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  • 1Cartridge (firearms) — From left: .50 BMG, .300 Win Mag, .308 Winchester, 7.62×39mm, 5.56×45mm NATO, .22LR. A cartridge, also called a round, packages the bullet, gunpowder and primer into a single metallic case precisely made to fit the firing chamber of a firearm …

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  • 2cartridge — /kahr trij/, n. 1. Also called cartouche. a cylindrical case of pasteboard, metal, or the like, for holding a complete charge of powder, and often also the bullet or the shot for a rifle, machine gun, or other small arm. 2. a case containing any… …

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  • 3cartridge starting — A type of starter consisting of a magazine with a number of cartridges connected to the starter breech. Cartridges may be fired electrically or mechanically. The gas pressure from the cartridge is converted into a rotary impulse by the starter… …

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  • 4Blank (cartridge) — A blank is a type of cartridge for a firearm that contains gunpowder but no bullet or shot. When fired, the blank makes a flash and an explosive sound (report).It should not be confused with a dummy, which does not contain gunpowder, and is… …

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  • 5Wildcat cartridge — A wildcat cartridge, or wildcat, is a custom cartridge for which ammunition and firearms are not mass produced. One source of gunsmithing equipment has a library of over 6,000 different wildcat cartridges for which they can make chamber… …

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  • 6Paper cartridge — refers to one of various types of small arms ammunition used before the advent of the metallic cartridge. These cartridges consisted of a paper cylinder or cone containing the bullet, gunpowder, and, in some cases, a primer or a lubricating and… …

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  • 7Federal Cartridge — Type Ammunition manufacturer Industry Ammunition Founded 1922 Headquarters …

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  • 8.41 Rimfire Cartridge — Infobox Firearm Cartridge name= .41 Short caption= origin= USA type= Derringer / Handgun service= used by= wars= designer= National Arms Company design date=1863 manufacturer= production date= number= variants= .41 100, .41 Short Derringer, .41… …

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  • 9blank cartridge — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms blank cartridge : singular blank cartridge plural blank cartridges a cartridge for a gun that can be fired but has no bullet in it …

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  • 10R.I.P. cartridge — The R.I.P cartridge (Round Irritant Personnel) 12 gauge ammunition comprises cartridges filled with a mixture of micronized CS gas, an inert powder to add weight, and a further non toxic powder which, on compression and friction, produces a large …

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