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21Muzzle brake — The muzzle brake of the 105 mm gun on an AMX 10 RC fighting vehicle …
22Muzzle rise — Illustration of forces in muzzle rise. Projectile and propellant gases act on barrel along barrel centerline A. Forces are resisted by shooter contact with gun at grips and stock B. Height difference between barrel centerline and average point of …
23Muzzle-loading rifle — RMLS redirects here. For the real estate databases in various countries, see Multiple Listing Service. A muzzle loading rifle (often abbreviated RML) is a gun in which the projectile and propelling charge is loaded through the muzzle (i.e. the… …
24Muzzle shroud — A muzzle shroud is a sleeve (either circular or otherwise) that extends beyond a weapon s muzzle. Uses Sound waves are semi directional. They consist of both Point and Line wave propagation. The projectile emanates mostly Line propagation… …
25Muzzle booster — A muzzle booster or recoil booster is a device affixed to the muzzle of a firearm, intended to harness the energy of the escaping propellant to augment the force of recoil on portions of the firearm. Muzzle boosters are usually used to improve… …
26Muzzle velocity — For the computer video game, see Muzzle Velocity (computer game). Muzzle velocity is the speed a projectile has at the moment it leaves the muzzle of the gun[1]. Muzzle velocities range from approximately 400 ft/s (120 m/s) to… …
27Muzzle climb — An AKM assault rifle s asymmetric slant cut muzzle fixture designed to counteract muzzle rise (and muzzle climb) during (automatic) firing. Muzzle climb refers to the elevation of muzzle of automatic and rapid fire semi automatic firearms caused… …
28muzzle — [[t]mʌ̱z(ə)l[/t]] muzzles, muzzling, muzzled 1) N COUNT The muzzle of an animal such as a dog is its nose and mouth. The mongrel presented his muzzle for scratching. 2) N COUNT A muzzle is an object that is put over a dog s nose and mouth so that …
29Muzzle (firearm) — The muzzle of a firearm is the end of the barrel from which the projectile will exit.Precise machining of the muzzle is crucial to accuracy, because it is the last point of contact between the barrel and the projectile. If gaps exist between the… …
30muzzle — {{11}}muzzle (n.) late 14c., device put over an animal s mouth to stop it from biting, eating, or rooting, from O.Fr. musel muzzle, also snout, nose (12c., Mod.Fr. museau), from muse muzzle, from Gallo Romance *musa snout (Cf. Prov. mus, O.Sp.… …
