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  2. Pistol grip - Wikipedia

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    Pistol grip. Protruding hand grip (on right) of the SIG SG 550 (protruding) Stock with semi-pistol grip on a Finnish M39 Mosin–Nagant rifle. Straight or English stock (non-pistol grip) on a Soviet M38 Mosin–Nagant carbine. On a firearm or other tools, a pistol grip is a distinctly protruded handle underneath the main mechanism, to be held ...

  3. Modern technique - Wikipedia

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    Modern technique. The modern technique (abbreviation of modern technique of the pistol) is a method for using a handgun for self-defense, originated by firearms expert Jeff Cooper. [ 1] The modern technique uses a two-handed grip on the pistol and brings the weapon to eye level so that the sights may be used to aim at the target.

  4. Drill - Wikipedia

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    The design of the impact drills are almost identical to modern pistol grip power drills with only one major difference. Impact drills have a shorter, skinnier, stubby receiver where the collet is located compared to the larger tapered chuck on a conventional drill. This allows the user to fit in smaller places that a normal drill would not.

  5. Firearm malfunction - Wikipedia

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    A hang fire (also delayed discharge) is an unexpected delay between the triggering of a firearm and the ignition of the propellant.Whenever a firearm fails to fire, but has not clearly malfunctioned, a hang fire should be suspected.

  6. Drill bit shank - Wikipedia

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    Large drill bits can have straight shanks narrower than the drill diameter so that they can be fitted in chucks not able to chuck the full diameter. Such a drill bit is called a reduced-shank or blacksmith's drill. For example, this allows a 1 ⁄ 2-inch (13 mm) bit to be used in a pistol-grip drill's 3 ⁄ 8-inch (9.5 mm) chuck.

  7. Drill bit - Wikipedia

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    Drill bit. From top: Spade, brad point, masonry, and twist drills bits. Drill bit (upper left), mounted on a pistol-grip electric drill. A set of masonry drills. A drill bit is a cutting tool used in a drill to remove material to create holes, almost always of circular cross-section. Drill bits come in many sizes and shapes and can create ...

  8. Polygonal rifling - Wikipedia

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    Polygonal rifling ( / pəˈlɪɡənəl / pə-LIG-ə-nəl) is a type of gun barrel rifling where the traditional sharp-edged "lands and grooves" are replaced by less pronounced "hills and valleys", so the barrel bore has a polygonal (usually hexagonal or octagonal) cross-sectional profile. Polygonal riflings with a larger number of edges have ...

  9. Impact wrench - Wikipedia

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    Impact wrench. A 1/2" drive pistol-grip air impact wrench. An impact wrench (also known as an impactor, impact gun, air wrench, air gun, rattle gun, torque gun, windy gun) is a socket wrench power tool designed to deliver high torque output with minimal exertion by the user, by storing energy in a rotating mass, then delivering it suddenly to ...