cartridge design
51British military rifles — The origins of the modern British military rifles are within its predecessor the Brown Bess musket. While a musket was largely inaccurate due to a lack of rifling and generous tolerance to allow for muzzle loading it was cheaper to produce,… …
52Blowback (firearms) — Blowback is a system of operation for self loading firearms that obtains energy from the motion of the cartridge case as it is pushed to the rear by expanding gases created by the ignition of the propellant charge.[1] Several types of blowback… …
53.303 British — (7.7x56mm Rimmed) .303 Cartridge (Mk VII), manufactured by CAC in 1945 Type Rifle Place of  …
54Pedersen rifle — The Pedersen Rifle, officially known in final form as the T1E3 rifle, was a United States semi automatic rifle designed by John Pedersen that was made in small numbers for testing by the United States Army during the 1920s as part of a program to …
55AK-47 — For other uses, see AK 47 (disambiguation). AK 47[1] Standard AK 47 Type …
56M1903 Springfield rifle — Infobox Weapon|is ranged=yes name= Rifle, Caliber .30, M1903 origin=flagcountry|United States type= Bolt action rifle designer= Springfield Armory design date= 1900 service= 1903–1957 users= See Users wars= World War I, World War II, Korean War,… …
57small arm — small armed, adj. Usually, small arms. a firearm designed to be held in one or both hands while being fired: in the U.S. the term is applied to weapons of a caliber of up to one in. (2.5 cm). [1680 90] * * * ▪ military technology Introduction… …
58Firearm — A firearm is a tool that projects either single or multiple projectiles at high velocity through a controlled explosion. The firing is achieved by the gases produced through rapid, confined burning of a propellant. This process of rapid burning… …
59German military rifles — The evolution of German military rifles is a history of common and diverse paths followed by the separate German states, until the mid 19th century when Prussia emerged as the dominant state within Germany and the nation was unified. This article …
60Ammunition — This article is about ammunition for firearms and artillery. For the product design company, see Ammunition Design Group. A belt of 0.50 caliber ammunition loaded to a …
