or rifles with very limited capacity fixed [[Magazine (firearms)|magazine]]s are also generally not considered assault rifles. This list i ...It has also been one of the most unusual designs to draw mass attention to firearms enthusiasts as its external layout was bakelite and has the magazine at the
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  • *[[Bofors AGR]] (Sweden - Pump-Action Grenade Launcher - 40 mm Medium Velocity Grenade) *[[China Lake NATIC]] (US - Pump-Action Grenade Launcher - 40 x 46 mm Grenade)
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  • |action= [[pump-action]] ...ocking lug to secure the [[Breech-loading weapon|breech]]. The [[Magazine (firearms)|magazine]] tube is located below the barrel, and is screwed into the recei
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  • ...North Industries"), official English name '''Norinco'''. In addition to [[firearms]] and [[ammunition]], Norinco also manufactures vehicles (trucks, cars and ...P9-1]], also known as the Norinco 982, a clone of the [[Remington 870]], a pump-action shotgun
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  • |<font size="4">'''Briefing Paper On Reclassification of Firearms and Related Issues''' ...e="2">Prepared for The Government of Canada<br>by<br>Canada’s [[National Firearms Association]]<br>[[April 2]], [[2010]]</font>
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  • ...nchester Model 1912.JPG|right|thumb|400px|A Winchester Model 1912 12-gauge pump-action shotgun]] A '''pump-action''' [[rifle]] or [[shotgun]] is one in which the handgrip can be pumped back
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  • |type= [[pump-action]] [[shotgun]] |action= [[pump-action]]
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  • |products= [[Firearms]], [[Ammunition]], Accessories ...ufacturer in North America. It is the only US company which produces both firearms and ammunition domestically, and is the largest US producer of shotguns and
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  • |action= [[pump-action]] [[category:American firearms]]
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  • :''Main article: [[Pump-action]] ...on rifle is the [[Remington model 7600 rifle|Remington Model 7600]] series pump-action rifles and carbines
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  • ...ing the Civil War. It marked the first adoption of a removable [[magazine (firearms)|magazine]]-fed infantry rifle by any country. The design was completed by ...h century, multi-shot [[repeating rifle]]s using [[lever-action|lever]], [[pump-action|pump]] or linear [[bolt action]]s became standard, further increasing the r
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  • ...may be special purpose firearms designed for riot control use, or standard firearms, usually [[shotgun]]s and [[grenade launcher]]s, adapted to riot control us ...n round, but it also limits the range. ''Rubber slugs'', used in 12 gauge firearms, consist of a fin stabilized full bore diameter rubber projectile. These a
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  • [[Image:Shotgun Mossberg 590.jpg|thumb|350px|[[Mossberg 590]] pump-action riot shotgun, with 20 inch barrel]]
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  • ...bout the mechanical safety devices built into most (but not '''''all''''') firearms. For the main article about firearm safety education, see [[Gun safety]].'' ...t, for example, toggling a lever from "on" to "off" or something similar). Firearms with the ability to allow the user to select various fire modes, from 0 (sa
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  • ...rearm)|butt]]; enlarged [[safety (firearms)|change lever]] and [[Magazine (firearms)|magazine release catch]]; vertical stripping catch to prevent unintended a ...two settings (rather than the three that most metric FALs have), [[Safety (firearms)|safety]] and [[Semi-automatic firearm|semi-automatic]], which are marked '
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  • [[Category:American firearms]] [[Category:pump-action firearms]]
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  • ...htm#11 The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record] Evaluation and Inspections Report I-2007- ...n or [[semi-automatic shotgun|semi-automatic]] shotguns have a [[Magazine_(firearms)#Tubular|tube magazine]] attached to the underside of the barrel which limi
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  • ...nlike a [[Trigger#Single action .28SA.29|single-action]] [[revolver]], a [[pump-action]] firearm, a [[bolt-action]] firearm, or a [[lever-action]] firearm, which .... A semi-automatic mode is a common choice on [[selective fire]] firearms. Firearms capable of firing [[Burst mode|bursts]] of more than one round (usually thr
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  • [[Category:Firearms]]
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  • ...c shotguns also provide an optional manual means of operation such as by [[pump-action]] or via a charging handle. [[Category:Firearms]]
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  • ...is not possible to practice for some of the Olympic events following the [[Firearms (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 1997]].
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  • [[Image:Shotgunslaidout.jpg|right|thumb|A [[pump action shotgun|pump-action]] [[Remington 870]], two semi-automatic action [[Remington 1100]] shotguns, ...ating mechanisms, including breech loading, [[double barreled shotgun]]s, pump-action, bolt-action, lever-action, and semi-automatic models.
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  • * [[Firearms]] and [[ammunition]] for hunting and self-defense
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  • ...n't have a picture of this person.]]'''Thomas Crosley Johnson''', American firearms designer. Son of a President of the Yale Safe and Iron Company, Johnson was [[Category:American firearms designers]]
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  • James Wesley Rawles is the author of numerous firearms FAQs on topics including: [[AR-15]] [[magazines]], [[M1 Carbine]] magazines ...here are the answers to the questions that I most commonly get on pre-1899 firearms. [[#Do you have a list of "cut-off" serial numbers for determining if my g
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  • ...gnition. To Winchester's credit, however, they later introduced Browning's pump-action shotgun design as the [[Winchester Model 1897|Model 1893]] (an early produc ...t want the Model 1901 to compete with their successful 12-gauge Model 1897 pump-action shotgun.
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  • ...s, and as such the Winchester name has become synonymous with lever-action firearms. The gun is colloquially known as '''"The Gun that Won the West"''', thoug ...r in the case rim, thus creating one of the most significant inventions in firearms history, the metallic [[rimfire]] cartridge.<ref>Smith's cartridge was deri
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  • ... 500]]s at a price of just over US$316 each and phased out all its other [[pump-action]] shotguns. In the [[rifle]] department, [[OICW]] Increment 1 was put on ho * '''[[June 3]]''' The 2001 Firearms Protocol was adopted on 31 May 2001 by UN General Assembly Resolution 55/25
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  • ...inchester until the introduction of the [[Winchester Model 61|Model 61]] [[pump-action|slide]] rifle well into 1960.<ref>Barnes 1972, p.275, ".22 Winchester Magnu ==Firearms using .22 WMR==
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  • ... century. At that time, they had compelling advantages over the primitive firearms of the day. For example, air guns could be fired in wet weather and rain (u ...üchse'' carried twenty .51 in (13 mm) lead balls in a tubular [[magazine (firearms)|magazine]]. A skilled shooter could fire off one magazine in about thirty
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  • Antique Firearms can be divided into two types: [[Muzzleloading]] and [[Cartridge|Cartridge ...ed as display pieces or for their historic value. Cartridge firing Antique Firearms are more commonly encountered as shooting pieces, but it should be noted th
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