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The Weihrauch HW 35 is a break barrel, spring-powered, air rifle first produced in 1951 by Weihrauch & Weihrauch located in Mellrichstadt, Bavaria.Available in 4,5 mm and 5,5 mm calibers, with standard and carbine (K) length barrels, it has been in continuous production since its launch, even though the Weihrauch HW 80 superseded it in the late 1990s.
The BSA Buccaneer was a break barrel spring powered air rifle first produced in 1977 [1] by the Birmingham Small Arms Company, manufactured in both .177 (4.5 mm) and .22 (5.5 mm) calibers and marketed as an introduction air rifle for younger shooters with a muzzle energy of 5.5 ft•lbf (7.5 J).
A negative point was that the barrel pivot was a low-cost pin rather than a bolt/nut assembly and this could lead to barrel, cylinder misalignment. The Mercury, being a spring-gun suffered from recoil and was noisy for an air rifle. Range was limited to about 40m, with 25m being the maximum realistic hunting range.
Two years later they introduced their first air gun, a pistol, based [3] on the Haviland & Gunn model of 1872. [4] The first rifle, a break barrel design, followed in 1895. Early products were marked "MGR" (for Mayer, Grammelspacher and Rastatt) before the introduction of the now-famous "Diana" brand name.
A pellet is a non-spherical projectile designed to be shot from an air gun, and an airgun that shoots such pellets is commonly known as a pellet gun. Air gun pellets differ from bullets and shot used in firearms in terms of the pressures encountered; airguns operate at pressures as low as 50 atmospheres, [ 1 ] while firearms operate at ...
The BSA Supersport is an air rifle produced by BSA Guns (UK) Limited a subsidiary of Spanish manufacturer Gamo and was first introduced in 1986. [1] It is essentially the same rifle as the Lightning, the only difference being that the Lightning has the BSA Volumetric Silencer fitted. It is made in three calibres, 0.177 in (4.5 mm), 0.22 in (5.6 ...
The bullet from a squib stuck in the barrel must never be cleared by subsequently attempting to fire a live or blank round in the weapon. Blank rounds use a type of powder different from that of other rounds, and generate much more pressure, which, combined with the presence of the projectile obstructing the barrel, may cause the firearm to ...
Close-up of an IOF 32 break-action revolver. The first break-action revolver was patented in France and Britain at the end of December in 1858 by Devisme. [1] A substantial hinge pin joins the two parts of the rifle or shotgun; the stock with its firing mechanism and the fore-piece and barrel, which hold the round to be fired.